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Simeon Career Academy High School

Public Grades 9-12

585^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 698 Illinois High Schools

Better than 16% of Illinois high schools

Summary

Simeon Career Academy High School is a public high school in Chicago, Illinois, serving 1,138 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299, which is ranked 698 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Simeon Career Academy consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of Illinois high schools, with academic performance significantly below state and district averages across standardized tests. For example, in 2024-2025, only 15.6% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in ACT English Language Arts, compared to 51.7% at the state level. The school's performance is particularly low in mathematics, with only 9.4% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in ACT Mathematics, compared to 39.3% at the state level. Simeon Career Academy also has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 25.4% to 61.3% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state and district averages.

Comparing Simeon Career Academy to nearby schools, such as Englewood STEM High School, CICS - Ralph Ellison Campus, and Hirsch Metropolitan High School, they all perform poorly academically and have similar demographic characteristics. However, some charter schools like Perspectives Charter - Leadership Academy and Noble St Charter-Hansberry Prep Silver perform slightly better, suggesting the charter school model may be more effective in this area.

1,095

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,194

Per pupil spending ?

71%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8147 S Vincennes Ave
Chicago, IL 60620-1761

(773) 535-3200

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Racial breakdown:

African American:

97.5%

Hispanic:

1.6%

Two or more races:

0.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 13th percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (21% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Illinois average (84% vs 89%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg37%

Illinois avg48%

585^th of 698

Illinois public high schools ?

Bottom 16%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 13% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

56^th of 144High Schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299

698^th of 811Chicago Public Schools District 299 among Illinois districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	15.1	585 of 698	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	580 of 697	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	655 of 699	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.9	673 of 699	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.0	644 of 688	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.0	649 of 701	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.0	616 of 647	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.5	591 of 642	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	12.9	592 of 643	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	16.8	536 of 614	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	7.7	601 of 670	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	7.1	604 of 670	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	8.3	593 of 665	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	4.8	604 of 655	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	3.4	603 of 643	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	7.3	566 of 632	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	6.1	562 of 624	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	7.1	551 of 612	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	6.8	541 of 596	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	2.0	558 of 590	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	4.5	543 of 592	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	3.8	548 of 586	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	39.5	167 of 323	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.3	162 of 299	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.6	241 of 301	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	265 of 294	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.2	210 of 281	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.0	239 of 299	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	208 of 253	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	436 of 491	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	261 of 429	39.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	358 of 428	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	16.7	566 of 685	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	539 of 664	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.7	628 of 656	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.6	636 of 658	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.4	595 of 639	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.3	617 of 665	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.5	588 of 620	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	55.8	46 of 138	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.3	27 of 125	78.4%	★★★★☆
2023	42.0	49 of 104	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.9	41 of 98	58.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	548 of 672	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	496 of 639	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	598 of 644	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	600 of 626	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.3	553 of 611	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	588 of 639	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.7	549 of 585	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	14.7	593 of 685	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	562 of 668	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	627 of 668	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.0	636 of 664	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.5	622 of 653	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.4	634 of 675	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.8	594 of 619	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	16.7	494 of 527	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	377 of 482	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	375 of 476	21.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	31.2	286 of 493	42.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.1	231 of 453	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.6	306 of 473	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.2	248 of 374	33.7%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Homeless (2025)67th percentile+50 vs school

African American (2025)48th percentile+32 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile~ school

Female (2025)17th percentile~ school

Male (2025)13th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2025)11th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)6th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

