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Julian High School

Public Grades 9-12

608^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 620 Illinois High Schools

Better than 2% of Illinois high schools

Summary

Julian High School is a Chicago high school serving grades 9–12, with 440 students, in Chicago Public Schools District 299. Its reported test results are well below district and state levels, and nearby schools generally post higher results; the clearest concern is that Julian has no tested subject that stands out as a broad strength.

In 2025–2026, 11th-grade ACT English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency was 10%, compared with 39% districtwide and 50% statewide; nearby results were also higher, including 21% at Noble St Charter-Butler College Prep - Crimson and 23% at Noble St Charter-Hansberry College Prep - Silver. Julian’s 9th-grade ELA result was 32%, below Hansberry’s 40% and Butler’s 41%. Attendance and graduation are also concerns: chronic absenteeism was 72%, versus 39% districtwide and 24% statewide, while graduation was 72%, versus 83% for the district and 90% for the state. Some current-year math and science results are suppressed, so comparisons in those subjects are incomplete.

Results are mixed over time: 11th-grade ACT ELA rose from 7% in 2024–2025 to 10% in 2025–2026, but 9th- and 10th-grade PreACT ELA fell from 37% to 32% and from 19% to 14%. SchoolDigger ranks Julian 608 of 620 schools (2nd percentile, 0 stars) for 2025–2026. Its 11:1 student–teacher ratio in 2024–2025 was below the 15.1:1 average among nearby schools with reported ratios; 78% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that school year. SchoolDigger’s student-group ranking suggests Julian served homeless students relatively more effectively than its overall ranking indicates: in 2023–2024, the group ranked at the 46th percentile, compared with the school’s overall 3rd percentile.

440

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,804

Per pupil spending ?

78.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

97.9%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

10330 S Elizabeth St
Chicago, IL 60643-2394

(773) 535-5170

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Feeder schools for Julian High School:

Elementary:	Dunne Technology Academy Elementary School
	Fernwood Elementary School
	Garvey M Elementary School
	Mount Vernon Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

95.2%

Hispanic:

3.4%

American Indian:

0.7%

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At a glance

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

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (17% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Illinois average (72% vs 90%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school17%

District avg36%

Illinois avg47%

608^th of 620

Illinois public high schools ?

Bottom 2%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

90^th 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	608 of 620	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.2	650 of 698	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	676 of 697	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	663 of 699	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.5	680 of 699	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	646 of 688	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.1	675 of 701	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.1	632 of 647	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.2	621 of 642	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.1	633 of 643	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.8	582 of 614	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.9	637 of 670	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	2.4	641 of 670	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	3.8	620 of 665	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.8	628 of 655	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	2.4	616 of 643	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	1.9	610 of 632	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	1.5	604 of 624	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	2.4	585 of 612	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	4.4	555 of 596	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	2.9	550 of 590	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	2.2	560 of 592	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	1.9	556 of 586	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	17.8	164 of 187	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.0	268 of 323	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	271 of 299	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	246 of 301	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	275 of 294	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.7	215 of 281	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.0	267 of 299	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.7	221 of 253	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	443 of 491	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	261 of 429	39.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	372 of 428	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	7.9	631 of 685	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	628 of 664	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.2	639 of 656	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.8	632 of 658	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.4	616 of 639	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.3	633 of 665	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.6	592 of 620	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	25.7	68 of 125	45.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.5	46 of 98	53.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.7	53 of 91	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	11.2	443 of 478	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.6	625 of 672	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.1	605 of 639	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	614 of 644	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	608 of 626	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.4	568 of 611	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.1	612 of 639	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	570 of 585	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	7.4	647 of 685	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	632 of 668	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	631 of 668	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.6	649 of 664	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.3	597 of 653	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.3	648 of 675	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.9	605 of 619	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	491 of 527	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
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	34.8	267 of 473	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
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 (2024)46th percentile+43 vs school

African American (2026)12th percentile+10 vs school

Disabled (2025)10th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)8th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)7th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)7th percentile~ school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

Science14%-34 vs state

English Language Arts10%-40 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
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%)	3.2	608^th of 620 public high schools	1.9%		7.2	650^th of 698 public high schools	6.9%	42	31.8	13.9			14.0		9.6										97.9%		$27,804	$2,201	$25,602
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)																	91.1%
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)																	81%
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%)	9.5	554^th of 620 public high schools	10.6%		14.7	594^th of 698 public high schools	14.9%	40	49.0	26.8	16.0	6.3	22.4	17.8	20.3	9.3	18.1	60.7	57.3	73.2	64.1	30.7	37.5	33.6	98.5%		$19,311	$1,426	$17,885
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%)								(n/a)																	97.1%		$36,312	$3,802	$32,510
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%)								(n/a)																	97.7%		$36,871	$2,811	$34,060
Noble St Charter-Hansberry College Prep - Silver	Public, Charter	9-12	8748 S Aberdeen St	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 729-3400	534	28	19.0	85.8%	0 (0.0%)	522 (97.8%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	7.4	573^rd of 620 public high schools	7.6%		14.2	597^th of 698 public high schools	14.5%	24	39.8	25.4	8.8		19.5	17.5	22.8	8.7	20.6								99.3%		$21,903	$2,022	$19,881
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%)	94.3	33^rd of 620 public high schools	94.7%		97	19^th of 698 public high schools	97.3%	14	88.3	80.8	64.4	59.3	69.3	68.2	85.1	68.8	76.5	84.5	100.0	91.4	95.5	81.1	55.2	67.6	97.9%		$17,774	$650	$17,124
Evergreen Park High School	Public	9-12	9901 S Kedzie Ave	Evergreen Park	60805	Cook County	Evergreen Park CHSD 231	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 424-7400	941	71	13.2	—	314 (33.4%)	294 (31.2%)	293 (31.1%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.4%)	60.3	215^th of 620 public high schools	65.3%		66.2	201^st of 698 public high schools	71.2%	14	63.9	61.6	33.6	32.5	48.9	47.5	55.7	51.6	52.0								97.5%		$22,824	$458	$22,366
Chicago Collegiate Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	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%)	5.1	590^th of 620 public high schools	4.8%		10.3	624^th of 698 public high schools	10.6%	34	29.4	22.7											32.7				96.9%		$28,914	$1,477	$27,438

Frequently Asked Questions about Julian High School

What district is Julian High School in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

How many students attend Julian High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 440 students attended Julian High School.

Is Julian High School a good school?

Julian High School ranks in the bottom 1.9% of Illinois high schools.

What schools feed into Julian High School?

Julian High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Dunne Technology Academy Elementary School
Elementary : Fernwood Elementary School
Elementary : Garvey M Elementary School
Elementary : Mount Vernon Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Julian High School?

Students at Julian High School are 95% African American, 3% Hispanic.

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