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Prosser Career Academy HS

Chicago, IL · Chicago Public Schools District 299

Regular public school · Grades 9 - 12 · City, large

500th of 601 Illinois high schools statewide · better than 17% Declining

2148 N Long Ave, Chicago, IL 60639

(773)534-3200NCES ID 170993000681Directory 202324

1,200
Students
2023–24 enrollment
14:1
Student / teacher ratio
89%
Free / reduced-price lunch
low-income indicator
67.9%
Chronically absent
IL average 25%

SchoolRow ranks Prosser Career Academy HS 500th of 601 Illinois high schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 17% of high schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 34th in 2019 to 17th in 2025 — declining.

Statewide percentile by year
25%50%75%17%201920202025no testing 2020–21

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

English Language Arts
Prosser Career Academy HS
39%
IL average
52%
Math
Prosser Career Academy HS
12%
IL average
38%
Science
Prosser Career Academy HS
34%
IL average
45%
English Language Arts over time Prosser Career Academy HS IL average
25%50%75%39%52%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Math over time Prosser Career Academy HS IL average
25%50%75%12%38%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Science over time Prosser Career Academy HS IL average
25%50%75%34%45%201920202025no testing 2020–21
ELA by race, over time
25%50%75%44%22%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Math by race, over time
25%50%75%15%4%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Black (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%36%26%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 1,200 students (202324, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010

Hispanic76%Black22%
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categories changedHispanic 76%Black 22%36%25%37%19882023
GroupTrend20102023Change
Hispanic61.5%75.5% 14.0 pts
Black29.7%21.9% 7.8 pts
White7.6%1.7% 5.9 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 $330K in zip 60639 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000

$84K$168K$252K$337K$321K200020052010201520202025

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What school district is Prosser Career Academy HS in?

Prosser Career Academy HS is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299 district in Chicago, Illinois.

Is Prosser Career Academy HS a good school?

SchoolRow ranks Prosser Career Academy HS 500th of 601 Illinois high schools (better than 17% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).

What is the racial makeup of Prosser Career Academy HS?

Hispanic 76%, Black 22%, White 2% (1,200 students, 2023–24).

How much do homes near Prosser Career Academy HS cost?

The typical home value in zip code 60639 is $330K 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.