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Fenger Academy High School

Public Grades 9-12

651^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 698 Illinois High Schools

Better than 7% of Illinois high schools

Summary

Fenger Academy High School is a public high school in Chicago, Illinois, serving 262 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. Fenger Academy High School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Illinois high schools over the past decade, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Fenger Academy High School significantly underperforms compared to the district and state averages across various standardized tests. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 5.4% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in ACT/English Language Arts, compared to 40.1% for the district and 51.7% for the state. Similarly, only 1.4% were proficient or better in ACT/Mathematics, compared to 25.3% for the district and 39.3% for the state. The school also has a low 4-year graduation rate of 60.4% and a high dropout rate of 5.8% for the same school year.

When comparing Fenger Academy High School to nearby schools within the same district, it consistently underperforms. For example, Brooks College Prep Academy High School, located about 1.17 miles away, ranks in the top 3% of Illinois high schools and significantly outperforms Fenger Academy High School across various academic metrics. Additionally, Fenger Academy High School has an extremely high chronic absenteeism rate of 82.0% for the 2024-2025 school year, which is more than double the district and state averages.

312

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$33,687

Per pupil spending ?

88.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11220 S Wallace St
Chicago, IL 60628-4728

(773) 535-5430

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Feeder schools for Fenger Academy High School:

Elementary:	Aldridge Elementary School
	Brown R Elementary Community Academy
	Carver Primary School
	Colemon J Elementary Academy
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	Dubois Elementary School
	Haley Elementary Academy
	Higgins Elementary Community Academy
	Metcalfe Elementary Community Academy
	White Elementary Career Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

92.6%

Hispanic:

5.8%

White:

1.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 1st percentile in 2015 → 7th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (27% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Illinois average (60% vs 89%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg37%

Illinois avg48%

651^st of 698

Illinois public high schools ?

Bottom 7%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 1% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

104^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	7.2	651 of 698	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	663 of 697	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	685 of 699	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.2	668 of 699	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.0	659 of 688	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.4	694 of 701	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.3	629 of 647	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.8	606 of 642	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.1	619 of 643	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.9	606 of 614	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	1.6	662 of 670	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	2.8	636 of 670	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	1.2	659 of 665	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	1.7	647 of 655	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	1.3	634 of 643	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	0.9	630 of 632	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	0.8	623 of 624	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	0.7	609 of 612	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	1.0	585 of 596	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	0.4	587 of 590	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	0.7	581 of 592	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	0.7	575 of 586	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	264 of 323	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	247 of 299	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	277 of 301	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	240 of 294	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.9	230 of 281	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	290 of 299	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	219 of 253	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	428 of 491	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	261 of 429	39.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	382 of 428	10.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	7.8	634 of 685	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	632 of 664	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.3	635 of 656	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.9	650 of 658	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.7	605 of 639	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.8	643 of 665	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.1	617 of 620	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	125 of 138	9.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	68 of 125	45.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.1	55 of 104	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.5	46 of 98	53.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.5	55 of 91	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	11.7	618 of 672	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	589 of 639	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	629 of 644	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	593 of 626	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.6	572 of 611	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.9	633 of 639	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	563 of 585	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	7.9	645 of 685	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	607 of 668	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	655 of 668	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	617 of 664	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.6	626 of 653	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.5	666 of 675	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.8	571 of 619	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	460 of 527	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	377 of 482	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
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)

African American (2025)18th percentile+12 vs school

Disabled (2025)13th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)13th percentile+6 vs school

Homeless (2025)9th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile~ school

Female (2025)7th percentile~ school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics140%+101 vs state

