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Washington G High School

Public Grades 9-12

582^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 698 Illinois High Schools

Better than 17% of Illinois high schools

Summary

Washington G High School is a public high school in Chicago, Illinois, serving 1,553 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.

Washington G High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Illinois high schools, maintaining a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past 10 years. The school significantly underperforms the state and district averages on standardized tests, with only 30.2% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in ACT English Language Arts, compared to 51.7% statewide and 40.1% in the district. In ACT Mathematics, only 10.2% of 11th-grade students were proficient, compared to 39.3% statewide and 25.3% in the district. The school's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 80.9% to 89.0%, slightly below the state and district averages, and its dropout rate has ranged from 2.7% to 4.0%, which is higher than the state and district averages.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Corliss High School, Noble St Charter-Butler - Crimson, and Chicago Vocational Career Academy High School, also perform below the state and district averages on academic measures, with similar challenges in areas like graduation rates, dropout rates, and chronic absenteeism. However, some nearby charter schools, such as Brooks College Prep Academy High School and Noble St Charter-Baker Campus, appear to outperform Washington G High School and the district averages on several key metrics.

1,520

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,756

Per pupil spending ?

80.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3535 E 114th St
Chicago, IL 60617-7021

(773) 535-5725

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Feeder schools for Washington G High School:

Elementary:	Addams Elementary School
	Bright Elementary School
	Clay Elementary School
	Gallistel Elementary Language Academy
	More...
	Grissom Elementary School
	Taylor Elementary School
	Washington G Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.5%

African American:

7.4%

White:

3.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 3rd percentile in 2015 → 17th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (22% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (68% vs 25% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg37%

Illinois avg48%

582^nd of 698

Illinois public high schools ?

Bottom 17%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 3% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

54^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	15.7	582 of 698	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	564 of 697	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	577 of 699	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.9	577 of 699	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.1	567 of 688	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.0	585 of 701	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	549 of 647	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.5	573 of 642	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.9	578 of 643	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	10.6	596 of 614	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	11.6	588 of 670	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	8.6	596 of 670	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	5.5	610 of 665	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	4.7	606 of 655	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	4.1	590 of 643	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	6.9	570 of 632	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	3.8	579 of 624	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	4.3	569 of 612	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	5.6	547 of 596	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	2.5	553 of 590	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	3.8	547 of 592	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	6.9	533 of 586	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	36.2	187 of 323	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.1	274 of 299	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	269 of 301	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.4	202 of 294	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.7	146 of 281	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.2	236 of 299	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	458 of 491	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	35.2	218 of 429	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.4	370 of 428	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	234 of 284	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.8	138 of 248	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.7	173 of 217	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.3	145 of 205	29.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.8	86 of 189	54.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.2	107 of 183	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.1	120 of 151	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	575 of 685	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	545 of 664	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	537 of 656	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	512 of 658	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	524 of 639	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	544 of 665	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	514 of 620	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	303 of 366	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	266 of 336	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	266 of 333	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.5	256 of 335	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.1	252 of 317	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.0	254 of 317	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	243 of 291	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	17.2	127 of 138	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.1	55 of 104	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.5	46 of 98	53.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	535 of 672	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.0	457 of 639	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	501 of 644	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.8	451 of 626	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.9	452 of 611	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.0	481 of 639	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.1	466 of 585	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	575 of 685	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	536 of 668	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	571 of 668	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	580 of 664	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.8	538 of 653	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.7	567 of 675	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.8	534 of 619	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	415 of 527	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.9	335 of 482	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.7	321 of 476	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.3	282 of 493	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.3	270 of 453	40.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.4	291 of 473	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.1	231 of 374	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	34.7	362 of 564	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.1	486 of 554	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	536 of 557	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.4	554 of 560	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.7	530 of 553	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.8	485 of 552	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.0	425 of 548	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)42nd percentile+25 vs school

White (2025)36th percentile+19 vs school

Special Education (2025)21st percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)18th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile~ school

Female (2025)16th percentile~ school

Male (2025)16th percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)8th percentile-9 vs school

Disabled (2025)7th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts30%-22 vs state

