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World Language High School

Public Grades 9-12

592^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 698 Illinois High Schools

Better than 15% of Illinois high schools

Summary

World Language High School is a public high school in Chicago, Illinois, serving 326 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.

World Language High School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Illinois high schools, with low academic performance on standardized tests. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 39.2% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in ACT English Language Arts, compared to 51.7% statewide and 40.1% in the district. Math performance is particularly low, with only 5.9% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in ACT Mathematics, compared to 39.3% statewide and 25.3% in the district. The school also has a higher dropout rate than the state and district averages, ranging from 2.4% to 4.0% in recent years.

Nearby schools, such as Farragut Career Academy High School, Acero Charter Netrk - Major Garcia, and Spry Community Links High School, also struggle with low academic performance, high poverty rates, and high chronic absenteeism, suggesting that these challenges are common in the local area. However, Infinity Math Science & Technical High School, which is also located near World Language High School, performs significantly better academically, with higher test scores and a higher ranking among Illinois high schools.

389

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,532

Per pupil spending ?

93.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3120 S Kostner Ave
Chicago, IL 60623-4842

(773) 535-4334

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.4%

African American:

3.6%

White:

1.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 2nd percentile in 2015 → 15th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (20% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (61% vs 25% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg37%

Illinois avg48%

592^nd of 698

Illinois public high schools ?

Bottom 15%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 2% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

59^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	14.8	592 of 698	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	586 of 697	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	552 of 699	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	585 of 699	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	564 of 688	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.0	621 of 701	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	539 of 647	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	7.9	595 of 642	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	15.7	566 of 643	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	10.2	603 of 614	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	6.7	607 of 670	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	7.9	602 of 670	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	3.7	622 of 665	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	5.8	596 of 655	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	4.0	592 of 643	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	4.3	579 of 632	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	2.2	595 of 624	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	375 of 491	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	261 of 429	39.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.0	243 of 428	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	200 of 284	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.6	158 of 248	36.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	50.7	72 of 217	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	23.5	190 of 205	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	32.8	86 of 189	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.6	141 of 183	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.4	126 of 151	16.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	12.5	599 of 685	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	546 of 664	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	486 of 656	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	548 of 658	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.3	550 of 639	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	578 of 665	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	556 of 620	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	302 of 366	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	282 of 336	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.9	237 of 333	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	290 of 335	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.6	243 of 317	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	284 of 317	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	225 of 291	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	547 of 672	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	508 of 639	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.7	433 of 644	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.4	501 of 626	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.8	423 of 611	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.9	560 of 639	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.5	429 of 585	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	564 of 685	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	578 of 668	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	549 of 668	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	565 of 664	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.6	447 of 653	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	10.7	605 of 675	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.7	430 of 619	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	459 of 527	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	377 of 482	21.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	355 of 476	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.2	286 of 493	42.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	67.6	83 of 453	81.7%	★★★★☆
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)

English Language Learner (2025)30th percentile+14 vs school

Disabled (2025)24th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)18th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)13th percentile~ school

Female (2025)13th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts39%-12 vs state

