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North Chicago Community High School

Public Grades 9-12

610^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 698 Illinois High Schools

Better than 13% of Illinois high schools

Summary

North Chicago Community High School is a public high school serving 870 students in grades 9-12 in North Chicago, Illinois, which is part of the North Chicago School District 187.

The school faces significant challenges, consistently performing well below the state averages in academic assessments such as the ACT, PreACT Secure, and SAT. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 14.7% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in ACT English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 51.7%, and only 6.8% were proficient or better in ACT Mathematics, compared to the state average of 39.3%. Additionally, the school has a lower 4-year graduation rate of around 85-89% and a higher dropout rate ranging from 2.4% to 5.5%, both of which are worse than the state averages. The school also has a very high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 25.4% to 45.7% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Vernon Hills High School, Libertyville High School, and Lake Forest High School, which are part of higher-performing districts and serve more affluent student populations, North Chicago Community High School significantly underperforms across various metrics. Despite the high per-student spending at North Chicago Community High School, ranging from $17,880 to $22,237, the school's academic performance remains significantly below the state average, suggesting that simply increasing funding may not be enough to address the school's challenges.

898

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,811

Per pupil spending ?

99.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1717 17th St
North Chicago, IL 60064-2052

(847) 578-7400

District: North Chicago School District 187

Feeder schools for North Chicago Community High School:

Elementary:	A J Katzenmaier Academy
	Evelyn Alexander School
	Forrestal Elementary School
	LEARN Charter School 6 N Chicago Campus
Middle:	Neal Math Science Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

64.0%

African American:

30.8%

White:

2.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 8th percentile in 2015 → 13th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (18% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Dropout rate above the Illinois average (6% vs 2%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg18%

Illinois avg48%

610^th of 698

Illinois public high schools ?

Bottom 13%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 8% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

729^th of 811North Chicago School District 187 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	12.3	610 of 698	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	594 of 697	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	637 of 699	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	604 of 699	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.4	587 of 688	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	576 of 701	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	572 of 647	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	8.4	592 of 642	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.5	606 of 643	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	13.9	562 of 614	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	4.6	622 of 670	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	4.1	626 of 670	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	6.0	605 of 665	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	4.5	608 of 655	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	3.5	602 of 643	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	7.2	567 of 632	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	4.1	576 of 624	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	3.3	573 of 612	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	4.8	553 of 596	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	6.2	535 of 590	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	4.5	544 of 592	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	6.9	532 of 586	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	31.0	211 of 323	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.2	219 of 299	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.0	199 of 301	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.7	209 of 294	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.6	207 of 281	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.0	192 of 299	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.3	185 of 253	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	42.2	222 of 491	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	27.0	261 of 429	39.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	382 of 428	10.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	27.6	229 of 284	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	158 of 248	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.4	179 of 217	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.7	122 of 205	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.1	45 of 189	76.2%	★★★★☆
2019	29.6	141 of 183	23.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	42.4	65 of 151	57.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	13.0	596 of 685	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	583 of 664	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	597 of 656	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	558 of 658	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.1	562 of 639	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.6	535 of 665	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.2	561 of 620	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	322 of 366	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	283 of 336	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	327 of 333	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	283 of 335	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.6	286 of 317	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.1	240 of 317	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	255 of 291	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	48.6	58 of 138	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	25.7	68 of 125	45.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.1	55 of 104	47.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	566 of 672	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	509 of 639	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	576 of 644	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	508 of 626	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.0	485 of 611	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.4	460 of 639	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.6	497 of 585	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	12.3	611 of 685	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	551 of 668	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	608 of 668	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	593 of 664	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.1	535 of 653	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	563 of 675	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.8	537 of 619	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	23 of 25	8.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	21 of 23	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	27.7	359 of 527	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.8	377 of 482	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	375 of 476	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.8	269 of 493	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.4	116 of 453	74.4%	★★★★☆
2019	29.6	306 of 473	35.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.2	248 of 374	33.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	4.8	553 of 557	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.2	548 of 560	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.1	544 of 553	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)58th percentile+45 vs school

Disabled (2025)55th percentile+42 vs school

African American (2025)35th percentile+22 vs school

Special Education (2025)32nd percentile+19 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)19th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)13th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)12th percentile~ school

Male (2025)11th percentile~ school

Military Connected (2025)8th percentile-5 vs school

White (2023)1st percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts15%-37 vs state

Science13%-36 vs state

Mathematics7%-32 vs state

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by a student
Tuesday, June 26, 2012

I graduated from North Chicago Community High School is 2003. I graduated with honors and in the top 10% of my class. North Chicago is a school that had dedicated teachers who would teach/educate you if you wanted to learn. I was able to take CP and AP classes my junior and senior year. I feel that my education in North Chicago has attributed to my success (attained BS with honors and currently working on Masters degree, while working full-time). A student has to be able to separate himself from unproductive peers and seek to be successful. When a student does that the teachers are there to assist him/her without hesitation!! Close Quote

