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Juarez Community Academy High School

Public Grades 9-12

569^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 620 Illinois High Schools

Better than 8% of Illinois high schools

Summary

Juarez Community Academy High School is a Chicago Public Schools high school in Chicago, serving grades 9–12 with 1,585 students. Chronic absenteeism is a major concern: 68% of students were chronically absent in 2025–2026, about 30 percentage points above the district and 45 points above the state. Most importantly, proficiency was below district and state levels in all three reported ACT subjects, with the largest shortfall in mathematics: 13% proficient, compared with 28% in the district and 40% statewide.

Academic results are mixed against nearby schools, but remain below public benchmarks. In grade 11 ACT results, Juarez had 30% proficient in ELA and 27% in science, also below the district (39% and 37%) and state (50% and 48%). It scored below Young Magnet High School and Noble St Charter-UIC College Prep in all three subjects, but above IHSCA Charter High School in ELA and science. Graduation is a relative strength: 85% in 2025–2026, 2 points above the Chicago Public Schools District 299 rate, though 5 points below the state. Some nearby test results were suppressed, so a complete local score ranking is not possible.

Recent results show ELA weakening: grade 11 ACT proficiency fell from 36% to 30% between 2024–2025 and 2025–2026, while mathematics slipped from 14% to 13%. In PreACT, ELA also declined in grades 9 and 10, even as mathematics rose slightly from low starting points. SchoolDigger’s rating fell from 1 star and the 18th percentile in 2024–2025 to 0 stars and the 8th percentile in 2025–2026. The school’s student–teacher ratio was 13.8 in 2024–2025, lower than nearby reported ratios except Spry Community Links High School. Its free/reduced lunch eligible rate was 84% in 2024–2025, compared with a nearby-school average of about 79%. SchoolDigger’s group rankings also show notable declines in how well the school serves English Language Learner Students (from the 39th to the 9th percentile between 2023–2024 and 2025–2026) and Special Education Students (from the 34th to the 2nd percentile).

1,585

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,976

Per pupil spending ?

84.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

98.9%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

1450 W Cermak Rd
Chicago, IL 60608-4408

(773) 534-7030

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Feeder schools for Juarez Community Academy High School:

Elementary:	Cooper Elementary Dual Language Academy
	Joseph Jungman STEM Magnet Elementary School
	Orozco Elementary Fine Arts & Sciences
	Perez Elementary School
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	Pickard Elementary School
	Pilsen Elementary Community Academy
	Ruiz Elementary School
	Walsh Elementary School
	Whittier Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.1%

African American:

2.2%

White:

1.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 11th percentile in 2016 → 8th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (20% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (68% vs 24% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school20%

District avg36%

Illinois avg47%

569^th of 620

Illinois public high schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

63^rd of 99High Schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299

568^th 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	8.0	569 of 620	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.4	572 of 698	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	579 of 697	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	621 of 699	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.0	628 of 699	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.6	596 of 688	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.3	612 of 701	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.2	591 of 647	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.0	583 of 642	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	15.3	571 of 643	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	43.4	323 of 614	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	9.5	591 of 670	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	8.5	598 of 670	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	9.7	586 of 665	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	8.0	579 of 655	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	5.5	580 of 643	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	5.9	573 of 632	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	4.6	572 of 624	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	8.5	546 of 612	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	2.1	569 of 596	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	2.4	555 of 590	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	1.8	564 of 592	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	1.5	559 of 586	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2022	23.8	241 of 294	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.1	170 of 253	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	34.2	309 of 491	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.7	256 of 429	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.1	300 of 428	29.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	16.0	137 of 150	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	25.0	239 of 284	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.3	151 of 248	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.7	199 of 217	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	30.0	168 of 205	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.9	77 of 189	59.3%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	6.8	509 of 545	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.6	572 of 685	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	551 of 664	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	576 of 656	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	599 of 658	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.5	547 of 639	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.6	580 of 665	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.5	575 of 620	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	12.4	247 of 268	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	22.8	293 of 366	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	279 of 336	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	306 of 333	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	316 of 335	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.0	290 of 317	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	282 of 317	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.2	272 of 291	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	31.5	96 of 138	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	16.5	416 of 478	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.0	525 of 672	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	488 of 639	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	560 of 644	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	541 of 626	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.7	498 of 611	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.6	537 of 639	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	515 of 585	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	6.3	497 of 521	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	19.7	556 of 685	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	539 of 668	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	600 of 668	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	598 of 664	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.8	566 of 653	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.9	582 of 675	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	553 of 619	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	6.5	233 of 238	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	24.0	408 of 527	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.0	316 of 482	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.9	359 of 476	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.5	280 of 493	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.6	260 of 453	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.6	306 of 473	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.2	215 of 374	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2022	4.2	555 of 560	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2025)37th percentile+19 vs school

