Lindblom Math & Science Acad HS
Chicago, IL · Chicago Public Schools District 299
Regular public school · Test-in admissions · Grades 7 - 12 · City, large
81st of 601 Illinois high schools statewide · better than 87%· Stable
6130 S Wolcott Ave, Chicago, IL 60636
(773)535-9300NCES ID 170993005791Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Lindblom Math & Science Acad HS 81st of 601 Illinois high schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 87% of high schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 86th in 2019 to 87th in 2025.
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
White (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.
White (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.
White (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 1,360 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 2005, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 73.0% | 67.8% | ▼ 5.2 pts | |
| Hispanic | 22.9% | 28.1% | ▲ 5.2 pts | |
| White | 2.0% | 2.3% | ▲ 0.3 pts | |
| Two or more races | 0.9% | 1.2% | ▲ 0.3 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 2005. 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 $143K in zip 60636 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 Lindblom Math & Science Acad HS
- –Gage Park High SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.1 mi awayCompare
- –ACE Amandla Charter SchoolACE Amandla Charter School · 1.3 mi away · charterCompare
- –Richards Career Academy HSChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.5 mi awayCompare
- #370Back of The Yards IB HSChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.8 mi away370th of 601
ELA 49% ▼30 · Math 28% ▼21Compare - #533Noble St Chtr-Johnson College PrepChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.9 mi away · charter533rd of 601
ELA 22% ▼57Compare - –Urban Prep Chtr Acad Englewood HSChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.9 mi away · charterCompare
- #598Englewood STEM High SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 2.1 mi away598th of 601
ELA 8% ▼71Compare - #486Noble St Chtr - MansuetoChicago Public Schools District 299 · 2.2 mi away · charter486th of 601
ELA 36% ▼43 · Math 18% ▼31Compare
What school district is Lindblom Math & Science Acad HS in?
Lindblom Math & Science Acad HS is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299 district in Chicago, Illinois.
Is Lindblom Math & Science Acad HS a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Lindblom Math & Science Acad HS 81st of 601 Illinois high schools (better than 87% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Lindblom Math & Science Acad HS?
Black 68%, Hispanic 28%, White 2%, Two or more races 1% (1,360 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Lindblom Math & Science Acad HS cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60636 is $143K 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.