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Young Magnet High School

Public Grades 7-12
5th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 620 Illinois High Schools
Better than 99% of Illinois high schools
Summary

Young Magnet High School serves 2,223 students in grades 7–12 in Chicago Public Schools. Its standout feature is exceptionally high achievement: in 2025–26, all-grades IAR proficiency was 100% in English language arts (ELA) and 99% in math, far above both state and district results.

Young is strongest in math relative to state results: its all-grades IAR math rate was 59 percentage points above the state and 70 points above the district; its ELA rate was 43 points above the state and 54 above the district. The school also led nearby schools on every comparable test. On the 11th-grade ACT, for example, 90% of students were proficient in ELA and 89% in math and science, versus nearby-school bests of 46%, 27% and 38%, respectively. Within Young, 10th-grade PreACT math was a relative dip at 88%, compared with 96% in 9th grade, but it still exceeded the state by 52 points. The 2025–26 graduation rate was 95%, compared with 90% statewide and 83% in the district; chronic absenteeism was 19%, below the state’s 24% and the district’s 39%.

Results have risen overall, although they are already near the top of the scale: from 2023–24 to 2025–26, IAR ELA increased from 97% to 100% and math from 97% to 99%. Over that period, the school’s advantage over the state narrowed by 12 points in ELA and 9 points in math as state results improved. SchoolDigger ranks Young 5th of 620 Illinois schools, at the 99th percentile with 5 stars; nearby schools range from the 5th to 26th percentile. Its 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 17.1, higher than the reported nearby range of 5.0–16.5. In 2024–25, 33% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, compared with 66%–93% at nearby schools; these figures provide context, not an explanation for achievement.

2,223
Students ?
17.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
$17,139
Per pupil spending ?
33.3%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
98%
Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)
 211 S Laflin St
       Chicago, IL  60607-5305

(773) 534-7500

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
27.8%
Asian:
24.7%
White:
23.8%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 100th percentile in 2016 → 99th in 2026
Strengths
✓Test scores above the Illinois average (94% vs 48% meeting standards)
✓Ranks in the top 1% of Illinois high schools
✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the Illinois average (90%)
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school94%
District avg37%
Illinois avg48%
Middle school
1st of 1,126
Illinois public middle schools ?
Top 1%▬ steady since 2016
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
5th of 620
Illinois public high schools ?
Top 1%▬ steady since 2016
See the entire ranking list of Illinois High Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
3rd of 99High Schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299
568th of 738Chicago 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)
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202698.91 of 112699.9%★★★★★
202599.12 of 136899.9%★★★★★
202499.53 of 136399.8%★★★★★
202399.26 of 136799.6%★★★★★
202299.75 of 136999.6%★★★★★
2021100.01 of 124199.9%★★★★★
201999.72 of 135699.9%★★★★★
201897.528 of 129397.8%★★★★★
201799.63 of 129399.8%★★★★★
201699.55 of 129499.6%★★★★★
201599.92 of 130299.8%★★★★★
201497.74 of 132299.7%★★★★★
201397.97 of 136799.5%★★★★★
201292.92 of 136599.9%★★★★★
201192.61 of 134499.9%★★★★★
201092.31 of 132799.9%★★★★★
200992.48 of 131899.4%★★★★★
200893.11 of 129399.9%★★★★★
200793.41 of 128799.9%★★★★★
200694.01 of 127299.9%★★★★★
200595.71 of 120999.9%★★★★★
200496.61 of 120499.9%★★★★★
200397.24 of 118599.7%★★★★★

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202699.71 of 22499.6%★★★★★
202599.85 of 57499.1%★★★★★
202499.94 of 54899.3%★★★★★
2023100.02 of 56999.6%★★★★★
2022100.03 of 57399.5%★★★★★
2021100.01 of 38599.7%★★★★★

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202692.62 of 15498.7%★★★★★
202591.13 of 18698.4%★★★★★
202493.11 of 18499.5%★★★★★
202393.81 of 19299.5%★★★★★
202295.22 of 19899.0%★★★★★
202196.41 of 11299.1%★★★★★
201994.52 of 20199.0%★★★★★
201893.33 of 20998.6%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202697.73 of 86799.7%★★★★★
202598.03 of 124899.8%★★★★★
202498.93 of 125199.8%★★★★★
202398.95 of 127599.6%★★★★★
202299.65 of 128699.6%★★★★★
202199.73 of 101799.7%★★★★★
201999.22 of 127699.8%★★★★★
201895.934 of 122697.2%★★★★★