English Language Arts5%-46 vs state

Science3%-46 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)	ISA Science (2025)		IAR English Language Arts (2025)					IAR Mathematics (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	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% 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
Fenger Academy High School	Public	9-12	11220 S Wallace St	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-5430	312	21	14.8	88.5%	4 (1.3%)	289 (92.6%)	18 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.2	651^st of 698 public high schools	6.7%		10.8	663^rd of 697 public high schools	4.9%	12	29.7	18.5	10.5	0.0	27.0	7.4	5.4	1.4	2.7													95.1	99.0	99.0	99.0	93.2	98.5	98.1	76.1	$33,687	$4,940	$28,747
Ombudsman Chicago - Roseland High School	Public	9-12	10928 S Halsted St	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 553-1530	0	2	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																						91.5	91.5	91.5	91.5	80.6	90.7	91.5	65.9
Chicago Excel Academy High School	Public	9-12	1257 W 111Th St	Chicago	60643	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 629-8379	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Brooks College Prep Academy High School	Public	7-12	250 E 111th St	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-9930	1,007	58	17.5	58.8%	21 (2.1%)	794 (78.8%)	179 (17.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.1%)	97	19^th of 698 public high schools	97.3%		98.3	25^th of 697 public high schools	96.4%	6	92.1	85.8	64.8	63.0	75.5	74.0	89.5	71.2	81.7		72.9			93.2	93.2	93.2			71.2	44.1	57.6	94.4	99.0	99.0	99.0	92.0	98.5	97.9	87.0	$17,134	$1,870	$15,264
Chicago Collegiate Charter School	Public, Charter	5-12	11816 S Indiana Ave	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 536-9098	255	0	28.0	88.6%	0 (0.0%)	250 (98.0%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10.3	624^th of 698 public high schools	10.6%		9.7	680^th of 697 public high schools	2.4%	56	34.1	32.1	6.8	10.7	11.4	25.0	8.3	0.0	2.0	20.0	13.6	18.2	15.4	33.3	18.2	21.9	18.2	0.0	0.0	9.1	6.2									$26,303	$2,922	$23,382
Julian High School	Public	9-12	10330 S Elizabeth St	Chicago	60643	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-5170	440	40	11.0	78.0%	1 (0.2%)	419 (95.2%)	15 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	7.2	650^th of 698 public high schools	6.9%		10.1	676^th of 697 public high schools	3.0%	26	36.9	19.3	0.0	2.8	17.9	16.5	6.7	1.9	10.5													98.2	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.1	98.6	97.3	95.0	$26,654	$3,260	$23,394
Morgan Park High School	Public	7-12	1744 W Pryor Ave	Chicago	60643	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-2550	1,349	84	16.0	77.9%	16 (1.2%)	1,274 (94.4%)	51 (3.8%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	14.7	594^th of 698 public high schools	14.9%		12.1	640^th of 697 public high schools	8.2%	46	42.8	27.8	7.7	3.2	27.6	23.6	23.0	5.7	25.0		26.1			60.0	65.2	62.5			26.0	8.7	17.7	93.8	96.3	96.3	96.3	90.4	95.9	96.1	81.3	$18,361	$2,288	$16,073
Corliss High School	Public	9-12	821 E 103rd St	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-5115	430	27	16.0	88.1%	2 (0.5%)	371 (86.3%)	52 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	5.1	672^nd of 698 public high schools	3.7%		13.2	620^th of 697 public high schools	11.0%	52	22.1	15.8	2.7	1.8	13.6	7.1	10.3	1.1	9.2													88.1	92.1	92.1	92.1	84.9	89.6	90.3	73.0	$23,445	$3,511	$19,934
Noble St Charter-Butler - Crimson	Public, Charter	9-12	821 E 103rd St	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 535-5490	695	45	15.4	88.8%	2 (0.3%)	655 (94.2%)	34 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	17.4	571^st of 698 public high schools	18.2%		15.7	589^th of 697 public high schools	15.5%	18	43.3	32.9	10.9	9.9	29.9	18.6	24.7	7.6	27.6																					$20,273	$1,670	$18,603
Harlan Community Academy High School	Public	9-12	9652 S Michigan Ave	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-5400	220	22	10.0	90.5%	0 (0.0%)	207 (94.1%)	10 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)	5	676^th of 698 public high schools	3.2%		9.7	680^th of 697 public high schools	2.4%	4	18.8	11.4	3.1	0.0	9.4	5.6	10.7	2.7	14.9													93.4	96.2	96.2	96.2	91.1	95.8	95.3	69.0	$39,536	$5,123	$34,413

Frequently Asked Questions about Fenger Academy High School

How many students attend Fenger Academy High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 312 students attended Fenger Academy High School.

What schools feed into Fenger Academy High School?

Fenger Academy High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Aldridge Elementary School
Elementary : Brown R Elementary Community Academy
Elementary : Carver Primary School
Elementary : Colemon J Elementary Academy
Elementary : Dubois Elementary School
Elementary : Haley Elementary Academy
Elementary : Higgins Elementary Community Academy
Elementary : Metcalfe Elementary Community Academy
Elementary : White Elementary Career Academy

Is Fenger Academy High School a good school?

Fenger Academy High School ranks in the bottom 6.7% of Illinois high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Fenger Academy High School?

Students at Fenger Academy High School are 93% African American, 6% Hispanic, 1% White.

What district is Fenger Academy High School in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

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