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Solorio Academy High School

๐Ÿ“ 5400 S St Louis Ave, Chicago, Cook County, 60632

1,259
Pupils
15.4
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Solorio Academy High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Chicago, Cook County. The school has 1,259 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Rosa Jimenez. It is part of the City of Chicago SD 299 school district. It serves grades 9โ€“12 in an urban setting. The school employs 81.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1. 20% of students are proficient in reading. 20% are proficient in maths. The school offers 13 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Rosa Jimenez
School district
City of Chicago SD 299

Enrollment & staffing

Solorio Academy High School enrolls 1,259 students across grades 9โ€“12. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 81.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.

Male students
687 (55%)
Female students
571 (45%)
Teachers (FTE)
81.5
Student-teacher ratio
15.4:1
Grade span
9โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 97% Hispanic or Latino, <1% White and <1% Black or African American.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino1,22197%
White12<1%
Black or African American12<1%
Asian5<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native5<1%
Two or more races3<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

1,151 of the school's 1,259 students (91%) 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

Solorio 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-40, state senate district 11, state house district 22.

School district: Chicago Public Schools Dist 299

Solorio 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 1,259 students, Solorio Academy High School 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

20%
Reading proficient
20%
Math proficient
24%
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 (13) ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment โญ Gifted program

Setting: City - Large

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