Walter Henri Dyett High School for the Arts
Chicago, IL · Chicago Public Schools District 299
Regular public school · Grades 9 - 12 · City, large
600th of 601 Illinois high schools statewide · better than 0%▼ Declining
555 E 51st St, Chicago, IL 60615
(773)535-1825NCES ID 170993006400Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Walter Henri Dyett High School for the Arts 600th of 601 Illinois high schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 0% of high schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 11th in 2019 to 0th in 2025 — declining.
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 535 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 2016, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2016 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 97.9% | 96.6% | ▼ 1.3 pts | |
| Hispanic | 0.7% | 1.9% | ▲ 1.2 pts | |
| Two or more races | 0.7% | 1.1% | ▲ 0.4 pts |
Typical home value $259K in zip 60615 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 Walter Henri Dyett High School for the Arts
- –Williams Medical Prep High SchChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.7 mi awayCompare
- –Bronzeville Scholastic HSChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.7 mi awayCompare
- #497King College Prep High SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1 mi away497th of 601
ELA 37% ▲30 · Math 15%Compare - #100Kenwood Academy High SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.2 mi away100th of 601
ELA 70% ▲63 · Math 53%Compare - –Tilden Career Communty Academy HSChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.6 mi awayCompare
- #549Univ of Chicago Chtr-WoodlawnChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.6 mi away · charter549th of 601
ELA 31% ▲24 · Math 6%Compare - #585Phillips Academy High SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.6 mi away585th of 601
ELA 12% ▲5Compare - –Urban Prep Chtr Acad Englewood HSChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.7 mi away · charterCompare
What school district is Walter Henri Dyett High School for the Arts in?
Walter Henri Dyett High School for the Arts is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299 district in Chicago, Illinois.
Is Walter Henri Dyett High School for the Arts a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Walter Henri Dyett High School for the Arts 600th of 601 Illinois high schools (better than 0% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Walter Henri Dyett High School for the Arts?
Black 97%, Hispanic 2%, Two or more races 1% (535 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Walter Henri Dyett High School for the Arts cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60615 is $259K 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.