Schurz High School
Chicago, IL · Chicago Public Schools District 299
Regular public school · Grades 9 - 12 · City, large
571st of 601 Illinois high schools statewide · better than 5%▼ Declining
3601 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60641
(773)534-3420NCES ID 170993001111Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Schurz High School 571st of 601 Illinois high schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 5% of high schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 17th in 2019 to 5th in 2025 — declining.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
White (last reported 2023), Asian (last reported 2022) and Black (last reported 2023) stop 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), Asian (last reported 2022) and Black (last reported 2023) stop 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) and Black (last reported 2023) stop 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 1,344 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hispanic | 81.0% | 81.5% | ▲ 0.5 pts | |
| Black | 8.6% | 8.9% | ▲ 0.3 pts | |
| White | 7.1% | 6.0% | ▼ 1.1 pts | |
| Asian | 1.3% | 1.6% | ▲ 0.3 pts | |
| Two or more races | 1.3% | 1.0% | ▼ 0.3 pts | |
| American Indian | 0.4% | 0.9% | ▲ 0.5 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 $413K in zip 60641 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 Schurz High School
- #464Intrinsic Charter High SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.6 mi away · charter464th of 601
ELA 42% ▲24 · Math 17% ▲4Compare - –YCCS-ASPIRA Pantoja Alt HSChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.8 mi away · charterCompare
- #547ASPIRA Charter - Early College Prep HSChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.8 mi away · charter547th of 601
ELA 19% ▲1Compare - #270Disney II Magnet HSChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.8 mi away270th of 601
ELA 59% ▲41 · Math 31% ▲18Compare - #589Foreman High SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.1 mi away589th of 601
ELA 12% ▼6Compare - #565Aspira Charter - Business and Finance HSChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.2 mi away · charter565th of 601
ELA 16% ▼2Compare - #594Kelvyn Park High SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.4 mi away594th of 601
ELA 11% ▼7Compare - #575Roosevelt High SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.6 mi away575th of 601
ELA 23% ▲5 · Math 7% ▼6Compare
What school district is Schurz High School in?
Schurz High School is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299 district in Chicago, Illinois.
Is Schurz High School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Schurz High School 571st of 601 Illinois high schools (better than 5% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Schurz High School?
Hispanic 82%, Black 9%, White 6%, Asian 2% (1,344 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Schurz High School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60641 is $413K 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.