King College Prep High School
Chicago, IL · Chicago Public Schools District 299
Regular public school · Test-in admissions · Grades 9 - 12 · City, large
497th of 601 Illinois high schools statewide · better than 17%▼ Declining
4445 S Drexel Blvd, Chicago, IL 60653
(773)535-1180NCES ID 170993000931Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks King College Prep High School 497th 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 64th in 2019 to 17th in 2025 — declining.
Selective admissions: students are admitted by application or exam, so this ranking reflects an admitted cohort — not open-enrollment neighborhood performance.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
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 721 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 93.8% | 94.9% | ▲ 1.1 pts | |
| Hispanic | 3.8% | 2.6% | ▼ 1.2 pts | |
| White | 0.7% | 1.0% | ▲ 0.3 pts | |
| Two or more races | 0.2% | 0.7% | ▲ 0.5 pts | |
| Asian | 1.3% | 0.6% | ▼ 0.7 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 $326K in zip 60653 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 King College Prep High School
- #100Kenwood Academy High SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1 mi away100th of 601
ELA 70% ▲33 · Math 53% ▲38Compare - #600Walter Henri Dyett High School for the ArtsChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1 mi away600th of 601
ELA 7% ▼30Compare - #585Phillips Academy High SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.1 mi away585th of 601
ELA 12% ▼25Compare - –Williams Medical Prep High SchChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.3 mi awayCompare
- –Urban Prep Chtr Acad Bronzeville HSChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.3 mi away · charterCompare
- –Bronzeville Scholastic HSChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.3 mi awayCompare
- –Chicago Military Academy HSChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.4 mi awayCompare
- #540Perspectives Chtr - IIT CampusChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.5 mi away · charter540th of 601
ELA 21% ▼16Compare
What school district is King College Prep High School in?
King College Prep High School is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299 district in Chicago, Illinois.
Is King College Prep High School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks King College Prep High School 497th 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 King College Prep High School?
Black 95%, Hispanic 3%, White 1% (721 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near King College Prep High School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60653 is $326K 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.