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202699.61 of 48399.8%★★★★★
202599.63 of 66999.6%★★★★★
202499.82 of 64399.7%★★★★★
202399.82 of 66199.7%★★★★★
202299.84 of 66299.4%★★★★★
2021100.04 of 51799.2%★★★★★
201999.91 of 63999.8%★★★★★
201899.82 of 59099.7%★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202699.82 of 78899.7%★★★★★
202599.85 of 122999.6%★★★★★
2024100.01 of 121999.9%★★★★★
2023100.01 of 123499.9%★★★★★
2022100.02 of 122199.8%★★★★★
2021100.01 of 101999.9%★★★★★
2019100.02 of 121799.8%★★★★★
201899.45 of 116199.6%★★★★★

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202699.01 of 82999.9%★★★★★
202599.31 of 127199.9%★★★★★
202499.72 of 126499.8%★★★★★
202399.111 of 129299.1%★★★★★
202299.56 of 128699.5%★★★★★
2021100.01 of 104899.9%★★★★★
201999.72 of 129699.8%★★★★★
201897.126 of 122397.9%★★★★★

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202595.72 of 20499.0%★★★★★

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202699.82 of 24499.2%★★★★★
2024100.01 of 80299.9%★★★★★

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202698.21 of 75499.9%★★★★★
202598.21 of 88499.9%★★★★★
202499.11 of 87599.9%★★★★★
202396.712 of 89598.7%★★★★★
202299.15 of 89899.4%★★★★★
202199.83 of 81399.6%★★★★★
201999.41 of 90599.9%★★★★★
201890.251 of 88994.3%★★★★★
High school ranking
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202699.55 of 62099.2%★★★★★
202599.35 of 69899.3%★★★★★
2024100.04 of 69799.4%★★★★★
202399.44 of 69999.4%★★★★★
202299.82 of 69999.7%★★★★★
2021100.04 of 68899.4%★★★★★
201999.75 of 70199.3%★★★★★
201898.610 of 64798.5%★★★★★
201799.64 of 64299.4%★★★★★
201699.53 of 64399.5%★★★★★
201598.86 of 61499.0%★★★★★
201499.24 of 67099.4%★★★★★
201399.33 of 67099.6%★★★★★
201299.52 of 66599.7%★★★★★
201199.32 of 65599.7%★★★★★
201099.03 of 64399.5%★★★★★
200999.33 of 63299.5%★★★★★
200899.33 of 62499.5%★★★★★
200799.53 of 61299.5%★★★★★
200699.33 of 59699.5%★★★★★
200599.42 of 59099.7%★★★★★
200499.32 of 59299.7%★★★★★
200399.12 of 58699.7%★★★★★

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202699.66 of 18796.8%★★★★★
202599.84 of 32398.8%★★★★★
2024100.01 of 29999.7%★★★★★
2023100.01 of 30199.7%★★★★★
2022100.02 of 29499.3%★★★★★
2021100.01 of 28199.6%★★★★★
2019100.05 of 29998.3%★★★★★
201899.87 of 25397.2%★★★★★

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202691.54 of 12496.8%★★★★★
202590.84 of 14897.3%★★★★★
202495.65 of 13796.4%★★★★★
202395.03 of 13497.8%★★★★★
202296.03 of 14197.9%★★★★★
202196.34 of 13597.0%★★★★★
201993.74 of 13096.9%★★★★★
201889.18 of 13293.9%★★★★★

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202682.010 of 11791.5%★★★★★
202597.513 of 49197.4%★★★★★
202482.549 of 42988.6%★★★★☆
202399.74 of 42899.1%★★★★★

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202580.529 of 28489.8%★★★★★
202493.712 of 24895.2%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202698.95 of 54599.1%★★★★★
202598.65 of 68599.3%★★★★★
2024100.05 of 66499.2%★★★★★
202399.33 of 65699.5%★★★★★
202299.62 of 65899.7%★★★★★
2021100.04 of 63999.4%★★★★★
201999.64 of 66599.4%★★★★★
201898.110 of 62098.4%★★★★★

