How Chicago high schools ranked
October 30, 2009
The Chicago Sun-Times bases its exclusive rankings of schools on average scores on state achievement tests. How we ranked the schools.
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| State rank | 2008-2009 rank change** | 2009 percentile | Percentile change | School | % low income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 91.47 | 0.56 | Northside College Prep* | 32.3 |
| 2 | 0 | 90.74 | 2.54 | Payton College Prep * | 29 |
| 4 | 0 | 84.38 | 0.00 | Young Magnet HS* | 34.9 |
| 11 | -2 | 76.27 | -0.31 | Jones College Prep* | 54.1 |
| 32 | -2 | 68.79 | -0.18 | Lane Technical* | 59.5 |
| 74 | 39 | 62.17 | 3.86 | Lindblom Math & Science Acad HS* | 67.7 |
| 99 | -17 | 59.87 | -0.77 | Lincoln Park HS | 52.5 |
| 106 | -24 | 59.48 | -1.16 | Brooks College Prep* | 87 |
| 236 | 45 | 51.79 | 2.19 | DeVry Advantage Academy HS | 52.8 |
| 306 | 185 | 48.21 | 10.19 | Noble Street Charter High School | 52.8 |
| 313 | -104 | 47.81 | -4.98 | Von Steuben Metro Science HS | 66.8 |
| 359 | 40 | 46.02 | 1.98 | Chicago HS For Agricultural Sciences | 50.3 |
| 410 | 35 | 43.45 | 2.15 | Rickover Naval Academy HS | 82.2 |
| 426 | -77 | 42.66 | -4.35 | King College Prep* | 70.7 |
| 429 | 8 | 42.47 | 0.98 | Kenwood Academy | 75.5 |
| 442 | 33 | 41.49 | 2.13 | Taft HS | 54 |
| 444 | 159 | 41.29 | 20.97 | Phoenix Military Academy HS | 93.6 |
| 444 | -20 | 41.29 | -0.98 | Chicago Math & Sci Elem Charter | 84.3 |
| 466 | 51 | 39.94 | 3.99 | Chicago Military Academy HS | 74.3 |
| 489 | 2 | 37.64 | -0.38 | Lake View HS | 80.6 |
| 490 | 34 | 37.26 | 2.25 | Morgan Park HS | 69.2 |
| 504 | 22 | 36.32 | 1.49 | Chicago International Charter | 79.1 |
| 506 | 13 | 36.13 | 0.56 | Prosser Career Academy HS | 77.9 |
| 517 | -31 | 35.38 | -3.21 | Curie Metropolitan HS | 84.3 |
| 548 | -25 | 31.74 | -3.46 | Chicago Academy HS | 79.1 |
| 554 | -10 | 30.33 | -1.95 | Hubbard HS | 91.7 |
| 554 | 23 | 30.33 | 4.86 | Carver Military Academy HS | 88.5 |
| 560 | 22 | 28.94 | 4.59 | Infinity Math, Science & Tech HS | 83.7 |
| 562 | 5 | 28.77 | 2.01 | Kelly HS | 87.5 |
| 563 | -1 | 28.10 | -0.68 | Simeon Career Academy HS | 78.3 |
| 563 | 5 | 28.10 | 1.50 | Mather HS | 87.4 |
| 565 | -8 | 27.93 | -1.88 | Kennedy HS | 70.7 |
| 565 | -5 | 27.93 | -1.36 | Amundsen HS | 81.7 |
| 569 |
| 27.43 |
| University of Chicago Chrtr Schl | 77.1 |
| 571 | 2 | 26.93 | 0.98 | Clark Acad Prep Magnet HS | 71.9 |
| 572 | 8 | 26.76 | 1.62 | Bronzeville Scholastic HS | 90.4 |
| 575 |
| 25.95 |
| Urban Prep Academy Charter HS | 78.7 |
| 578 | -8 | 25.30 | -0.81 | Steinmetz Academic Centre HS | 84.1 |
| 580 | 34 | 25.14 | 6.34 | Youth Connections Charter HS | 90.4 |
| 581 | -22 | 24.83 | -4.63 | ASPIRA Charter High School | 83.7 |
| 585 | 7 | 23.58 | 0.91 | G. Washington HS | 75.2 |
| 586 | 0 | 23.42 | 0.00 | School Of Social Justice HS | 94.4 |
| 586 | 9 | 23.42 | 1.95 | Multicultural Arts HS | 93.6 |
| 588 | 6 | 22.96 | 1.05 | Juarez Community Academy HS | 87.1 |
| 590 | 3 | 22.81 | 0.60 | North Lawndale Charter HS | 75.2 |
| 591 | -8 | 22.66 | -1.38 | Farragut Career Academy HS | 92.6 |
| 592 | 4 | 22.36 | 1.18 | Raby HS | 92.9 |
| 592 | 8 | 22.36 | 1.75 | Hyde Park Academy HS | 78.6 |
| 594 | -5 | 22.21 | -1.06 | Sullivan HS | 88.5 |
