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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 202324

1,587
Students
2023–24 enrollment
13.8:1
Student / teacher ratio
84%
Free / reduced-price lunch
low-income indicator
70.6%
Chronically absent
IL average 25%

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.

Statewide percentile by year
25%50%75%16%201920202025no testing 2020–21

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

English Language Arts
Juarez Community Academy HS
36%
IL average
52%
Math
Juarez Community Academy HS
14%
IL average
38%
Science
Juarez Community Academy HS
26%
IL average
45%
English Language Arts over time Juarez Community Academy HS IL average
25%50%75%36%52%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Math over time Juarez Community Academy HS IL average
25%50%75%14%38%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Science over time Juarez Community Academy HS IL average
25%50%75%26%45%201920202025no testing 2020–21
ELA by race, over time
25%50%75%36%0%0%201920202025no testing 2020–21

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.

Math by race, over time
25%50%75%14%0%0%201920202025no testing 2020–21

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.

Science by race, over time
25%50%75%25%201920202025no testing 2020–21

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

Hispanic95%
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categories changedHispanic 95%97%19882023
GroupTrend20102023Change
Hispanic94.8%95.0% 0.2 pts
Black2.2%2.1% 0.1 pts
White1.3%1.3% 0.0 pts
Asian1.3%0.9% 0.4 pts
American Indian0.2%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

$94K$188K$283K$377K$351K200020052010201520202025

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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.