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Marine Leadership Academy - Ames

Chicago, IL · Chicago Public Schools District 299

Regular public school · Grades 7 - 12 · City, large

559th of 601 Illinois high schools statewide · better than 7% Declining

1920 N Hamlin Ave, Chicago, IL 60647

(773)534-4970NCES ID 170993002618Directory 202324

622
Students
2023–24 enrollment
12.2:1
Student / teacher ratio
82%
Free / reduced-price lunch
low-income indicator
59.2%
Chronically absent
IL average 25%

SchoolRow ranks Marine Leadership Academy - Ames 559th of 601 Illinois high schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 7% of high schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 16th in 2019 to 7th in 2025 — declining.

Statewide percentile by year
25%50%75%7%201920202025no testing 2020–21

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

English Language Arts
Marine Leadership Academy - Ames
23%
IL average
52%
Math
Marine Leadership Academy - Ames
10%
IL average
38%
Science
Marine Leadership Academy - Ames
26%
IL average
45%
English Language Arts over time Marine Leadership Academy - Ames IL average
25%50%75%23%52%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Math over time Marine Leadership Academy - Ames IL average
25%50%75%10%38%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Science over time Marine Leadership Academy - Ames IL average
25%50%75%26%45%201920202025no testing 2020–21
ELA by race, over time
25%50%75%23%8%201920202025no testing 2020–21

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.

Math by race, over time
25%50%75%11%8%201920202025no testing 2020–21

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.

Science by race, over time
25%50%75%27%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 622 students (202324, NCES) — history since 1998, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010

Hispanic94%
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categories changedHispanic 94%89%8%19982023
GroupTrend20102023Change
Hispanic93.1%94.1% 1.0 pts
White1.2%3.2% 2.0 pts
Black4.4%1.6% 2.8 pts
Asian0.2%0.6% 0.4 pts
Two or more races0.9%0.3% 0.6 pts

NCES history for this school begins in 1998. 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 $571K in zip 60647 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000

$145K$290K$435K$580K$536K200020052010201520202025

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What school district is Marine Leadership Academy - Ames in?

Marine Leadership Academy - Ames is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299 district in Chicago, Illinois.

Is Marine Leadership Academy - Ames a good school?

SchoolRow ranks Marine Leadership Academy - Ames 559th of 601 Illinois high schools (better than 7% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).

What is the racial makeup of Marine Leadership Academy - Ames?

Hispanic 94%, White 3%, Black 2% (622 students, 2023–24).

How much do homes near Marine Leadership Academy - Ames cost?

The typical home value in zip code 60647 is $571K 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.