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Chicago Academy High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Chicago, Cook County. The school has 566 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Ryan Leonard. It is part of the City of Chicago SD 299 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 17% 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.
Chicago Academy High School enrolls 566 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 45 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 76% Hispanic or Latino, 15% White and 5.5% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 428 | 76% |
| White | 86 | 15% |
| Black or African American | 31 | 5.5% |
| Asian | 13 | 2.3% |
| Two or more races | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
447 of the school's 566 students (79%) 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.
Chicago Academy High School 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-30, state senate district 20, state house district 39.
Chicago Academy High School 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 566 students, Chicago Academy High School is close to the district average of about 503 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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