Science25%-24 vs state

English Language Arts16%-36 vs state

Mathematics9%-30 vs state

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Friday, March 16, 2018

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PreACT Secure English Language Arts (2025)		PreACT Secure Mathematics (2025)		PreACT Secure Science (2025)		ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (2025)	ISA Science (2025)	IAR English Language Arts (2025)				IAR Mathematics (2025)				% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 9th Grade	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 10th Grade	ACT English Language Arts 11th Grade	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT Science 11th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Simeon Career Academy High School	Public	9-12	8147 S Vincennes Ave	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3200	1,095	76	14.4	71.0%	1 (0.1%)	1,068 (97.5%)	17 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.6%)	15.1	585^th of 698 public high schools	16.2%		16.8	580^th of 697 public high schools	16.8%	5	44.8	30.0	8.1	4.6	27.4	22.9	15.6	9.4	25.0										97.1	98.5	98.5	98.5	91.2	97.8	97.9	72.3	$19,194	$2,379	$16,816
YCCS-Community Youth Dev Inst High School	Public, Charter	9-12	7836 S Union Ave	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 224-2273	94	5	18.8	89.4%	0 (0.0%)	90 (95.7%)	3 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11.7	618^th of 698 public high schools	11.5%		9.7	680^th of 697 public high schools	2.4%	62		9.1		18.2		27.3	2.9	2.9	8.6																		$19,624	$1,363	$18,261
Perspectives Charter - Leadership Ac	Public, Charter	6-12	8522 S Lafayette Ave	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 358-6100	838	0		94.0%	1 (0.1%)	826 (98.6%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	6.7	658^th of 698 public high schools	5.7%		10.9	661^st of 697 public high schools	5.2%	3	22.6	22.4	1.9	1.2	15.5	12.1	19.1	2.1	11.2	7.7	38.1	16.7	21.8	23.0	4.8	5.6	1.3	3.0									$20,832	$1,419	$19,413
Perspectives Charter - High School of Technical	Public, Charter	9-12	8522 S Lafayette Ave	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 358-6120	320	0		95.0%	0 (0.0%)	312 (97.5%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6.9	653^rd of 698 public high schools	6.4%		10.6	669^th of 697 public high schools	4.0%	16	28.1	14.5	0.0	0.0	13.8	14.5	22.5	1.3	15.0																		$25,529	$1,435	$24,094
Noble St Charter-Hansberry Prep Slvr	Public, Charter	9-12	8748 S Aberdeen St	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 729-3400	534	28	19.0	85.8%	0 (0.0%)	522 (97.8%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	14.2	597^th of 698 public high schools	14.5%		16.3	583^rd of 697 public high schools	16.4%	14	36.0	29.5	7.3	6.4	22.2	22.0	26.0	7.1	26.8																		$22,521	$2,208	$20,313
Excel Academy - Englewood High School	Public	9-12	7141 S Morgan St	Chicago	60621	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 675-6654	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																			85.0	89.2	89.2	89.2	84.2	86.7	86.7	55.8
Englewood STEM High School	Public	9-12	6835 S Normal Blvd	Chicago	60621	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-9750	778	48	16.2	84.2%	2 (0.3%)	615 (79.0%)	156 (20.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	5.7	666^th of 698 public high schools	4.6%		11.4	653^rd of 697 public high schools	6.3%	13	23.5	16.9	4.5	4.2	14.3	12.8	8.0	1.2	5.6										91.7	95.3	95.3	95.3	89.9	94.8	92.6	81.0	$21,639	$2,931	$18,708
CICS - Ralph Ellison Campus	Public, Charter	9-12	1817 W 80th St	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 478-4434	247	10	24.7	85.0%	0 (0.0%)	240 (97.2%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	9.5	631^st of 698 public high schools	9.6%		11.4	654^th of 697 public high schools	6.2%	23	38.3	27.1	3.3	2.1	25.0	14.6	18.6	1.7	6.8																		$23,885	$1,600	$22,285
Hirsch Metropolitan High School	Public	9-12	7740 S Ingleside Ave	Chicago	60619	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3100	183	17	11.0	80.3%	1 (0.5%)	165 (90.2%)	17 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4	686^th of 698 public high schools	1.7%		12.6	630^th of 697 public high schools	9.6%	56	6.7	4.5	0.0	0.0	13.3	0.0	2.6	5.3	10.5										91.6	93.5	93.5	93.5	94.4	92.5	91.6	83.2	$37,439	$7,690	$29,749
YCCS Charter - Chatham	Public, Charter	9-12	9035 S Langley Ave	Chicago	60619	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 651-1500	104	3	34.6	97.1%	0 (0.0%)	99 (95.2%)	3 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	3.5	691^st of 698 public high schools	1.0%		11.2	656^th of 697 public high schools	5.9%	35		6.7		0.0		0.0	2.4	0.0	4.8																		$20,045	$2,225	$17,820

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Is Simeon Career Academy High School a good school?

Simeon Career Academy High School ranks in the bottom 16.2% of Illinois high schools.

What district is Simeon Career Academy High School in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

What is the racial makeup of Simeon Career Academy High School?

Students at Simeon Career Academy High School are 98% African American, 2% Hispanic.

How many students attend Simeon Career Academy High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,095 students attended Simeon Career Academy High School.

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