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Foreman High School

Public Grades 9-12

642^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 698 Illinois High Schools

Better than 8% of Illinois high schools

Summary

Foreman High School is a public high school in Chicago, Illinois, serving 700 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.

Foreman High School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Illinois high schools, with academic performance significantly below state and district averages on standardized tests. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 12.8% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in ACT English Language Arts, compared to 51.7% at the state level. The school's four-year graduation rate has declined from 87.7% in 2023-2024 to 60.4% in 2024-2025, and its dropout rate has increased from 2.7% to 8.0% during the same period, both significantly higher than state and district averages. Foreman High School also has a very high chronic absenteeism rate of 69.0%, more than double the state and district averages.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Noble St Charter-ITW Speer Academy, Intrinsic Charter High School, and Schurz High School, Foreman High School appears to be underperforming, despite having a relatively high per-student spending of $22,281 in the 2023-2024 school year. These nearby schools generally perform better academically and have lower chronic absenteeism rates, while serving a slightly less economically disadvantaged student population.

650

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,496

Per pupil spending ?

88.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3235 N Leclaire Ave
Chicago, IL 60641-4290

(773) 534-3400

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Feeder schools for Foreman High School:

Elementary:	Falconer Elementary School
	Hanson Park Elementary School
	Lloyd Elementary School
	Schubert Elementary School
Middle:	Northwest Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

80.5%

African American:

12.9%

White:

4.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 8th percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (14% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg37%

Illinois avg48%

642^nd of 698

Illinois public high schools ?

Bottom 8%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

96^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	8.3	642 of 698	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	624 of 697	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	628 of 699	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	589 of 699	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.1	628 of 688	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.8	641 of 701	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.5	611 of 647	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.1	622 of 642	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	12.2	598 of 643	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	13.5	565 of 614	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	7.5	603 of 670	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	4.9	614 of 670	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	5.9	606 of 665	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	4.6	607 of 655	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	2.5	614 of 643	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	3.8	584 of 632	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	2.2	593 of 624	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	2.0	592 of 612	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	1.9	570 of 596	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	1.2	566 of 590	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	1.1	571 of 592	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	1.1	564 of 586	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	269 of 323	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.9	207 of 299	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.2	284 of 301	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	42.8	140 of 294	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	23.1	241 of 281	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	291 of 299	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.7	215 of 253	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	27.9	379 of 491	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	261 of 429	39.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	345 of 428	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	253 of 284	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	158 of 248	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.8	186 of 217	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	183 of 205	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.8	86 of 189	54.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.6	141 of 183	23.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	39.5	73 of 151	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	8.6	627 of 685	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	608 of 664	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.4	595 of 656	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	554 of 658	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.1	599 of 639	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.9	608 of 665	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.5	595 of 620	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	11.2	343 of 366	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	305 of 336	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	309 of 333	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	289 of 335	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.0	302 of 317	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	296 of 317	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	282 of 291	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	12.9	613 of 672	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	558 of 639	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	557 of 644	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.5	471 of 626	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.9	546 of 611	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.3	574 of 639	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	541 of 585	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	9.4	634 of 685	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	587 of 668	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	598 of 668	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	570 of 664	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	589 of 653	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	618 of 675	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.9	577 of 619	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	363 of 527	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.0	333 of 482	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.2	357 of 476	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.2	286 of 493	42.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.3	270 of 453	40.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.8	234 of 473	50.5%	★★★☆☆
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)

Special Education (2025)31st percentile+23 vs school

Disabled (2025)23rd percentile+15 vs school

African American (2025)17th percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)11th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile~ school

Female (2025)8th percentile~ school

Male (2025)7th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)6th percentile~ school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

