Curie Metropolitan High School
Chicago, IL · Chicago Public Schools District 299
Regular public school · Grades 9 - 12 · City, large
482nd of 601 Illinois high schools statewide · better than 20%· Stable
4959 S Archer Ave, Chicago, IL 60632
(773)535-2100NCES ID 170993001198Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Curie Metropolitan High School 482nd of 601 Illinois high schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 20% of high schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 18th in 2019 to 20th in 2025.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
White (last reported 2019) and Asian (last reported 2023) 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 2019) and Black (last reported 2023) 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 2019), Asian (last reported 2023) and Black (last reported 2023) 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 3,136 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hispanic | 80.0% | 87.2% | ▲ 7.2 pts | |
| Black | 11.2% | 9.1% | ▼ 2.1 pts | |
| Asian | 4.3% | 1.9% | ▼ 2.4 pts | |
| White | 3.6% | 1.2% | ▼ 2.4 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 1988. 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 $283K in zip 60632 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 Curie Metropolitan High School
- #574Acero Chtr Sch Network Victoria Soto CampusChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.6 mi away · charter574th of 601
ELA 15% ▼17Compare - #515Acero Chtr Sch Network - Major Hector P Garcia MD H SChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.6 mi away · charter515th of 601
ELA 24% ▼8Compare - #16Hancock College Preparatory HSChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.7 mi away16th of 601
ELA 91% ▲59 · Math 70% ▲48Compare - #421Solorio Academy High SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.7 mi away421st of 601
ELA 40% ▲8 · Math 28% ▲6Compare - #486Noble St Chtr - MansuetoChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.4 mi away · charter486th of 601
ELA 36% ▲4 · Math 18% ▼4Compare - #542Hubbard High SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.5 mi away542nd of 601
ELA 32% = · Math 9% ▼13Compare - #560Thomas Kelly College PreparatoryChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.8 mi away560th of 601
ELA 23% ▼9 · Math 10% ▼12Compare - –Gage Park High SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.8 mi awayCompare
What school district is Curie Metropolitan High School in?
Curie Metropolitan High School is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299 district in Chicago, Illinois.
Is Curie Metropolitan High School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Curie Metropolitan High School 482nd of 601 Illinois high schools (better than 20% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Curie Metropolitan High School?
Hispanic 87%, Black 9%, Asian 2%, White 1% (3,136 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Curie Metropolitan High School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60632 is $283K 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.