State/Public High Open

Chicago HS for Agricult Sciences

๐Ÿ“ 3857 W 111th St, Chicago, Cook County, 60655

858
Pupils
15.5
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Chicago HS for Agricult Sciences is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Chicago, Cook County. The school has 858 pupils enrolled. The Principal is William Hook. It is part of the City of Chicago SD 299 school district. It serves grades 9โ€“12 in an urban setting. The school employs 55.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
William Hook
School district
City of Chicago SD 299

Enrollment & staffing

Chicago HS for Agricult Sciences enrolls 858 students across grades 9โ€“12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 55.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.

Male students
448 (52%)
Female students
409 (48%)
Teachers (FTE)
55.5
Student-teacher ratio
15.5:1
Grade span
9โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% Black or African American, 26% White and 21% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American43250%
White22626%
Hispanic or Latino18321%
Two or more races91.1%
Asian4<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander3<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

443 of the school's 858 students (52%) 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

Chicago HS for Agricult Sciences 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-10, state senate district 18, state house district 35.

School district: Chicago Public Schools Dist 299

Chicago HS for Agricult Sciences 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 858 students, Chicago HS for Agricult Sciences 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

27%
Reading proficient
12%
Math proficient
12%
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 ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment โญ Gifted program

Setting: City - Large

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