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Von Steuben Metro Science High School

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Von Steuben Metro Science High School ranks 92 nd of 698 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

92^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 698 Illinois High Schools

Better than 87% of Illinois high schools

Summary

Von Steuben Metro Science High School is a public high school in Chicago, Illinois, serving 1,695 students in grades 9-12. This school has consistently ranked among the top high schools in Illinois, maintaining a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years and outperforming the Chicago Public Schools District 299 and the state of Illinois in academic performance.

Von Steuben Metro Science High School's academic excellence is evident across various metrics. In the 2024-2025 school year, 66.3% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in ACT/English Language Arts, compared to 40.1% for the district and 51.7% for the state. In mathematics, 45.3% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better, compared to 25.3% for the district and 39.3% for the state. The school's performance in science assessments is also noteworthy, with 58% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in ACT/Science, compared to 37.9% for the district and 48.7% for the state. Additionally, Von Steuben Metro Science High School has maintained a high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 82.5% to 97.9% over the past few years, outperforming the district and state averages.

When compared to nearby schools within the same district, Von Steuben Metro Science High School consistently outperforms its peers in academic achievement and other key metrics. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Von Steuben ranked 92 out of 698 Illinois high schools, while the nearby Disney II Magnet High School ranked 335 and Amundsen High School ranked 88. This strong performance is particularly noteworthy given the overall low ranking of the Chicago Public Schools District 299.

1,698

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,798

Per pupil spending ?

61.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5039 N Kimball Ave
Chicago, IL 60625-4905

(773) 534-5100

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

55.4%

White:

17.8%

Asian:

15.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 66th percentile in 2015 → 87th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Illinois average (60% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of Illinois high schools

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the Illinois average (89%)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (41% vs 25% Illinois)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg37%

Illinois avg48%

92^nd of 698

Illinois public high schools ?

Top 13%▲ up 21 pts since 2015

From top 34% (2015) to top 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^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	83.3	92 of 698	86.8%	★★★★☆
2024	73.4	145 of 697	79.2%	★★★★☆
2023	65.6	197 of 699	71.8%	★★★★☆
2022	65.2	211 of 699	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	82.2	105 of 688	84.7%	★★★★☆
2019	71.8	154 of 701	78.0%	★★★★☆
2018	60.9	232 of 647	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	62.9	208 of 642	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	47.2	315 of 643	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	60.0	208 of 614	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	60.3	284 of 670	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	59.8	304 of 670	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	69.3	199 of 665	70.1%	★★★★☆
2011	65.7	249 of 655	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	57.8	312 of 643	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	48.3	375 of 632	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	66.5	212 of 624	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	48.0	364 of 612	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	55.1	311 of 596	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	77.2	111 of 590	81.2%	★★★★☆
2004	72.6	147 of 592	75.2%	★★★★☆
2003	48.7	349 of 586	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	90.7	20 of 323	93.8%	★★★★★
2024	83.4	30 of 299	90.0%	★★★★★
2023	67.6	59 of 301	80.4%	★★★★☆
2022	75.2	40 of 294	86.4%	★★★★☆
2021	92.0	17 of 281	94.0%	★★★★★
2019	68.4	59 of 299	80.3%	★★★★☆
2018	59.6	71 of 253	71.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	48.8	92 of 148	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.9	95 of 137	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.9	101 of 134	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.4	109 of 141	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	47.3	76 of 135	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.6	79 of 130	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.5	95 of 132	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	71.0	72 of 491	85.3%	★★★★☆
2024	39.5	190 of 429	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.7	184 of 428	57.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	65.8	60 of 284	78.9%	★★★★☆
2024	76.9	27 of 248	89.1%	★★★★☆
2023	36.0	132 of 217	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.4	44 of 205	78.5%	★★★★☆
2021	60.7	34 of 189	82.0%	★★★★☆
2019	51.0	54 of 183	70.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	79.6	105 of 685	84.7%	★★★★☆
2024	67.7	173 of 664	73.9%	★★★★☆
2023	58.4	245 of 656	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.0	261 of 658	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.0	160 of 639	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	65.6	199 of 665	70.1%	★★★★☆
2018	56.2	254 of 620	59.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	78.7	58 of 366	84.2%	★★★★☆
2024	64.5	80 of 336	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	59.0	100 of 333	70.0%	★★★★☆
2022	54.1	131 of 335	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.3	60 of 317	81.1%	★★★★☆
2019	63.1	84 of 317	73.5%	★★★★☆
2018	65.0	69 of 291	76.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	92.3	28 of 672	95.8%	★★★★★
2024	88.7	51 of 639	92.0%	★★★★★
2023	78.6	81 of 644	87.4%	★★★★☆
2022	76.9	84 of 626	86.6%	★★★★☆
2021	94.5	28 of 611	95.4%	★★★★★
2019	85.1	43 of 639	93.3%	★★★★★
2018	75.2	83 of 585	85.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	83.9	84 of 685	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	75.9	133 of 668	80.1%	★★★★☆
2023	69.8	156 of 668	76.6%	★★★★☆
2022	69.1	158 of 664	76.2%	★★★★☆
2021	87.4	76 of 653	88.4%	★★★★☆
2019	75.6	129 of 675	80.9%	★★★★☆
2018	62.4	213 of 619	65.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	48.8	190 of 527	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	86.7	60 of 482	87.6%	★★★★☆
2023	96.0	28 of 476	94.1%	★★★★★
2022	50.5	142 of 493	71.2%	★★★★☆
2021	51.3	141 of 453	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.8	253 of 473	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	92.9	42 of 564	92.6%	★★★★★
2024	91.2	51 of 554	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	71.3	136 of 557	75.6%	★★★★☆
2022	74.5	111 of 560	80.2%	★★★★☆
2021	95.9	32 of 553	94.2%	★★★★★
2019	89.0	55 of 552	90.0%	★★★★★
2018	72.0	131 of 548	76.1%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)96th percentile+9 vs school