| 596 | -26 | 21.77 | -4.34 | Perspectives Charter High School | 92.9 |
| 597 | -1 | 21.62 | 0.44 | World Language HS | 90.8 |
| 597 | 13 | 21.62 | 2.41 | Uplift Community HS | 93.9 |
| 599 | 15 | 21.19 | 2.38 | Hope College Prep HS | 86.5 |
| 601 | 13 | 20.47 | 1.66 | North-Grand HS | 95.7 |
| 602 | 36 | 20.33 | 5.41 | Richards Career Academy HS | 88.9 |
| 603 | -26 | 20.19 | -5.28 | Young Womens Leadership Chrtr HS | 91.2 |
| 606 | 4 | 20.05 | 0.83 | Julian HS | 84.8 |
| 607 | 29 | 19.91 | 4.52 | New Millenium Health HS | 94.3 |
| 608 | -9 | 19.77 | -1.13 | Roosevelt HS | 90.1 |
| 609 | -7 | 19.63 | -0.84 | Hancock College Prep | 85 |
| 609 | 21 | 19.63 | 3.40 | Foreman HS | 84.7 |
| 611 | -21 | 19.49 | -3.63 | Schurz HS | 89.1 |
| 613 | -15 | 18.54 | -2.50 | Ace Technical Charter High School | 95.7 |
| 614 | -7 | 18.41 | -1.36 | Bogan HS | 86.3 |
| 615 | -11 | 18.27 | -1.91 | Senn HS | 91.2 |
| 616 | 17 | 18.01 | 2.26 | Global Visions HS | 86.6 |
| 616 | 3 | 18.01 | 0.52 | Acad Of Comm & Tech Charter HS | 84.5 |
| 619 | -9 | 17.88 | -1.34 | Kelvyn Park HS | 90.3 |
| 621 | 2 | 17.75 | 0.64 | Shabazz International Elem Chartr | 90.6 |
| 622 | -17 | 17.62 | -2.43 | Best Practice HS | 91.1 |
| 622 | -15 | 17.62 | -2.15 | Dunbar Vocational Career Acad HS | 89.4 |
| 622 | -17 | 17.62 | -2.43 | Best Practice High School | 91.1 |
| 624 | 8 | 17.11 | 1.24 | School Of Technology HS | 83.6 |
| 625 | -4 | 16.73 | -0.63 | Gage Park HS | 90.6 |
| 626 | -7 | 16.35 | -1.14 | Corliss HS | 79.5 |
| 626 | 16 | 16.35 | 2.46 | School Of The Arts HS | 90.8 |
| 628 | -2 | 15.99 | -0.87 | Hirsch Metropolitan HS | 86.4 |
| 629 | 6 | 15.87 | 0.24 | Wells Community Academy HS | 71 |
| 631 | -14 | 15.74 | -2.40 | Clemente Community Academy HS | 84.5 |
| 633 | 15 | 15.51 | 2.37 | Crane Technical Prep HS | 86.8 |
| 636 |
| 14.92 |
| Austin Bus & Entrepreneurship HS | 89.1 |
| 638 | -15 | 14.80 | -2.30 | Bowen Environmental Studies HS | 91.1 |
| 639 | -6 | 14.23 | -1.51 | Harlan Community Academy HS | 85.1 |
| 640 | 6 | 14.01 | 0.44 | Manley Career Academy HS | 91 |
| 641 | -14 | 13.79 | -2.69 | Chicago Vocational Career Acad HS | 83.6 |
| 641 |
| 13.79 |
| Orr Academy High School | 94.5 |
| 643 | 10 | 13.57 | 2.25 | Tilden Career Communty Academy HS | 91.8 |
| 644 | -13 | 13.46 | -2.53 | Entrepreneurshp HS | 92.2 |
| 645 | 7 | 13.35 | 1.45 | Dyett HS | 80.3 |
| 646 | -2 | 13.03 | -0.65 | Douglass Academy HS | 93.5 |
| 647 | -10 | 12.82 | -2.45 | Chicago Discovery Academy HS | 88.4 |
| 649 | -6 | 12.51 | -1.28 | Marshall Metropolitan HS | 80.2 |
| 650 | 4 | 11.80 | 0.58 | Harper HS | 76.9 |
| 651 | -12 | 11.31 | -3.26 | School Of Leadership HS | 96 |
| 652 | -3 | 11.12 | -1.18 | Phillips Academy HS | 88.5 |
| 654 | 1 | 10.66 | -0.09 | Fenger Academy HS | 97.8 |
| 655 | -6 | 9.26 | -3.04 | Robeson HS | 92.7 |
| 656 |
| 7.35 |
| Crane Achievement Academy HS | 92.3 |
** NOTE: The second column -- 2008-2009 rank change -- shows how much a school went up or down in the rankings. For example, among elementary schools, Chicago's Skinner Classical is No. 6 this year and was No. 14 last year, so it's 08-09 rank change is 8. River Forest's Lincoln is No. 8 this year and was No. 6 last year, so it's 08-09 rank change is -2.