Thomas Kelly College Preparatory

Public 9-12

 4136 S California Ave
       Chicago, IL  60632-1817


(773) 535-4900

District: City of Chicago School District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
566th of 699 Illinois High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $16,829 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  15.2 Help
Number of students:  1,903

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
83.6%
Asian:
10.6%
African American:
3.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  93.7% Help


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Compare Details Thomas Kelly College Preparatory ranks worse than 81% of high schools in Illinois. It also ranks 51st among 142 ranked high schools in the City of Chicago School District 299. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 20.26. (See more...)
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The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of Thomas Kelly College Preparatory freshmen who graduate within four years, adjusting for students who transfer in or out.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (83.6%), Asian (10.6%), African American (3.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 93.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Thomas Kelly College Preparatory is 15.2. 94 high schools in the City of Chicago School District 299 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Thomas Kelly College Preparatory employs 125 full-time teachers.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Thomas Kelly College Preparatory is $16,829. 110 high schools in the City of Chicago School District 299 spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Thomas Kelly College Preparatory:

SchoolDigger ranks Thomas Kelly College Preparatory 566th of 699 Illinois public high schools. (See Thomas Kelly College Preparatory in the ranking list.)

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City of Chicago School District 299:

SchoolDigger ranks City of Chicago School District 299 711th of 823 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Thomas Kelly College Preparatory

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Rank History for all students at Thomas Kelly College Preparatory

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 3.73 549th 586 6.3%
2004 2.45 557th 592 5.9%
2005 4.02 541st 590 8.3%
2006 6.86 540th 596 9.4%
2007 7.64 549th 612 10.3%
2008 9.16 549th 624 12.0%
2009 9.71 557th 632 11.9%
2010 16.62 540th 643 16.0%
2011 15.65 552nd 655 15.7%
2012 10.02 584th 665 12.2%
2013 14.00 565th 670 15.7%
2014 12.17 587th 670 12.4%
2016 14.97 574th 643 10.7%
2017 16.05 550th 642 14.3%
2018 16.95 550th 647 15.0%
2019 17.45 581st 701 17.1%
2021 21.45 544th 688 20.9%
2022 21.83 553rd 699 20.9%
2023 20.26 566th 699 19.0%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Thomas Kelly College Preparatory

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.38 47th 151 68.9%
2019 39.05 93rd 183 49.2%
2021 67.48 19th 189 89.9%
2022 69.42 27th 205 86.8%
2023 42.29 104th 217 52.1%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Thomas Kelly College Preparatory

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.23 248th 374 33.7%
2019 31.34 305th 473 35.5%
2021 29.28 270th 453 40.4%
2022 36.40 258th 493 47.7%
2023 23.31 368th 476 22.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Thomas Kelly College Preparatory

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.11 452nd 585 22.7%
2019 29.42 469th 639 26.6%
2021 36.03 394th 611 35.5%
2022 36.60 410th 626 34.5%
2023 30.44 472nd 644 26.7%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Thomas Kelly College Preparatory

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 24.69 57th 91 37.4%
2023 56.26 27th 104 74.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Thomas Kelly College Preparatory

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.31 525th 620 15.3%
2019 15.03 557th 665 16.2%
2021 16.75 532nd 639 16.7%
2022 19.67 523rd 658 20.5%
2023 18.83 539th 656 17.8%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Thomas Kelly College Preparatory

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 26.12 353rd 428 17.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Thomas Kelly College Preparatory

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.04 522nd 619 15.7%
2019 20.03 548th 675 18.8%
2021 25.45 483rd 653 26.0%
2022 24.11 507th 664 23.6%
2023 21.83 537th 668 19.6%
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Rank History for Asian students at Thomas Kelly College Preparatory

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 6.03 124th 132 6.1%
2019 5.67 122nd 130 6.2%
2021 7.48 123rd 135 8.9%
2022 11.84 126th 141 10.6%
2023 3.84 129th 134 3.7%
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Rank History for African American students at Thomas Kelly College Preparatory

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.95 241st 253 4.7%
2019 26.75 221st 299 26.1%
2021 23.07 241st 281 14.2%
2022 27.04 218th 294 25.9%
2023 25.60 232nd 301 22.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Thomas Kelly College Preparatory

