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 2023–24
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.
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.
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 (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1998, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hispanic | 93.1% | 94.1% | ▲ 1.0 pts | |
| White | 1.2% | 3.2% | ▲ 2.0 pts | |
| Black | 4.4% | 1.6% | ▼ 2.8 pts | |
| Asian | 0.2% | 0.6% | ▲ 0.4 pts | |
| Two or more races | 0.9% | 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
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Marine Leadership Academy - Ames
- #467Noble St Chtr-Pritzker College PrepChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.4 mi away · charter467th of 601
ELA 39% ▲16 · Math 20% ▲10Compare - #550North-Grand High SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.7 mi away550th of 601
ELA 26% ▲3 · Math 11% ▲1Compare - #594Kelvyn Park High SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.1 mi away594th of 601
ELA 11% ▼12Compare - –YCCS-Association HouseChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.3 mi away · charterCompare
- #565Aspira Charter - Business and Finance HSChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.4 mi away · charter565th of 601
ELA 16% ▼7Compare - #576Noble St Chtr-Rowe-Clark MS AcadChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.4 mi away · charter576th of 601
ELA 14% ▼9Compare - #547ASPIRA Charter - Early College Prep HSChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.5 mi away · charter547th of 601
ELA 19% ▼4Compare - –YCCS-ASPIRA Pantoja Alt HSChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.5 mi away · charterCompare
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.