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Farragut Career Academy High School

Q: Is Farragut Career Academy High School a good school?

Farragut Career Academy High School ranks in the bottom 1.8% of Illinois high schools.

Q: How many students attend Farragut Career Academy High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 490 students attended Farragut Career Academy High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Farragut Career Academy High School?

Students at Farragut Career Academy High School are 86% Hispanic, 13% African American.

Q: What schools feed into Farragut Career Academy High School?

Farragut Career Academy High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Cardenas Elementary School Elementary : Crown Elementary Community Acd Fine Arts Center Elementary : Dvorak Technology Academy Elementary School Elementary : Finkl Elementary School Elementary : Hammond Elementary School Elementary : Kanoon Elementary Magnet School Elementary : McCormick Elementary School Elementary : Ortiz De Dominguez Elementary School Elementary : Spry Elementary Community School Elementary : Telpochcalli Elementary School Middle : Gary Elementary School Middle : Madero Middle School

Public Grades 9-12

609^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 620 Illinois High Schools

Better than 2% of Illinois high schools

Summary

Farragut Career Academy High School is a Chicago public high school serving grades 9–12, with 490 students in Chicago Public Schools District 299. The main concern is that academic results are low across subjects, alongside high chronic absenteeism: in 2025–2026, fewer than one in five students was proficient on the reported ACT and PreACT Secure results, and 69% were chronically absent.

Farragut’s 2025–2026 11th-grade ACT results were well below district and state rates: 14% were proficient in English language arts, compared with 39% districtwide and 50% statewide; in math, 8% compared with 28% and 40%; and in science, 13% compared with 37% and 48%. Math was the closest of the three subjects to the state rate, but results remained low. Farragut was also near the bottom of nearby schools in several comparisons: its 10th-grade PreACT Secure ELA rate was 15%, versus a 27% average among nearby schools with reported results, and its 9th-grade ELA rate of 19% was the lowest among five reported results. Graduation was 65%, below the district’s 83% and the state’s 90%.

Results and rankings have weakened recently: 11th-grade ACT ELA proficiency fell 11 percentage points from the previous year, while 9th-grade PreACT Secure ELA fell 17 points. SchoolDigger ranked Farragut 609th of 620 statewide, at the 2nd percentile with 0 stars, in 2025–2026; its ranking was at the 12th percentile the year before. One relative bright spot is SchoolDigger’s 2024–2025 ranking for Disabled Students: the 44th percentile, compared with the school’s overall 12th percentile, suggesting stronger relative service for this group. Farragut’s student–teacher ratio was 10.7 in 2024–2025, lower than most nearby schools with reported ratios, but this has not coincided with strong test results. Its free/reduced lunch eligible rate was 94% in 2024–2025, compared with an average of about 89% among nearby schools reporting the same measure; these figures describe school context, not a cause of results.

490

Students ?

10.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,305

Per pupil spending ?

93.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

95.1%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

2345 S Christiana Ave
Chicago, IL 60623-3217

(773) 534-1300

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Feeder schools for Farragut Career Academy High School:

Elementary:	Cardenas Elementary School
	Crown Elementary Community Acd Fine Arts Center
	Dvorak Technology Academy Elementary School
	Finkl Elementary School
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	Hammond Elementary School
	Kanoon Elementary Magnet School
	McCormick Elementary School
	Ortiz De Dominguez Elementary School
	Spry Elementary Community School
	Telpochcalli Elementary School
Middle:	Gary Elementary School
	Madero Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.5%

African American:

12.7%

White:

0.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2016 → 2nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (14% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Illinois average (65% vs 90%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school14%

