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Hancock College Preparatory HS

๐Ÿ“ 4034 W 56th St, Chicago, Cook County, 60629

1,013
Pupils
16.2
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Hancock College Preparatory HS is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Chicago, Cook County. The school has 1,013 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Trista Harper. It is part of the City of Chicago SD 299 school district. It serves grades 9โ€“12 in an urban setting. The school employs 62.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1. 41% of students are proficient in reading. 38% are proficient in maths. The school offers 10 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Trista Harper
School district
City of Chicago SD 299

Enrollment & staffing

Hancock College Preparatory HS enrolls 1,013 students across grades 9โ€“12. The student body is 44% male and 56% female. A teaching staff of 62.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.

Male students
446 (44%)
Female students
567 (56%)
Teachers (FTE)
62.5
Student-teacher ratio
16.2:1
Grade span
9โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% Hispanic or Latino, 6% White and 1.3% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino91791%
White616%
Two or more races131.3%
Black or African American10<1%
Asian8<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native3<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

672 of the school's 1,013 students (66%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, LargeGrades 9โ€“12Title I

Hancock College Preparatory HS is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL-40, state senate district 11, state house district 22.

School district: Chicago Public Schools Dist 299

Hancock College Preparatory HS is one of 644 schools in Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, based in Chicago, Illinois. The district serves 324,130 students district-wide and employs 22,932 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,013 students, Hancock College Preparatory HS is larger than the district average of about 503 students per school.

324,130
District students
644
Schools
22,932
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

41%
Reading proficient
38%
Math proficient
21%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices ๐ŸŽ“ AP courses (10) ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment โญ Gifted program

Setting: City - Large

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