Juarez Community Academy HS
Chicago, IL · Chicago Public Schools District 299
Regular public school · Grades 9 - 12 · City, large
502nd of 601 Illinois high schools statewide · better than 16%▲ Improving
1450 W Cermak Rd, Chicago, IL 60608
(773)534-7030NCES ID 170993000722Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Juarez Community Academy HS 502nd 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
White (last reported 2022) and Black (last reported 2022) 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 2022) and Black (last reported 2022) 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 1,587 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hispanic | 94.8% | 95.0% | ▲ 0.2 pts | |
| Black | 2.2% | 2.1% | ▼ 0.1 pts | |
| White | 1.3% | 1.3% | 0.0 pts | |
| Asian | 1.3% | 0.9% | ▼ 0.4 pts | |
| American Indian | 0.2% | 0.6% | ▲ 0.4 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 $359K in zip 60608 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 Juarez Community Academy HS
- #578Chicago Technology Academy HSChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.8 mi away578th of 601
ELA 14% ▼22Compare - #503Noble St Chtr-UIC College PrepChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1 mi away · charter503rd of 601
ELA 37% ▲1 · Math 14% =Compare - –IJLA Charter High SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.1 mi away · charterCompare
- #588IHSCA Charter High SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.2 mi away · charter588th of 601
ELA 15% ▼21 · Math 9% ▼5Compare - –YCCS-Latino Youth Alternative HSChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.6 mi away · charterCompare
- #2Young Magnet High SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.8 mi away2nd of 601
ELA 94% ▲58 · Math 92% ▲78Compare - –Spry Community Links High SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.8 mi awayCompare
- #562Perspectives Chtr - Joslin CampusChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.9 mi away · charter562nd of 601
ELA 23% ▼13 · Math 9% ▼5Compare
What school district is Juarez Community Academy HS in?
Juarez Community Academy HS is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299 district in Chicago, Illinois.
Is Juarez Community Academy HS a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Juarez Community Academy HS 502nd 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 Juarez Community Academy HS?
Hispanic 95%, Black 2%, White 1% (1,587 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Juarez Community Academy HS cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60608 is $359K 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.