District avg36%

Illinois avg47%

609^th of 620

Illinois public high schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

91^st 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	3.2	609 of 620	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.2	611 of 698	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	616 of 697	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	616 of 699	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	610 of 699	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.1	642 of 688	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.3	626 of 701	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.5	597 of 647	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.0	614 of 642	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.4	614 of 643	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	18.2	529 of 614	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	5.7	616 of 670	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.0	601 of 670	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	8.6	589 of 665	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	9.4	568 of 655	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	4.1	591 of 643	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	4.5	578 of 632	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	6.1	561 of 624	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	5.4	561 of 612	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	2.6	564 of 596	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	2.0	559 of 590	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	0.9	579 of 592	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	0.9	571 of 586	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	250 of 323	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.7	187 of 299	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.6	293 of 301	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	268 of 294	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.1	241 of 281	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.7	242 of 299	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	251 of 253	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	36.9	274 of 491	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.0	171 of 429	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.5	292 of 428	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	193 of 284	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.6	158 of 248	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.2	194 of 217	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.5	151 of 205	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
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	7.8	633 of 685	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	602 of 664	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	560 of 656	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	598 of 658	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.4	616 of 639	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.1	620 of 665	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.8	587 of 620	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	4.3	267 of 268	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.5	318 of 366	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	303 of 336	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	299 of 333	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.9	295 of 335	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	314 of 317	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	289 of 317	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.8	271 of 291	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	28.1	55 of 104	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	6.9	467 of 478	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.3	585 of 672	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	548 of 639	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	551 of 644	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	530 of 626	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.5	551 of 611	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.3	556 of 639	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.7	519 of 585	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	6.9	492 of 521	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.8	563 of 685	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	576 of 668	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.4	625 of 668	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	571 of 664	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.0	580 of 653	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.6	584 of 675	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.6	556 of 619	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	31.4	320 of 527	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.0	333 of 482	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.1	375 of 476	21.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	31.2	286 of 493	42.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.3	270 of 453	40.4%	★☆☆☆☆
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)

Homeless (2023)47th percentile+35 vs school

Disabled (2025)44th percentile+32 vs school

Special Education (2025)39th percentile+27 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)32nd percentile+20 vs school

African American (2025)23rd percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)8th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2026)6th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts14%-36 vs state

Science13%-35 vs state

Mathematics8%-32 vs state

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by a student
Thursday, April 30, 2009

Farragut Seems bad because of how it was handled in the news, But other than that the programs they present to the students are unique and one of a kind it has many programs likee Culinary Arts, Auto Mechanic, Graphic Design, Law, fashion Design, Cosmetology and Many more. The teachers are exelent they become not just your teachers but friends that can help you out on everyday problems Close Quote

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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)	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	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	3.2	609^th of 620 public high schools	1.8%		12.2	611^th of 698 public high schools	12.5%	2	19.2	15.3			15.1	13.9	14.1	7.8	13.3	95.1%		$29,305	$2,157	$27,149
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%)								(n/a)										95.7%		$58,749	$5,665	$53,084
North Lawndale Prep Charter - Christiana	Public, Charter	9-12	1615 S Christiana Ave	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 542-1490	258	12	21.5	—	1 (0.4%)	250 (96.9%)	7 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8.5	564^th of 620 public high schools	9.0%		9	637^th of 698 public high schools	8.7%	73	32.0	15.4		16.9		25.0			17.5	98.7%		$31,966	$890	$31,076
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%
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
North Lawndale Prep Charter-Collins	Public, Charter	9-12	1615 S Christiana Ave	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 542-6766	276	12	23.0	94.9%	1 (0.4%)	264 (95.7%)	9 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)								(n/a)										99.3%		$28,715	$2,129	$26,586
Collins Academy STEAM High School	Public	9-12	1313 S Sacramento Dr	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-1840	228	27	8.4	97.4%	1 (0.4%)	223 (97.8%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	20.8									98.5%		$36,087	$3,245	$32,842
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
Ombudsman Chicago West	Public	9-12	3210 W Roosevelt Rd	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(312) 243-1550	0	6	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)										92.8%
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Farragut Career Academy High School

What schools feed into Farragut Career Academy High School?

Farragut Career Academy High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Cardenas Elementary School
Elementary : Crown Elementary Community Acd Fine Arts Center
Elementary : Dvorak Technology Academy Elementary School
Elementary : Finkl Elementary School
Elementary : Hammond Elementary School
Elementary : Kanoon Elementary Magnet School
Elementary : McCormick Elementary School
Elementary : Ortiz De Dominguez Elementary School
Elementary : Spry Elementary Community School
Elementary : Telpochcalli Elementary School
Middle : Gary Elementary School
Middle : Madero Middle School

What district is Farragut Career Academy High School in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

How many students attend Farragut Career Academy High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 490 students attended Farragut Career Academy High School.

Is Farragut Career Academy High School a good school?

Farragut Career Academy High School ranks in the bottom 1.8% of Illinois high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Farragut Career Academy High School?

Students at Farragut Career Academy High School are 86% Hispanic, 13% African American.

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