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Wells Community Academy High School

Public | Grades: 9-12 | 659 students

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Public | Grades: 9-12 | 659 students
District: City Of Chicago School District 299

936 North Ashland Ave
Chicago, IL 60622-5118

(773) 534-7010

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SchoolDigger Ranks Wells Community Academy High School 627th of 669 Illinois public high schools. (See school ranking list.)

City Of Chicago School District 299:

SchoolDigger ranks City Of Chicago School District 299 683rd of 775 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Wells Community Academy High School

Year	Avg Math Score	Avg Reading Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2003	8.6	17.1	574^th	595	3.5%
2004	19.7	20.4	563^rd	601	6.3%
2005	9.1	25.0	573^rd	601	4.7%
2006	15.3	18.4	574^th	609	5.7%
2007	14.2	16.3	584^th	625	6.6%
2008	6.0	7.7	619^th	637	2.8%
2009	8.1	12.4	618^th	646	4.3%
2010	9.9	9.9	631^st	658	4.1%
2011	12.1	11.4	622^nd	667	6.7%
2012	12.7	12.0	627^th	669	6.3%

Source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Public | Grades: 9-12 | 659 students
District: City Of Chicago School District 299

936 North Ashland Ave
Chicago, IL 60622-5118

(773) 534-7010

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Wells Community Academy High School

PSAE			Students tested			% met standard
Test	Year	Grade	School	District	State	School	District	State
Reading	2003	11th Grade	n/a	n/a	n/a	17.1	36.2	56.4
Reading	2004	11th Grade	n/a	n/a	n/a	20.4	36.3	56.8
Reading	2005	11th Grade	n/a	n/a	n/a	25	41.2	59.5
Reading	2006	11th Grade	n/a	n/a	n/a	18.4	39.4	58.4
Reading	2007	11th Grade	n/a	n/a	n/a	16.3	34.8	54.0
Reading	2008	11th Grade	n/a	n/a	n/a	7.7	30.4	53.3
Reading	2009	11th Grade	n/a	n/a	n/a	12.4	33.9	56.9
Reading	2010	11th Grade	n/a	n/a	n/a	9.9	32.9	54.0
Reading	2011	11th Grade	n/a	n/a	n/a	11.4	30.9	51.1
Reading	2012	11th Grade	n/a	n/a	n/a	12	31.8	50.6

Source: Illinois State Board of Education

About Prairie State Achievement Examination (PSAE) :

Beginning in spring 2005, the Prairie State Achievement Examination (PSAE) will measure the achievement of grade 11 students relative to the Illinois Learning Standards for reading, mathematics, and science.

The PSAE includes three components: (1) an ISBE-developed science assessment; (2) the ACT, which includes reading, English, mathematics, and science tests; and (3) two WorkKeys assessments (Reading for Information and Applied Mathematics).

Source: Illinois State Board of Education

Total Students (2010 - 2011): 659

African American: 293 (44.5%)
American Indian: 9 (1.4%)
Asian: 1 (0.2%)
Hispanic: 332 (50.4%)

Pacific Islander: 1 (0.2%)
Two or more races: 4 (0.6%)

White: 19 (2.9%)

Not Specified:0 (0%)

Fulltime teachers: 44
Student/Teacher Ratio: 14.9

Eligible for discounted/free lunch: 91.7%

Enrollment information for Wells Community Academy High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	115	279	5	1399	3	0	0	0	1801
1989	119	286	10	1356	1	0	0	0	1772
1990	110	269	8	1363	3	0	0	0	1753
1991	103	274	6	1380	22	0	0	0	1785
1992	81	255	8	1385	4	0	0	0	1733
1993	97	260	3	1400	2	0	0	0	1762
1994	91	240	10	1346	5	0	0	0	1692
1995	68	230	3	1378	2	0	0	0	1681
1996	68	230	3	1378	2	0	0	0	1681
1997	75	218	0	1264	0	0	0	0	1557
1998	67	192	0	1126	0	0	0	0	1385
1999	65	196	2	1069	0	0	0	0	1332
2000	67	205	2	980	3	0	0	0	1257
2001	83	193	3	907	0	0	0	0	1186
2002	49	231	2	798	5	0	0	0	1085
2003	49	231	2	798	5	0	0	0	1085
2004	38	298	1	782	1	0	0	0	1120
2005	42	398	4	706	12	0	0	0	1162
2006	31	445	6	594	2	0	0	34	1112
2007	24	495	3	528	1	0	0	25	1076
2008	21	428	3	447	1	0	0	19	919
2009	32	431	2	363	2	0	0	0	830
2010	17	330	0	324	0	0	0	0	671
2011	19	293	1	332	9	1	4	0	659

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics