Farragut Career Academy HS
Chicago, IL · Chicago Public Schools District 299
Regular public school · Grades 9 - 12 · City, large
507th of 601 Illinois high schools statewide · better than 16%▲ Improving
2345 S Christiana Ave, Chicago, IL 60623
(773)534-1300NCES ID 170993000788Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Farragut Career Academy HS 507th of 601 Illinois high schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 16% of high schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 11th in 2019 to 16th in 2025 — improving.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Black (last reported 2023) stops 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.
Black (last reported 2023) stops 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 569 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hispanic | 83.8% | 85.6% | ▲ 1.8 pts | |
| Black | 14.6% | 13.2% | ▼ 1.4 pts | |
| White | 0.4% | 0.7% | ▲ 0.3 pts | |
| American Indian | 1.0% | 0.2% | ▼ 0.8 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 $223K in zip 60623 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 Farragut Career Academy HS
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ELA 15% ▼10 · Math 9%Compare - –IJLA Charter High SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.3 mi away · charterCompare
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What school district is Farragut Career Academy HS in?
Farragut Career Academy HS is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299 district in Chicago, Illinois.
Is Farragut Career Academy HS a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Farragut Career Academy HS 507th of 601 Illinois high schools (better than 16% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Farragut Career Academy HS?
Hispanic 86%, Black 13% (569 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Farragut Career Academy HS cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60623 is $223K 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.