African American (2025)94th percentile+7 vs school

White (2025)93rd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)88th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)85th percentile~ school

Female (2025)85th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)84th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)79th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)64th percentile-23 vs school

Asian (2025)38th percentile-49 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts66%+15 vs state

Science58%+9 vs state

Mathematics45%+6 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, May 20, 2019

Our son is about to graduate from the Von Steuben Scholars program. Von's Scholar's program was his choice over a selective enrollment HS school in Chicago due to enrollment and class size, ability to interact with the teachers during tour, and the diversity of the program/school. He has found the school environment warm, personable and safe and has friends throughout the school population. Programming is forward thinking, deep/rich classroom interaction/discussion at teacher and peer level is daily and, as a parent I have found all his teachers to be available and responsive. AP classes are abundant, and our son has only accelerated in his academics, critical thinking and world views. Thank you Von administration, teachers and students! You are doing a GREAT job. Close Quote

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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 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	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
Von Steuben Metro Science High School	Public	9-12	5039 N Kimball Ave	Chicago	60625	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-5100	1,698	106	16.0	61.2%	302 (17.8%)	145 (8.5%)	940 (55.4%)	262 (15.4%)	5 (0.3%)	13 (0.8%)	31 (1.8%)	83.3	92^nd of 698 public high schools	86.8%		73.4	145^th of 697 public high schools	79.2%	53	77.2	65.5	59.5	48.1	63.7	56.5	66.3	45.3	58.0								97.2	99.1	99.1	99.1	92.7	98.7	97.4	94.1	$15,798	$1,414	$14,384
Roosevelt High School	Public	9-12	3436 W Wilson Ave	Chicago	60625	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-5000	1,144	89	12.8	87.9%	50 (4.4%)	69 (6.0%)	908 (79.4%)	87 (7.6%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	23 (2.0%)	13.3	603^rd of 698 public high schools	13.6%		14.5	608^th of 697 public high schools	12.8%	5	35.5	25.0	10.5	5.1	28.9	22.7	22.7	6.8	19.5								73.4	84.4	84.4	84.4	74.7	82.1	74.8	71.0	$19,185	$2,685	$16,499
Northside College Preparatory High School	Public	9-12	5501 N Kedzie Ave	Chicago	60625	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 534-3954	1,061	71	14.9	36.2%	372 (35.1%)	64 (6.0%)	301 (28.4%)	248 (23.4%)	3 (0.3%)	6 (0.6%)	66 (6.2%)	99.4	4^th of 698 public high schools	99.4%		100	2^nd of 697 public high schools	99.7%	2	95.4	95.9	88.7	88.5	91.4	92.6	96.2	90.0	92.7								98.2	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.2	97.6	97.9	95.7	$17,635	$1,426	$16,209
Northside Learning Center	Public	9-12	3730 W Bryn Mawr Ave	Chicago	60659	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-5180	0	39	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																	96.3	98.9	98.9	98.9	91.6	97.1	98.5	72.5