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.48 241st 291 17.2%
2019 20.05 266th 317 16.1%
2021 20.89 270th 317 14.8%
2022 20.95 275th 335 17.9%
2023 19.77 284th 333 14.7%
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Rank History for White students at Thomas Kelly College Preparatory

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 10.67 521st 548 4.9%
2021 20.42 458th 553 17.2%
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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for Thomas Kelly College Preparatory

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 579 77 8 1079 n/a n/a n/a 0 1743
1989 446 203 6 1076 1 n/a n/a 0 1732
1990 335 185 10 1121 3 n/a n/a 0 1654
1991 298 157 10 1114 1 n/a n/a 0 1580
1992 272 129 16 1293 20 n/a n/a 0 1730
1993 232 131 11 1494 0 n/a n/a 0 1868
1994 222 101 7 1608 1 n/a n/a 0 1939
1995 209 84 40 1905 3 n/a n/a 0 2241
1996 209 84 40 1905 3 n/a n/a 0 2241
1997 218 79 53 1819 4 n/a n/a 0 2173
1998 161 72 102 1832 2 n/a n/a 0 2169
1999 145 57 50 1907 5 n/a n/a 0 2164
2000 129 54 75 1975 4 n/a n/a 0 2237
2001 115 55 105 2013 4 n/a n/a 0 2292
2002 99 73 175 2345 3 n/a n/a 0 2695
2003 99 73 175 2345 3 n/a n/a 0 2695
2004 106 88 116 2621 2 n/a n/a 0 2933
2005 107 92 234 2684 7 n/a n/a 0 3124
2006 111 82 248 2694 13 n/a n/a 7 3155
2007 104 77 263 2649 1 n/a n/a 68 3162
2008 108 89 274 2633 5 n/a n/a 86 3195
2009 128 89 291 2789 4 n/a n/a 0 3301
2010 104 74 252 2750 4 n/a n/a 0 3184
2011 82 56 263 2660 12 1 18 0 3092
2012 59 56 294 2425 12 1 6 0 2853
2013 57 51 333 2073 13 1 2 0 2530
2014 50 40 347 1928 10 1 2 0 2378
2015 44 48 316 1737 4 1 2 0 2152
2016 44 68 299 1724 4 2 3 0 2144
2017 30 71 268 1637 3 2 5 0 2016
2018 30 73 249 1519 3 2 5 0 1881
2019 34 78 259 1509 4 2 9 0 1895
2020 36 68 240 1414 5 3 9 0 1775
2021 41 81 270 1569 4 3 14 0 1982
2022 38 73 218 1564 6 3 7 0 1909
2023 32 69 202 1590 2 2 6 0 1903

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Thomas Kelly College Preparatory

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1743 84.2 20.7 n/a
1989 1732 87.2 19.8 n/a
1990 1654 87.2 18.9 n/a
1991 1580 89.0 17.7 n/a
1992 1730 95.4 18.1 n/a
1993 1868 99.0 18.9 n/a
1994 1939 89.8 21.6 n/a
1995 2241 119.2 18.8 n/a
1996 2241 119.2 18.8 n/a
1997 2173 121.0 18.0 n/a
1998 2169 118.6 18.3 n/a
1999 2164 118.6 18.2 n/a
2000 2237 126.0 17.8 n/a
2001 2292 130.8 17.5 n/a
2002 2695 140.0 19.3 88.9
2003 2695 140.0 19.3 88.9
2004 2933 158.3 18.5 85.2
2005 3124 181.4 17.2 82.9
2006 3155 189.1 16.7 78.7
2007 3162 160.0 19.8 88.7
2008 3195 170.0 18.8 91
2009 3301 194.0 17.0 84
2010 3184 185.0 17.2 93.7
2011 3092 184.0 16.8 92.7
2012 2853 180.0 15.8 96.3
2013 2530 201.1 12.5 93.6
2014 2378 160.0 14.8 94.6
2015 2152 143.0 15.0 97
2016 2144 130.0 16.4 95.7
2017 2016 114.2 17.6 95.7
2018 1881 98.1 19.1 96.1
2019 1895 124.0 15.2 94.1
2020 1775 123.0 14.4 93.6
2021 1982 n/a n/a n/a
2022 1909 127.5 14.9 92.7
2023 1903 125.0 15.2 93.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Thomas Kelly College Preparatory

