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Gage Park High School

Public Grades 9-12

681^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 698 Illinois High Schools

Better than 2% of Illinois high schools

Summary

Gage Park High School is a public high school in Chicago, Illinois, serving 420 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.

Gage Park High School consistently underperforms compared to the district and state averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 7.5% 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 1.1% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in ACT Mathematics, compared to 25.3% for the district and 39.3% for the state. The school also has lower graduation rates and higher dropout rates than the district and state averages, as well as significantly higher chronic absenteeism rates.

Nearby schools, such as Lindblom Math & Science Academy High School, generally outperform Gage Park High School in academic assessments, graduation rates, and other key metrics. Gage Park High School spends significantly more per student ($23,755 in 2023-2024) compared to nearby charter schools, but this higher spending does not seem to translate into better academic outcomes. Factors such as high poverty and a large population of English language learners may be contributing to the school's underperformance, suggesting the need for targeted interventions and support services to improve student outcomes.

392

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,984

Per pupil spending ?

93.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5630 S Rockwell St
Chicago, IL 60629-1030

(773) 535-9230

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Feeder schools for Gage Park High School:

Elementary:	Carson Elementary School
	Claremont Magnet Elementary School
	Fairfield Elementary Academy
	Marquette Elementary School
	More...
	McKay Elementary School
	Morrill Elementary Math & Sci School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

76.0%

African American:

22.7%

White:

1.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 10th percentile in 2015 → 2nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (20% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Illinois average (68% vs 89%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg37%

Illinois avg48%

681^st of 698

Illinois public high schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

128^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	4.5	681 of 698	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	676 of 697	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	630 of 699	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	640 of 699	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.1	643 of 688	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.2	646 of 701	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.4	638 of 647	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.3	619 of 642	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.6	605 of 643	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	14.6	555 of 614	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	3.1	632 of 670	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	2.0	647 of 670	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	2.8	633 of 665	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.0	638 of 655	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	2.1	618 of 643	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	2.3	604 of 632	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	2.0	596 of 624	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	2.4	584 of 612	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	0.9	587 of 596	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	0.6	578 of 590	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	1.0	576 of 592	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	0.8	573 of 586	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	298 of 323	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	246 of 299	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	242 of 301	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	267 of 294	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.2	223 of 281	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.4	270 of 299	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	227 of 253	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	473 of 491	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	261 of 429	39.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.8	260 of 428	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	274 of 284	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	158 of 248	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.9	126 of 217	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.1	111 of 205	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
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	4.2	672 of 685	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	629 of 664	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	608 of 656	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	603 of 658	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	602 of 639	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.7	610 of 665	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.5	610 of 620	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	5.9	359 of 366	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	325 of 336	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	307 of 333	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	299 of 335	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.8	307 of 317	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.9	295 of 317	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.0	290 of 291	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	40.8	78 of 138	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
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	34.5	52 of 91	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	6.7	653 of 672	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	609 of 639	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	573 of 644	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	557 of 626	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.8	548 of 611	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	590 of 639	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.5	577 of 585	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	6.3	658 of 685	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	632 of 668	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	595 of 668	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	609 of 664	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.5	611 of 653	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.4	633 of 675	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.7	609 of 619	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	517 of 527	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
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)

Homeless (2025)43rd percentile+41 vs school

African American (2025)8th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)4th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics110%+71 vs state

