Phillips Academy High School
Chicago, IL · Chicago Public Schools District 299
Regular public school · Grades 9 - 12 · City, large
585th of 601 Illinois high schools statewide · better than 3%· Stable
244 E Pershing Rd, Chicago, IL 60653
(773)535-1603NCES ID 170993001061Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Phillips Academy High School 585th of 601 Illinois high schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 3% of high schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 5th in 2019 to 3th in 2025.
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 494 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 96.2% | 93.7% | ▼ 2.5 pts | |
| Hispanic | 1.7% | 3.4% | ▲ 1.7 pts | |
| Two or more races | 0.6% | 1.4% | ▲ 0.8 pts | |
| White | 0.5% | 0.8% | ▲ 0.3 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 Phillips Academy High School
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What school district is Phillips Academy High School in?
Phillips Academy High School is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299 district in Chicago, Illinois.
Is Phillips Academy High School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Phillips Academy High School 585th of 601 Illinois high schools (better than 3% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Phillips Academy High School?
Black 94%, Hispanic 3%, Two or more races 1% (494 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Phillips Academy 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.