Mather High School	Public	9-12	5835 N Lincoln Ave	Chicago	60659	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-2350	1,777	121	14.6	78.4%	228 (12.8%)	267 (15.0%)	881 (49.6%)	368 (20.7%)	7 (0.4%)	4 (0.2%)	22 (1.2%)	26.2	530^th of 698 public high schools	24.1%		33.2	449^th of 697 public high schools	35.6%	81	43.6	36.9	20.1	15.9	28.2	33.2	33.1	19.9	28.9								87.1	93.8	93.7	93.7	84.0	92.1	87.4	86.5	$16,985	$2,029	$14,956
CICS - Northtown Campus	Public, Charter	9-12	3900 W Peterson Ave	Chicago	60659	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 478-3655	878	52	16.8	74.5%	119 (13.6%)	64 (7.3%)	513 (58.4%)	159 (18.1%)	4 (0.5%)	7 (0.8%)	12 (1.4%)	22.3	552^nd of 698 public high schools	20.9%		41	386^th of 697 public high schools	44.6%	166	45.3	35.2	14.6	13.0	21.7	27.1	34.0	17.7	28.2																$18,123	$1,455	$16,668
Disney II Magnet High School	Public	7-12	3900 N Lawndale Ave	Chicago	60618	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 534-5010	738	86	8.5	46.5%	131 (17.8%)	138 (18.7%)	422 (57.2%)	24 (3.3%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (2.4%)	50.9	335^th of 698 public high schools	52.0%		46.5	338^th of 697 public high schools	51.5%	3	57.7	54.5	22.1	26.9	43.0	50.3	51.2	24.8	43.3	32.9	74.3	56.2	65.3	50.0	20.5	35.4	95.6	98.1	98.1	98.1	93.6	97.7	97.3	82.8
Amundsen High School	Public	9-12	5110 N Damen Ave	Chicago	60625	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-2320	1,507	101	14.9	37.2%	681 (45.2%)	99 (6.6%)	565 (37.5%)	96 (6.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	62 (4.1%)	83.9	88^th of 698 public high schools	87.4%		84.7	90^th of 697 public high schools	87.1%	2	73.1	74.6	48.9	49.6	53.5	60.8	71.3	51.3	63.3								91.5	96.1	96.1	96.1	90.6	95.3	95.5	85.9	$17,577	$1,512	$16,065
Devry Advantage Academy High School	Public	11-12	1900 W Lawrence Ave	Chicago	60640	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 697-2216	152	13	11.6	69.1%	19 (12.5%)	53 (34.9%)	66 (43.4%)	9 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.3%)	74.4	146^th of 698 public high schools	79.1%		65.6	189^th of 697 public high schools	72.9%	43							66.2	37.7	57.1								96.2	100.0	100.0	100.0	97.7	100.0	99.2	95.4	$27,065	$3,268	$23,797
Schurz High School	Public	9-12	3601 N Milwaukee Ave	Chicago	60641	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-3420	1,244	92	13.5	88.7%	79 (6.4%)	101 (8.1%)	1,017 (81.8%)	24 (1.9%)	8 (0.6%)	3 (0.2%)	12 (1.0%)	9.4	633^rd of 698 public high schools	9.3%		19.9	553^rd of 697 public high schools	20.7%	80	25.9	20.1	7.1	7.4	15.9	14.8	18.2	12.0	16.3								91.5	94.1	94.1	94.1	93.1	93.0	92.8	86.7	$21,731	$3,038	$18,693

Frequently Asked Questions about Von Steuben Metro Science High School

What district is Von Steuben Metro Science High School in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

How many students attend Von Steuben Metro Science High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,698 students attended Von Steuben Metro Science High School.

Is Von Steuben Metro Science High School a good school?

Von Steuben Metro Science High School ranks 92^nd of 698 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Von Steuben Metro Science High School?

Students at Von Steuben Metro Science High School are 55% Hispanic, 18% White, 15% Asian, 9% African American, 2% Two or more races.

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