Westinghouse High School
Chicago, IL · Chicago Public Schools District 299
Regular public school · Test-in admissions · Grades 9 - 12 · City, large
289th of 601 Illinois high schools statewide · better than 52%▼ Declining
3223 W Franklin Blvd, Chicago, IL 60624
(773)534-6400NCES ID 170993006083Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Westinghouse High School 289th of 601 Illinois high schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 52% of high schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 79th in 2019 to 52th in 2025 — declining.
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
Asian (last reported 2024) 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.
Asian (last reported 2024) 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.
Asian (last reported 2024) 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.
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 1,237 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 2009, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 71.7% | 46.9% | ▼ 24.8 pts | |
| Hispanic | 25.0% | 42.0% | ▲ 17.0 pts | |
| Asian | 1.4% | 6.3% | ▲ 4.9 pts | |
| White | 0.0% | 2.5% | ▲ 2.5 pts | |
| Two or more races | 1.4% | 1.7% | ▲ 0.3 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 2009. 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 $226K in zip 60624 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 Westinghouse High School
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What school district is Westinghouse High School in?
Westinghouse High School is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299 district in Chicago, Illinois.
Is Westinghouse High School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Westinghouse High School 289th of 601 Illinois high schools (better than 52% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Westinghouse High School?
Black 47%, Hispanic 42%, Asian 6%, White 3% (1,237 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Westinghouse High School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60624 is $226K 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.