Science16%-33 vs state

English Language Arts13%-39 vs state

Mathematics5%-34 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 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	% 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
Foreman High School	Public	9-12	3235 N Leclaire Ave	Chicago	60641	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-3400	650	48	13.5	88.6%	32 (4.9%)	84 (12.9%)	523 (80.5%)	8 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8.3	642^nd of 698 public high schools	8.0%		13	624^th of 697 public high schools	10.5%	18	27.0	15.1	6.8	5.8	21.6	16.9	12.8	4.8	16.0								78.7	85.7	85.7	85.7	82.3	83.9	80.8	81.2	$23,496	$3,244	$20,251
Intrinsic Charter High School	Public, Charter	7-12	4540 W Belmont Ave	Chicago	60641	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 887-2735	993	79	12.6	91.2%	25 (2.5%)	22 (2.2%)	940 (94.7%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	27.1	523^rd of 698 public high schools	25.1%		33.1	450^th of 697 public high schools	35.4%	73	43.5	33.5	19.4	13.0	28.8	31.1	40.5	18.9	35.1	23.3	31.2	55.8	42.8	17.0	16.2	16.6									$15,495	$708	$14,787
Schurz High School	Public	9-12	3601 N Milwaukee Ave	Chicago	60641	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-3420	1,244	92	13.5	88.7%	79 (6.4%)	101 (8.1%)	1,017 (81.8%)	24 (1.9%)	8 (0.6%)	3 (0.2%)	12 (1.0%)	9.4	633^rd of 698 public high schools	9.3%		19.9	553^rd of 697 public high schools	20.7%	80	25.9	20.1	7.1	7.4	15.9	14.8	18.2	12.0	16.3								91.5	94.1	94.1	94.1	93.1	93.0	92.8	86.7	$21,731	$3,038	$18,693
Chicago Academy High School	Public	9-12	3400 N Austin Ave	Chicago	60634	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-0146	580	48	12.0	77.2%	91 (15.7%)	29 (5.0%)	444 (76.6%)	7 (1.2%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	59	257^th of 698 public high schools	63.2%		29.2	478^th of 697 public high schools	31.4%	221	59.9	55.1	40.8	29.7	52.1	50.7	53.8	23.9	42.7								97.3	98.9	98.9	98.9	91.9	99.1	98.7	86.4	$18,521	$1,665	$16,856
Kelvyn Park High School	Public	7-12	4343 W Wrightwood Ave	Chicago	60639	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-4200	577	41	13.9	80.4%	8 (1.4%)	58 (10.1%)	506 (87.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	7.3	647^th of 698 public high schools	7.3%		11	658^th of 697 public high schools	5.6%	11	28.0	13.6	6.5	0.9	22.6	14.5	13.2	3.3	13.2	0.0	10.4	7.7	9.0	2.3	0.0	1.3	75.0	84.0	84.0	84.0	75.0	81.6	79.7	68.4	$19,921	$2,388	$17,533
ASPIRA Charter - Early College Pr	Public, Charter	9-12	3986 W Barry Ave	Chicago	60618	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 243-1626	285	21	13.5	92.3%	5 (1.8%)	7 (2.5%)	273 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.7	645^th of 698 public high schools	7.6%		11.7	647^th of 697 public high schools	7.2%	2	12.7	11.0	3.6	1.4	16.4	11.0	18.8	7.8	23.4																$24,875	$138	$24,737
Yccs-Aspira Pantoja Alt High School	Public, Charter	9-12	3121 N Pulaski Rd	Chicago	60641	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 486-6303	200	11	18.1	95.0%	8 (4.0%)	4 (2.0%)	186 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	4.1	684^th of 698 public high schools	2.0%		11.2	657^th of 697 public high schools	5.7%	27		15.6		0.0		6.3	0.0	0.0	3.6																$18,929	$1,312	$17,617
Prosser Career Academy High School	Public	9-12	2148 N Long Ave	Chicago	60639	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-3200	1,185	86	13.7	89.2%	13 (1.1%)	267 (22.5%)	894 (75.4%)	5 (0.4%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	22	555^th of 698 public high schools	20.5%		28	488^th of 697 public high schools	30.0%	67	44.1	29.7	13.5	7.8	26.0	27.1	39.2	11.8	34.4								97.2	99.0	99.0	99.0	93.0	98.5	98.5	83.6	$18,696	$2,047	$16,649
Rickover Naval Academy High School	Public	9-12	5700 W Berteau Ave	Chicago	60634	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-2890	527	33	15.8	64.7%	84 (15.9%)	12 (2.3%)	412 (78.2%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.7%)	40.2	438^th of 698 public high schools	37.2%		28.9	479^th of 697 public high schools	31.3%	41	61.9	48.4	35.4	20.4	36.7	40.1	30.2	17.2	32.8								99.2	99.0	99.0	99.0	93.3	98.8	98.8	96.8	$19,927	$2,069	$17,858
Vaughn Occupational High School	Public	9-12	4355 N Linder Ave	Chicago	60641	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-3600	0	31	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																	98.1	98.6	98.6	98.6	96.7	98.6	98.1	91.9

Frequently Asked Questions about Foreman High School

What is the racial makeup of Foreman High School?

Students at Foreman High School are 80% Hispanic, 13% African American, 5% White, 1% Asian.

Is Foreman High School a good school?

Foreman High School ranks in the bottom 8.0% of Illinois high schools.

What district is Foreman High School in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

How many students attend Foreman High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 650 students attended Foreman High School.

What schools feed into Foreman High School?

Foreman High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Falconer Elementary School
Elementary : Hanson Park Elementary School
Elementary : Lloyd Elementary School
Elementary : Schubert Elementary School
Middle : Northwest Middle School

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