Science25%-24 vs state

Mathematics10%-29 vs state

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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
Washington G High School	Public	9-12	3535 E 114th St	Chicago	60617	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-5725	1,520	103	14.7	80.7%	53 (3.5%)	112 (7.4%)	1,345 (88.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	6 (0.4%)	15.7	582^nd of 698 public high schools	16.6%		18.4	564^th of 697 public high schools	19.1%	18	36.1	29.0	13.7	8.5	24.8	18.0	30.2	10.2	24.6								95.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	92.8	96.8	96.6	76.1	$16,756	$2,025	$14,731
YCCS-Olive Harvey Mid College High School	Public, Charter	9-12	10001 S Woodlawn Ave	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 291-6517	128	6	21.3	89.1%	0 (0.0%)	111 (86.7%)	17 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15.3	584^th of 698 public high schools	16.3%		18.1	569^th of 697 public high schools	18.4%	15		9.1		29.2		9.1	19.0	2.3	19.0																$15,554	$953	$14,601
Carver Military Academy High School	Public	9-12	13100 S Doty Ave	Chicago	60827	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-5250	420	32	13.1	81.4%	8 (1.9%)	178 (42.4%)	230 (54.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	13.3	602^nd of 698 public high schools	13.8%		19.9	554^th of 697 public high schools	20.5%	48	30.9	32.4	10.2	6.9	24.0	21.6	15.3	7.1	25.5								96.8	99.5	99.5	99.5	93.6	99.8	99.3	88.0	$22,543	$2,601	$19,942
Bowen High School	Public	9-12	2710 E 89th St	Chicago	60617	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-7650	278	21	13.3	92.4%	1 (0.4%)	193 (69.4%)	82 (29.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	3.5	693^rd of 698 public high schools	0.7%		9.7	680^th of 697 public high schools	2.4%	13	8.5	12.5	0.0	0.0	10.6	4.2	0.0	0.0	4.4								88.0	89.7	89.7	89.7	89.7	88.0	85.1	69.7	$33,127	$4,008	$29,119
Noble St Charter-Baker Campus	Public, Charter	9-12	2710 E 89th St	Chicago	60617	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 535-6460	285	18	15.8	93.7%	1 (0.4%)	238 (83.5%)	44 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	10.3	623^rd of 698 public high schools	10.7%		16.6	582^nd of 697 public high schools	16.5%	41	25.0	25.0	1.8	5.0	17.9	23.7	21.4	8.9	17.9																$24,826	$1,753	$23,073
Corliss High School	Public	9-12	821 E 103rd St	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-5115	430	27	16.0	88.1%	2 (0.5%)	371 (86.3%)	52 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	5.1	672^nd of 698 public high schools	3.7%		13.2	620^th of 697 public high schools	11.0%	52	22.1	15.8	2.7	1.8	13.6	7.1	10.3	1.1	9.2								88.1	92.1	92.1	92.1	84.9	89.6	90.3	73.0	$23,445	$3,511	$19,934
Noble St Charter-Butler - Crimson	Public, Charter	9-12	821 E 103rd St	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 535-5490	695	45	15.4	88.8%	2 (0.3%)	655 (94.2%)	34 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	17.4	571^st of 698 public high schools	18.2%		15.7	589^th of 697 public high schools	15.5%	18	43.3	32.9	10.9	9.9	29.9	18.6	24.7	7.6	27.6																$20,273	$1,670	$18,603
Chicago Vocational Career Academy High School	Public	9-12	2100 E 87th St	Chicago	60617	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-6100	673	51	13.1	91.8%	6 (0.9%)	599 (89.0%)	63 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	5.9	663^rd of 698 public high schools	5.0%		11.7	644^th of 697 public high schools	7.6%	19	23.9	21.0	2.7	1.2	16.8	13.6	7.0	1.3	9.6								88.0	91.6	91.3	91.3	83.4	89.9	90.6	70.5	$26,051	$3,889	$22,162
Brooks College Prep Academy High School	Public	7-12	250 E 111th St	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-9930	1,007	58	17.5	58.8%	21 (2.1%)	794 (78.8%)	179 (17.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.1%)	97	19^th of 698 public high schools	97.3%		98.3	25^th of 697 public high schools	96.4%	6	92.1	85.8	64.8	63.0	75.5	74.0	89.5	71.2	81.7	72.9	93.2	93.2	93.2	71.2	44.1	57.6	94.4	99.0	99.0	99.0	92.0	98.5	97.9	87.0	$17,134	$1,870	$15,264
EPIC Academy High School	Public, Charter	9-12	8255 S Houston Ave	Chicago	60617	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-7930	255	22	11.5	94.1%	2 (0.8%)	135 (52.9%)	116 (45.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	19	567^th of 698 public high schools	18.8%		15	598^th of 697 public high schools	14.2%	31	17.6	37.1	5.9	9.7	13.7	24.2	36.4	12.7	38.2																$9,654	$413	$9,240

Frequently Asked Questions about Washington G High School

How many students attend Washington G High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,520 students attended Washington G High School.

What district is Washington G High School in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

What is the racial makeup of Washington G High School?

Students at Washington G High School are 88% Hispanic, 7% African American, 3% White.

Is Washington G High School a good school?

Washington G High School ranks in the bottom 16.6% of Illinois high schools.

What schools feed into Washington G High School?

Washington G High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Addams Elementary School
Elementary : Bright Elementary School
Elementary : Clay Elementary School
Elementary : Gallistel Elementary Language Academy
Elementary : Grissom Elementary School
Elementary : Taylor Elementary School
Elementary : Washington G Elementary School

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