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Phoenix Military Academy HS

๐Ÿ“ 145 S Campbell Ave, Chicago, Cook County, 60612

463
Pupils
16.3
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Phoenix Military Academy HS is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Chicago, Cook County. The school has 463 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Marquita Jones. It is part of the City of Chicago SD 299 school district. It serves grades 9โ€“12 in an urban setting. The school employs 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. The school offers 5 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Marquita Jones
School district
City of Chicago SD 299

Enrollment & staffing

Phoenix Military Academy HS enrolls 463 students across grades 9โ€“12. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.

Male students
255 (55%)
Female students
208 (45%)
Teachers (FTE)
28.5
Student-teacher ratio
16.3:1
Grade span
9โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% Hispanic or Latino, 13% Black or African American and 2.6% White.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino38182%
Black or African American6013%
White122.6%
Asian51.1%
Two or more races4<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

429 of the school's 463 students (93%) 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

Phoenix Military Academy 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-70, state senate district 5, state house district 10.

School district: Chicago Public Schools Dist 299

Phoenix Military Academy 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 463 students, Phoenix Military Academy HS is close to 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

12%
Reading proficient
8%
Math proficient
23%
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 (5) ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment โญ Gifted program

Setting: City - Large

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