Science18%-31 vs state

Mathematics6%-33 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)	% 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	% 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
World Language High School	Public	9-12	3120 S Kostner Ave	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-4334	389	33	11.9	93.6%	4 (1.0%)	14 (3.6%)	371 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14.8	592^nd of 698 public high schools	15.2%		15.9	586^th of 697 public high schools	15.9%	6	36.4	30.6	6.8	6.9	20.5	19.4	39.2	5.9	17.6	89.6	96.9	96.9	96.9	90.2	97.6	96.6	84.7	$23,532	$2,687	$20,845
School of Social Justice High School	Public	9-12	3120 S Kostner Ave	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-4300	269	28	9.7	94.1%	1 (0.4%)	49 (18.2%)	218 (81.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8.4	641^st of 698 public high schools	8.2%		9.7	680^th of 697 public high schools	2.4%	39	9.1	17.0	2.2	2.1	13.6	14.9	26.6	4.7	21.9	83.9	91.3	91.3	91.3	82.9	90.3	90.6	71.8	$26,192	$4,033	$22,159
Multicultural Arts High School	Public	9-12	3120 S Kostner Ave	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-4242	283	26	11.0	93.6%	3 (1.1%)	51 (18.0%)	229 (80.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9	635^th of 698 public high schools	9.0%		12.2	639^th of 697 public high schools	8.3%	4	38.2	19.6	2.9	0.0	20.6	15.7	19.3	5.3	15.8	82.1	89.4	89.4	89.4	80.4	88.1	87.2	82.1	$23,509	$3,420	$20,089
Infinity Math Science & Technical High School	Public	9-12	3120 S Kostner Ave	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-4225	427	31	13.6	92.0%	5 (1.2%)	19 (4.4%)	401 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36.4	474^th of 698 public high schools	32.1%		27.7	491^st of 697 public high schools	29.6%	17	43.7	40.6	23.0	19.8	36.8	35.6	48.2	27.7	34.8	95.2	99.8	99.8	99.8	93.3	99.5	99.8	93.6	$20,330	$2,407	$17,923
Farragut Career Academy High School	Public	9-12	2345 S Christiana Ave	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-1300	490	46	10.7	93.7%	3 (0.6%)	62 (12.7%)	419 (85.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	12.2	611^th of 698 public high schools	12.5%		13.5	616^th of 697 public high schools	11.6%	5	35.9	24.5	9.4	7.1	21.9	17.3	25.3	6.3	20.3	92.5	93.7	93.7	93.7	89.3	93.9	92.3	84.7	$29,254	$4,300	$24,954
J Sterling Morton Alternative School	Public	9-12	1874 S 54th Ave	Cicero	60804	Cook County	J S Morton HSD 201	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 780-4080	0	11	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)										100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	97.9	100.0	89.4
Acero Charter Netrk - Major Garcia	Public, Charter	9-12	4248 W 47th St	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 579-3480	666	52	12.9	89.6%	8 (1.2%)	4 (0.6%)	648 (97.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	12.7	606^th of 698 public high schools	13.2%		13.6	615^th of 697 public high schools	11.8%	9	27.0	28.1	11.5	6.8	16.9	24.7	23.6	5.7	23.6									$17,998	$856	$17,142
Spry Community Links High School	Public	9-12	2400 S Marshall Blvd	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-1997	82	20	4.1	80.5%	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.4%)	79 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3.4	694^th of 698 public high schools	0.6%		9.7	680^th of 697 public high schools	2.4%	14	16.7	6.3	0.0	0.0		0.0	6.3	0.0	0.0	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.3	94.9	98.3	98.3	93.2	$38,920	$8,180	$30,740
J Sterling Morton East High School	Public	10-12	2423 S Austin Blvd	Cicero	60804	Cook County	J S Morton HSD 201	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 780-4000	3,394	185	18.3	87.2%	38 (1.1%)	59 (1.7%)	3,239 (95.4%)	4 (0.1%)	43 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (0.3%)	20.3	562^nd of 698 public high schools	19.5%		22.7	516^th of 697 public high schools	26.0%	46		32.2		11.2		28.9	28.7	15.5	21.7	99.1	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.3	98.9	99.1	97.0	$18,215	$638	$17,577
Cook County Juvenile Det -York Alt High School	Public	9-12	2700 S California Ave	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-7021	0	41	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)										90.6	95.3	95.3	95.3	89.8	92.1	93.7	69.3

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World Language High School ranks in the bottom 15.2% of Illinois high schools.

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Chicago Public Schools District 299

What is the racial makeup of World Language High School?

Students at World Language High School are 95% Hispanic, 4% African American, 1% White.

How many students attend World Language High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 389 students attended World Language High School.

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