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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 202324

1,237
Students
2023–24 enrollment
15.5:1
Student / teacher ratio
60%
Free / reduced-price lunch
low-income indicator
51.5%
Chronically absent
IL average 25%

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.

Statewide percentile by year
25%50%75%52%201920202025no testing 2020–21

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

English Language Arts
Westinghouse High School
56%
IL average
52%
Math
Westinghouse High School
31%
IL average
38%
Science
Westinghouse High School
51%
IL average
45%
English Language Arts over time Westinghouse High School IL average
25%50%75%56%52%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Math over time Westinghouse High School IL average
25%50%75%31%38%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Science over time Westinghouse High School IL average
25%50%75%51%45%201920202025no testing 2020–21
ELA by race, over time
25%50%75%68%59%44%201920202025no testing 2020–21

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.

Math by race, over time
25%50%75%65%44%17%201920202025no testing 2020–21

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.

Science by race, over time
25%50%75%67%57%44%201920202025no testing 2020–21

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 (202324, NCES) — history since 2009, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010

Hispanic42%6%Black47%
Hover the pie for details
categories changedHispanic 42%Black 47%20%77%20092023
GroupTrend20102023Change
Black71.7%46.9% 24.8 pts
Hispanic25.0%42.0% 17.0 pts
Asian1.4%6.3% 4.9 pts
White0.0%2.5% 2.5 pts
Two or more races1.4%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

$57K$115K$172K$229K$212K200020052010201520202025

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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.