Homeless (2025)30th percentile+12 vs school

African American (2022)18th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)13th percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)9th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)8th percentile~ school

Female (2026)7th percentile~ school

Male (2026)5th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2026)2nd percentile-6 vs school

White (2022)1st percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts30%-20 vs state

Science26%-21 vs state

Mathematics13%-27 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PreACT Secure English Language Arts (2026)		PreACT Secure Mathematics (2026)		PreACT Secure Science (2026)		ACT English Language Arts (2026)	ACT Mathematics (2026)	ACT Science (2026)	ISA Science (2026)	IAR English Language Arts (2026)			IAR Mathematics (2026)			Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Juarez Community Academy High School	Public	9-12	1450 W Cermak Rd	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-7030	1,585	115	13.8	84.4%	22 (1.4%)	35 (2.2%)	1,508 (95.1%)	12 (0.8%)	5 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	8	569^th of 620 public high schools	8.2%		17.4	572^nd of 698 public high schools	18.1%	3	31.6	22.7	11.4	8.4	18.9	14.0	30.1	12.8	26.5								98.9%		$18,976	$1,412	$17,564
Chicago Technology Academy High School	Public	9-12	1301 W 14th St	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-7755	315	0	12.7	92.7%	3 (1.0%)	274 (87.0%)	35 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	4.7	591^st of 620 public high schools	4.7%		7.3	646^th of 698 public high schools	7.4%	55	31.3								14.9								99.3%		$23,778	$971	$22,807
Simpson Academy High School for Young Women	Public	6-12	1321 S Paulina St	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-7812	0	16	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																	96.7%
Noble St Charter-UIC College Prep	Public, Charter	9-12	1231 S Damen Ave	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(312) 768-4858	957	58	16.5	84.5%	14 (1.5%)	449 (46.9%)	434 (45.4%)	49 (5.1%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.7%)	28.8	460^th of 620 public high schools	25.8%		30.5	505^th of 698 public high schools	27.7%	45	46.1	45.0	17.2	16.8	34.9	45.2	40.4	27.2	37.6								99.8%		$21,118	$1,770	$19,348
IJLA Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	2570 S Blue Island	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 890-8060	95	0		78.9%	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	94 (98.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	79.1%		$25,041	$1,029	$24,012
IHSCA Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	2520 S Western Ave	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 890-8020	567	0		92.2%	5 (0.9%)	18 (3.2%)	543 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4.3	595^th of 620 public high schools	4.0%		11.6	619^th of 698 public high schools	11.3%	24	26.1	23.6			14.9	16.4	17.5		12.6								96.1%		$25,858	$1,031	$24,827
Cook County Juvenile Detention Center - Jefferson Alt High School	Public	6-12	1100 S Hamilton Ave	Chicago	60612	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(312) 433-7110	0	46	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																	94.8%
YCCS-Latino Youth Alternative High School	Public, Charter	9-12	2001 S California Ave	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 648-2130	174	9	19.3	93.1%	2 (1.1%)	5 (2.9%)	165 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)								(n/a)																	100%		$26,253	$1,866	$24,387
Young Magnet High School	Public	7-12	211 S Laflin St	Chicago	60607	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 534-7500	2,223	130	17.1	33.3%	529 (23.8%)	415 (18.7%)	617 (27.8%)	548 (24.7%)	9 (0.4%)	16 (0.7%)	88 (4.0%)	99.5	5^th of 620 public high schools	99.2%		99.3	5^th of 698 public high schools	99.3%		97.4	94.5	95.8	87.9	94.2	91.6	90.1	89.3	89.3	98.6	99.3	100.0	99.7	98.6	99.3	99.0	98%		$17,139	$401	$16,738
Cook County Juvenile Detention Center - York Alternative 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)																	92.2%

Frequently Asked Questions about Juarez Community Academy High School

What district is Juarez Community Academy High School in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

How many students attend Juarez Community Academy High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,585 students attended Juarez Community Academy High School.

Is Juarez Community Academy High School a good school?

Juarez Community Academy High School ranks in the bottom 8.2% of Illinois high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Juarez Community Academy High School?

Students at Juarez Community Academy High School are 95% Hispanic, 2% African American, 1% White.

What schools feed into Juarez Community Academy High School?

Juarez Community Academy High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Cooper Elementary Dual Language Academy
Elementary : Joseph Jungman STEM Magnet Elementary School
Elementary : Orozco Elementary Fine Arts & Sciences
Elementary : Perez Elementary School
Elementary : Pickard Elementary School
Elementary : Pilsen Elementary Community Academy
Elementary : Ruiz Elementary School
Elementary : Walsh Elementary School
Elementary : Whittier Elementary School

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