Schools Near North Chicago Community High School

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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
North Chicago Community High School	Public	9-12	1717 17th St	North Chicago	60064	Lake County	North Chicago School District 187	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(847) 578-7400	898	59	15.2	99.8%	22 (2.4%)	277 (30.8%)	575 (64.0%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.2%)	12.3	610^th of 698 public high schools	12.6%		15.5	594^th of 697 public high schools	14.8%	16	35.1	28.7	10.8	3.4	28.3	23.7	14.7	6.8	13.2	98.3	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.7	98.3	98.8	95.8	$21,811	$1,280	$20,531
Waukegan High School	Public	9-12	1011 Washington St	Waukegan	60085	Lake County	Waukegan CUSD 60	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(224) 303-3000	4,186	323	12.9	64.0%	101 (2.4%)	443 (10.6%)	3,479 (83.1%)	74 (1.8%)	31 (0.7%)	3 (0.1%)	55 (1.3%)	15	589^th of 698 public high schools	15.6%		21.2	537^th of 697 public high schools	23.0%	52	32.9	27.6	10.8	10.5	22.9	24.1	23.5	13.5	24.2	93.5	96.6	96.6	96.6	94.9	93.0	94.2	89.1	$23,094	$1,134	$21,960
Lake Forest High School	Public	9-12	1285 N McKinley Rd	Lake Forest	60045	Lake County	Lake Forest CHSD 115	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 234-3600	1,359	131	10.3		1,038 (76.4%)	16 (1.2%)	155 (11.4%)	76 (5.6%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (5.3%)	98.1	14^th of 698 public high schools	98.0%		99.7	12^th of 697 public high schools	98.3%	2	89.6	90.3	76.2	74.8	77.1	86.1	85.5	77.6	82.6	98.3	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.2	98.3	98.4	97.9	$38,490	$356	$38,134
District 128 Transition Pthwys Ct	Public	12	904 S Milwaukee Ave Ste B	Libertyville	60048	Lake County	Chsd 128	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(847) 327-7700	0	4	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)										100.0	97.1	97.1	97.1	100.0	97.1	100.0	94.1
Libertyville High School	Public	9-12	708 W Park Ave	Libertyville	60048	Lake County	Chsd 128	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 327-7001	1,777	131	13.5		1,252 (70.5%)	35 (2.0%)	183 (10.3%)	203 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	103 (5.8%)	97.6	16^th of 698 public high schools	97.7%		99.3	15^th of 697 public high schools	97.8%	1	91.3	86.8	66.6	69.7	81.5	84.0	82.4	74.6	78.9	98.7	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.6	98.5	98.7	98.4	$30,128	$533	$29,595
Bridges Program ALOP	Public	9-12	34090 N Almond Rd	Gurnee	60031	Lake County	Lake ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(847) 548-7103	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Warren Township High School	Public	9-12	34090 N Almond Rd	Gurnee	60031	Lake County	Warren Township HSD 121	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 548-6611	3,537	226	15.6		1,144 (32.3%)	536 (15.2%)	1,395 (39.4%)	328 (9.3%)	8 (0.2%)	16 (0.5%)	110 (3.1%)	71.1	163^rd of 698 public high schools	76.6%		68	172^nd of 697 public high schools	75.3%	9	70.4	62.4	39.3	36.6	56.9	57.8	53.6	40.5	48.4	99.3	99.2	98.9	99.2	99.3	98.1	99.4	98.5	$21,274	$493	$20,781
Lake County Collaborative Alop	Public	7-12	18160 W Gages Lake Rd	Grayslake	60030	Lake County	Lake ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(847) 548-8470	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Lake County Cooperative ALOP	Public	6-12	18160 W Gages Lake Rd	Gages Lake	60030	Lake County	Lake ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(847) 986-2368	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
ROE Alternative Prog of Lake County	Public	6-12	300 Center Dr Ste 300	Vernon Hills	60061	Lake County	Lake ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(847) 543-7833	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about North Chicago Community High School

What schools feed into North Chicago Community High School?

North Chicago Community High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : A J Katzenmaier Academy
Elementary : Evelyn Alexander School
Elementary : Forrestal Elementary School
Elementary : LEARN Charter School 6 N Chicago Campus
Middle : Neal Math Science Academy

What district is North Chicago Community High School in?

North Chicago School District 187

What is the racial makeup of North Chicago Community High School?

Students at North Chicago Community High School are 64% Hispanic, 31% African American, 2% White, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend North Chicago Community High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 898 students attended North Chicago Community High School.

Is North Chicago Community High School a good school?

North Chicago Community High School ranks in the bottom 12.6% of Illinois high schools.

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