Science9%-40 vs state

English Language Arts8%-44 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
Gage Park High School	Public	9-12	5630 S Rockwell St	Chicago	60629	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-9230	392	33	12.0	93.9%	5 (1.3%)	89 (22.7%)	298 (76.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4.5	681^st of 698 public high schools	2.4%		10.1	676^th of 697 public high schools	3.0%	5	20.5	12.3	0.0	0.0	11.4	12.3	7.5	1.1	8.6								81.7	90.8	90.8	90.8	82.8	87.4	84.8	73.9	$24,984	$3,310	$21,674
Ombudsman Chicago South	Public	9-12	6057 S Western Ave	Chicago	60636	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 498-5085	0	5	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																	94.4	98.3	98.3	98.3	90.1	97.0	97.8	52.2
Lindblom Math & Science Academy High School	Public	7-12	6130 S Wolcott Ave	Chicago	60636	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-9300	1,316	85	15.4	57.8%	33 (2.5%)	862 (65.5%)	394 (29.9%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	17 (1.3%)	90.9	52^nd of 698 public high schools	92.6%		95.2	44^th of 697 public high schools	93.7%	8	86.0	83.7	52.0	46.6	61.6	77.7	78.6	51.1	79.9	33.6	86.7	75.2	81.0	62.5	31.6	47.3	93.7	97.5	97.5	97.5	92.1	96.9	96.9	76.2	$17,280	$1,882	$15,398
Solorio Academy High School	Public	9-12	5400 S St Louis Ave	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-9070	1,287	84	15.3	90.5%	13 (1.0%)	16 (1.2%)	1,246 (96.8%)	5 (0.4%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	37.7	465^th of 698 public high schools	33.4%		42.8	373^rd of 697 public high schools	46.5%	92	53.8	37.9	28.4	23.2	35.8	30.6	40.9	28.2	36.7								94.4	98.2	98.1	98.1	93.0	97.1	97.7	86.0	$17,100	$2,295	$14,805
Noble St Charter - Mansueto	Public, Charter	9-12	2911 W 47Th St	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 349-8200	1,106	61	18.2	91.0%	6 (0.5%)	6 (0.5%)	1,087 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	33.3	491^st of 698 public high schools	29.7%		34.3	438^th of 697 public high schools	37.2%	53	46.7	38.7	28.0	11.7	39.5	33.8	35.7	18.0	41.2																$18,074	$1,821	$16,253
Back of The Yards IB High School	Public	9-12	2111 W 47th St	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-7320	1,039	82	12.7	93.0%	9 (0.9%)	15 (1.4%)	1,005 (96.7%)	7 (0.7%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35.2	481^st of 698 public high schools	31.1%		38.5	402^nd of 697 public high schools	42.3%	79	34.6	42.4	18.0	22.7	31.6	30.4	48.5	28.3	43.8								98.1	99.3	99.3	99.3	98.6	99.4	99.1	95.0	$17,467	$2,130	$15,338
Acero Charter School Netwrk- Victoria	Public, Charter	9-12	5025 S St Louis Ave	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(312) 455-5446	561	42	13.3	98.4%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	559 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.7	608^th of 698 public high schools	12.9%		12.5	635^th of 697 public high schools	8.9%	27	29.4	31.3	8.7	8.6	24.8	27.3	15.2	4.3	16.7																$22,496	$1,169	$21,327
Pathways in Education Brighton Pa	Public	9-12	3124 W 47Th St	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 579-1220	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																	94.9	96.2	95.6	95.9	90.5	96.4	95.9	84.4
Peace and Education Coalition High School	Public	10-12	4946 S Paulina St	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-9212	0	24	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																	82.2	85.9	85.9	87.4	82.2	85.2	77.0	70.4
ACE Amandla Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	6820 S Washtenaw Ave	Chicago	60629	Cook County	ACE Amandla Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-7150	137	13	10.5	94.9%	0 (0.0%)	68 (49.6%)	65 (47.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	11.8	617^th of 698 public high schools	11.6%		10.9	661^st of 697 public high schools	5.2%	44	29.7	25.0	0.0	0.0	21.6	13.9	28.6	14.3	25.0																$23,460	$4,705	$18,756

Frequently Asked Questions about Gage Park High School

What is the racial makeup of Gage Park High School?

Students at Gage Park High School are 76% Hispanic, 23% African American, 1% White.

What schools feed into Gage Park High School?

Gage Park High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Carson Elementary School
Elementary : Claremont Magnet Elementary School
Elementary : Fairfield Elementary Academy
Elementary : Marquette Elementary School
Elementary : McKay Elementary School
Elementary : Morrill Elementary Math & Sci School

Is Gage Park High School a good school?

Gage Park High School ranks in the bottom 2.4% of Illinois high schools.

What district is Gage Park High School in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

How many students attend Gage Park High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 392 students attended Gage Park High School.

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