Payton College Preparatory HS
Chicago, IL · Chicago Public Schools District 299
Regular public school · Test-in admissions · Grades 9 - 12 · City, large
3rd of 601 Illinois high schools statewide · better than 99%· Stable
1034 N Wells St, Chicago, IL 60610
(773)534-0034NCES ID 170993003989Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Payton College Preparatory HS 3rd of 601 Illinois high schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 99% of high schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 100th in 2019 to 100th 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
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 1,265 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 2000, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 33.4% | 34.6% | ▲ 1.2 pts | |
| Asian | 10.3% | 25.9% | ▲ 15.6 pts | |
| Hispanic | 25.8% | 25.6% | ▼ 0.2 pts | |
| Black | 24.0% | 9.2% | ▼ 14.8 pts | |
| Two or more races | 5.8% | 4.2% | ▼ 1.6 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 2000. 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 $383K in zip 60610 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 Payton College Preparatory HS
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ELA 35% ▼59 · Math 14% ▼78Compare - #320Noble St Chtr-Noble CampusChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.4 mi away · charter320th of 601
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What school district is Payton College Preparatory HS in?
Payton College Preparatory HS is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299 district in Chicago, Illinois.
Is Payton College Preparatory HS a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Payton College Preparatory HS 3rd of 601 Illinois high schools (better than 99% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Payton College Preparatory HS?
White 35%, Asian 26%, Hispanic 26%, Black 9% (1,265 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Payton College Preparatory HS cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60610 is $383K 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.