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1743 84.2 20.7 n/a
1989 1732 87.2 19.8 n/a
1990 1654 87.2 18.9 n/a
1991 1580 89.0 17.7 n/a
1992 1730 95.4 18.1 n/a
1993 1868 99.0 18.9 n/a
1994 1939 89.8 21.6 n/a
1995 2241 119.2 18.8 n/a
1996 2241 119.2 18.8 n/a
1997 2173 121.0 18.0 n/a
1998 2169 118.6 18.3 n/a
1999 2164 118.6 18.2 n/a
2000 2237 126.0 17.8 n/a
2001 2292 130.8 17.5 n/a
2002 2695 140.0 19.3 88.9
2003 2695 140.0 19.3 88.9
2004 2933 158.3 18.5 85.2
2005 3124 181.4 17.2 82.9
2006 3155 189.1 16.7 78.7
2007 3162 160.0 19.8 88.7
2008 3195 170.0 18.8 91
2009 3301 194.0 17.0 84
2010 3184 185.0 17.2 93.7
2011 3092 184.0 16.8 92.7
2012 2853 180.0 15.8 96.3
2013 2530 201.1 12.5 93.6
2014 2378 160.0 14.8 94.6
2015 2152 143.0 15.0 97
2016 2144 130.0 16.4 95.7
2017 2016 114.2 17.6 95.7
2018 1881 98.1 19.1 96.1
2019 1895 124.0 15.2 94.1
2020 1775 123.0 14.4 93.6
2021 1982 n/a n/a n/a
2022 1909 127.5 14.9 92.7
2023 1903 125.0 15.2 93.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Immunization Rates

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YearPolioMeaslesMumpsRubellaHepatitis BVaricellaDTPMeningococcal
201599.2%98.7%97.6%98.0%99.2%94.4%98.8%
201699.0%98.9%98.9%98.9%99.0%93.8%17.9%
201798.2%98.5%98.5%98.5%98.5%94.7%98.5%20.6%
201898.0%98.5%98.3%98.3%98.5%97.7%98.3%16.5%
201998.3%98.8%98.9%98.9%99.1%98.4%98.8%46.4%

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Thomas Kelly College Preparatory

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,212 (10.0%) $10,968 (90.1%) $12,179
2020 $1,207 (8.7%) $12,719 (91.3%) $13,926
2021 $2,844 (20.3%) $11,166 (79.7%) $14,009
2022 $2,844 (20.3%) $11,166 (79.7%) $14,009
2023 $3,351 (19.9%) $13,478 (80.1%) $16,829

Data source: Illinois Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Thomas Kelly College Preparatory

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 581st of 701 High schoolsRanks 566th of 699 High schools
 1.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade Mathematics (Thomas Kelly College Preparatory)13.56.9
 6.6%
   11th Grade Mathematics (City of Chicago School District 299)26.719.1
 7.6%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)34.826.7
 8.1%
11th Grade English Language Arts (Thomas Kelly College Preparatory)9.110.3
 1.2%
   11th Grade English Language Arts (City of Chicago School District 299)26.322.3
 4%
   11th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)36.731.6
 5.1%
End of Course Science (Thomas Kelly College Preparatory)10.526.2
 15.7%
   End of Course Science (City of Chicago School District 299)19.931.1
 11.2%
   End of Course Science (Illinois)36.452.2
 15.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students18951903
 0.4%
African American7869
 11.5%
American Indian42
 50%
Asian259202
 22%
Hispanic15091590
 5.4%
Pacific Islander22
White3432
 5.9%
Two or More Races96
 33.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients94.1%93.7%
 0.4%


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Students at Thomas Kelly College Preparatory are 84% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 4% African American, 2% White.

Thomas Kelly College Preparatory ranks in the bottom 19.0% of Illinois high schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,903 students attended Thomas Kelly College Preparatory.


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