Chicago Academy High School
Chicago, IL · Chicago Public Schools District 299
Regular public school · Grades 9 - 12 · City, large
367th of 601 Illinois high schools statewide · better than 39%▲ Improving
3400 N Austin Ave, Chicago, IL 60634
(773)534-0146NCES ID 170993005061Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Chicago Academy High School 367th of 601 Illinois high schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 39% of high schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 33th in 2019 to 39th in 2025 — improving.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
White (last reported 2023) and Black (last reported 2019) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
White (last reported 2023) and Black (last reported 2019) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
White (last reported 2024) and Black (last reported 2019) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.
Racial and ethnic breakdown of 563 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 2004, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hispanic | 55.7% | 75.7% | ▲ 20.0 pts | |
| White | 17.6% | 16.3% | ▼ 1.3 pts | |
| Black | 22.5% | 4.8% | ▼ 17.7 pts | |
| Asian | 2.5% | 1.6% | ▼ 0.9 pts | |
| Two or more races | 1.4% | 0.9% | ▼ 0.5 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 2004. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.
Typical home value $376K in zip 60634 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Chicago Academy High School
- #591Steinmetz College Prep HSChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.6 mi away591st of 601
ELA 17% ▼37 · Math 6% ▼18Compare - #518Rickover Naval Academy High SchlChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.1 mi away518th of 601
ELA 30% ▼24 · Math 17% ▼7Compare - #589Foreman High SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.2 mi away589th of 601
ELA 12% ▼42Compare - #500Prosser Career Academy HSChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.8 mi away500th of 601
ELA 39% ▼15 · Math 12% ▼12Compare - #464Intrinsic Charter High SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.9 mi away · charter464th of 601
ELA 42% ▼12 · Math 17% ▼7Compare - #445Noble St Chtr-ITW Speer AcadChicago Public Schools District 299 · 2 mi away · charter445th of 601
ELA 42% ▼12 · Math 22% ▼2Compare - #571Schurz High SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 2.1 mi away571st of 601
ELA 18% ▼36 · Math 13% ▼11Compare - #222Ridgewood Comm High SchoolRidgewood CHSD 234 · 2.3 mi away222nd of 601
ELA 58% ▲4 · Math 39% ▲15Compare
What school district is Chicago Academy High School in?
Chicago Academy High School is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299 district in Chicago, Illinois.
Is Chicago Academy High School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Chicago Academy High School 367th of 601 Illinois high schools (better than 39% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Chicago Academy High School?
Hispanic 76%, White 16%, Black 5%, Asian 2% (563 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Chicago Academy High School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60634 is $376K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).
Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.