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Foreman High School

Chicago, IL · Chicago Public Schools District 299

Regular public school · Grades 9 - 12 · City, large

589th of 601 Illinois high schools statewide · better than 2% Declining

3235 N Leclaire Ave, Chicago, IL 60641

(773)534-3400NCES ID 170993000799Directory 202324

700
Students
2023–24 enrollment
13.5:1
Student / teacher ratio
90%
Free / reduced-price lunch
low-income indicator
69.0%
Chronically absent
IL average 25%

SchoolRow ranks Foreman High School 589th of 601 Illinois high schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 2% of high schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 7th in 2019 to 2th in 2025 — declining.

Statewide percentile by year
25%50%75%2%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25

English Language Arts
Foreman High School
12%
IL average
52%
Math
Foreman High School
IL average
38%
Science
Foreman High School
15%
IL average
45%
English Language Arts over time Foreman High School IL average
25%50%75%12%52%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Math over time Foreman High School IL average
25%50%75%4%38%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Science over time Foreman High School IL average
25%50%75%15%45%201920202025no testing 2020–21
ELA by race, over time
25%50%75%11%0%201920202025no testing 2020–21

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.

Math by race, over time
25%50%75%5%0%201920202023no testing 2020–21
Science by race, over time
25%50%75%17%5%201920202025no testing 2020–21

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 700 students (202324, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010

Hispanic80%Black14%
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categories changedHispanic 80%Black 14%26%31%42%19882023
GroupTrend20102023Change
Hispanic77.2%80.1% 2.9 pts
Black16.1%14.1% 2.0 pts
White5.0%4.7% 0.3 pts
Asian0.4%0.7% 0.3 pts
Two or more races0.7%0.1% 0.6 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 $413K in zip 60641 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000

$102K$204K$307K$409K$390K200020052010201520202025

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What school district is Foreman High School in?

Foreman High School is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299 district in Chicago, Illinois.

Is Foreman High School a good school?

SchoolRow ranks Foreman High School 589th of 601 Illinois high schools (better than 2% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).

What is the racial makeup of Foreman High School?

Hispanic 80%, Black 14%, White 5% (700 students, 2023–24).

How much do homes near Foreman High School cost?

The typical home value in zip code 60641 is $413K 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.