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202699.66 of 26897.8%★★★★★
202599.66 of 36698.4%★★★★★
2024100.03 of 33699.1%★★★★★
202399.94 of 33398.8%★★★★★
2022100.02 of 33599.4%★★★★★
2021100.01 of 31799.7%★★★★★
2019100.02 of 31799.4%★★★★★
201899.26 of 29197.9%★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202699.96 of 47898.7%★★★★★
202599.95 of 67299.3%★★★★★
2024100.01 of 63999.8%★★★★★
202399.93 of 64499.5%★★★★★
2022100.02 of 62699.7%★★★★★
2021100.01 of 61199.8%★★★★★
2019100.05 of 63999.2%★★★★★
201899.85 of 58599.1%★★★★★

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202699.56 of 52198.8%★★★★★
202599.45 of 68599.3%★★★★★
2024100.04 of 66899.4%★★★★★
202399.43 of 66899.6%★★★★★
202299.82 of 66499.7%★★★★★
2021100.04 of 65399.4%★★★★★
201999.67 of 67599.0%★★★★★
201898.510 of 61998.4%★★★★★

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202694.65 of 13096.2%★★★★★
202596.62 of 21199.1%★★★★★
202499.61 of 18299.5%★★★★★
202398.91 of 16399.4%★★★★★
202299.02 of 17098.8%★★★★★
202199.04 of 16097.5%★★★★★
201995.08 of 16595.2%★★★★★
201898.71 of 15499.4%★★★★★

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202696.811 of 23895.4%★★★★★
202584.664 of 52787.9%★★★★☆
202499.99 of 48298.1%★★★★★
2023100.05 of 47698.9%★★★★★
2022100.01 of 49399.8%★★★★★
2021100.05 of 45398.9%★★★★★
2019100.01 of 47399.8%★★★★★
2018100.01 of 37499.7%★★★★★

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202699.64 of 51599.2%★★★★★
202599.56 of 56498.9%★★★★★
2024100.02 of 55499.6%★★★★★
202399.53 of 55799.5%★★★★★
202299.82 of 56099.6%★★★★★
2021100.04 of 55399.3%★★★★★
201999.85 of 55299.1%★★★★★
201899.74 of 54899.3%★★★★★
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)
Middle school
Male (2026)100th percentile~ school
White (2026)100th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2026)100th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)100th percentile~ school
Female (2026)100th percentile~ school
African American (2026)100th percentile~ school
Special Education (2026)99th percentile~ school
Multi-racial (2025)99th percentile~ school
Asian (2026)99th percentile~ school
High school
White (2026)99th percentile~ school
Female (2026)99th percentile~ school
Male (2026)99th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)99th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2026)98th percentile~ school
African American (2026)97th percentile~ school
Asian (2026)97th percentile~ school
Multi-racial (2026)96th percentile-3 vs school
Special Education (2026)95th percentile-4 vs school
Disabled (2026)91st percentile-8 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)90th percentile-9 vs school
By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts100%+43 vs state
Mathematics99%+59 vs state
Science99%+47 vs state

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Sunday, January 9, 2011

Open Quote Even with the astounding work load these kids face, Young's students seem extremely happy to be there. Most of the kids are serious about their school work, so that attitude permeates the building. My daughter has told me that the principal at times sits in the student lunchroom and does her work. She is very approachable, and it is clear that she is trying to keep abreast of what is going on with the kids by being there. The administration also plans plenty of fun events for the kids. As a parent, I am most impressed with the communication. There are many informational meetings to keep parents aware of what is going on. My son went to another one of the top high schools, and I have to say I was in the dark most of the time when it came to his school. I think I attended one parent meeting (other than report card pick up) in all four of his high school years. I've already been to about four for my daughter, and she is only in her 5th month of freshman year. Close Quote





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In the 2024-25 school year, 2,223 students attended Young Magnet High School.

Yes! Young Magnet High School is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 5th of 620 Illinois high schools.

Students at Young Magnet High School are 28% Hispanic, 25% Asian, 24% White, 19% African American, 4% Two or more races.

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