South Shore Intl Col Prep HS
Chicago, IL · Chicago Public Schools District 299
Regular public school · Test-in admissions · Grades 9 - 12 · City, large
276th of 601 Illinois high schools statewide · better than 54%▲ Improving
1955 E 75th St, Chicago, IL 60649
(773)535-8351NCES ID 170993006170Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks South Shore Intl Col Prep HS 276th of 601 Illinois high schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 54% of high schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 16th in 2019 to 54th in 2025 — improving.
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 593 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 2011, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2011 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 96.9% | 96.3% | ▼ 0.6 pts | |
| Hispanic | 2.2% | 3.2% | ▲ 1.0 pts |
Typical home value $143K in zip 60649 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 South Shore Intl Col Prep HS
- #557Art in Motion Charter SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.3 mi away · charter557th of 601
ELA 27% ▼27 · Math 7% ▼27Compare - –YCCS-Sullivan House Alt HSChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.8 mi away · charterCompare
- –Hirsch Metropolitan High SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.3 mi awayCompare
- #599Chicago Vocational Career Acad HSChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.4 mi away599th of 601
ELA 8% ▼46Compare - #536Noble St Chtr-Comer College PrepChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.5 mi away · charter536th of 601
ELA 33% ▼21 · Math 10% ▼24Compare - #396EPIC Academy High SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.7 mi away · charter396th of 601
ELA 36% ▼18Compare - #590Hyde Park Academy High SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.7 mi away590th of 601
ELA 12% ▼42Compare - #549Univ of Chicago Chtr-WoodlawnChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.8 mi away · charter549th of 601
ELA 31% ▼23 · Math 6% ▼28Compare
What school district is South Shore Intl Col Prep HS in?
South Shore Intl Col Prep HS is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299 district in Chicago, Illinois.
Is South Shore Intl Col Prep HS a good school?
SchoolRow ranks South Shore Intl Col Prep HS 276th of 601 Illinois high schools (better than 54% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of South Shore Intl Col Prep HS?
Black 96%, Hispanic 3% (593 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near South Shore Intl Col Prep HS cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60649 is $143K 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.