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Kennedy High School

Chicago, IL · Chicago Public Schools District 299

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

499th of 601 Illinois high schools statewide · better than 17% Declining

6325 W 56th St, Chicago, IL 60638

(773)535-2325NCES ID 170993000924Directory 202324

1,695
Students
2023–24 enrollment
15.7:1
Student / teacher ratio
64%
Free / reduced-price lunch
low-income indicator
63.4%
Chronically absent
IL average 25%

SchoolRow ranks Kennedy High School 499th of 601 Illinois high schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 17% of high schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 42th in 2019 to 17th in 2025 — declining.

Statewide percentile by year
25%50%75%17%201920202025no testing 2020–21

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

English Language Arts
Kennedy High School
36%
IL average
52%
Math
Kennedy High School
16%
IL average
38%
Science
Kennedy High School
32%
IL average
45%
English Language Arts over time Kennedy High School IL average
25%50%75%36%52%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Math over time Kennedy High School IL average
25%50%75%16%38%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Science over time Kennedy High School IL average
25%50%75%32%45%201920202025no testing 2020–21
ELA by race, over time
25%50%75%50%34%11%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%23%15%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.

Science by race, over time
25%50%75%54%29%8%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 1,695 students (202324, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010

Hispanic82%White12%
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categories changedHispanic 82%White 12%30%36%34%19882023
GroupTrend20102023Change
Hispanic63.2%81.9% 18.7 pts
White27.5%12.4% 15.1 pts
Black6.9%4.2% 2.7 pts
Asian0.9%0.8% 0.1 pts
American Indian0.9%0.1% 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 $323K in zip 60638 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000

$82K$163K$245K$327K$311K200020052010201520202025

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What school district is Kennedy High School in?

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

Is Kennedy High School a good school?

SchoolRow ranks Kennedy High School 499th of 601 Illinois high schools (better than 17% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).

What is the racial makeup of Kennedy High School?

Hispanic 82%, White 12%, Black 4% (1,695 students, 2023–24).

How much do homes near Kennedy High School cost?

The typical home value in zip code 60638 is $323K 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.