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Schurz High School

Public Grades 9-12

633^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 698 Illinois High Schools

Better than 9% of Illinois high schools

Summary

Schurz High School is a public high school in Chicago, Illinois, serving 1,344 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.

Schurz High School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Illinois high schools, with a ranking between 553 and 633 over the past several years, and a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school significantly underperforms compared to the district and state in academic assessments, with only 18.2% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in ACT/English Language Arts, and 12% proficient or better in ACT/Mathematics, compared to higher district and state averages. Schurz also has lower graduation rates and higher dropout rates than the state average, as well as significantly higher chronic absenteeism rates.

While Schurz High School has relatively high per-student spending, this does not seem to translate into improved academic outcomes. The school's performance is generally lower than nearby schools in the district, such as Roosevelt High School, Intrinsic Charter High School, and Disney II Magnet High School, which tend to have higher academic performance, graduation rates, and lower chronic absenteeism rates.

1,244

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,731

Per pupil spending ?

88.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3601 N Milwaukee Ave
Chicago, IL 60641-3033

(773) 534-3420

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Feeder schools for Schurz High School:

Elementary:	Avondale - Logandale Elementary School
	Belding Elementary School
	Brentano Elementary Math & Science Academy
	Cleveland Elementary School
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	Garcia Lorca Elementary School
	Gray Elementary School
	Linne Elementary School
	Murphy Elementary School
	Portage Park Elementary School
	Reilly Elementary School
	Reinberg Elementary School
	Scammon Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.8%

African American:

8.1%

White:

6.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 12th percentile in 2015 → 9th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (15% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Illinois average (79% vs 89%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg37%

Illinois avg48%

633^rd of 698

Illinois public high schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

89^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	9.4	633 of 698	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	553 of 697	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	564 of 699	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	596 of 699	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.1	589 of 688	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	591 of 701	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.4	582 of 647	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	9.8	585 of 642	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	12.5	594 of 643	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	15.9	543 of 614	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	6.1	611 of 670	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	4.6	619 of 670	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.6	614 of 665	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	6.6	589 of 655	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	3.5	601 of 643	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	3.5	588 of 632	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	4.5	574 of 624	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	4.6	567 of 612	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	4.1	558 of 596	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	3.2	549 of 590	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	1.9	563 of 592	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	2.3	553 of 586	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	254 of 323	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	52.8	88 of 299	70.6%	★★★★☆
2023	29.4	212 of 301	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.5	176 of 294	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.1	241 of 281	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.0	188 of 299	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.7	235 of 253	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2022	1.9	138 of 141	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	408 of 491	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	261 of 429	39.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.6	247 of 428	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	260 of 284	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	33.6	139 of 248	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.1	131 of 217	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.7	189 of 205	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	32.8	86 of 189	54.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.6	141 of 183	23.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.9	121 of 151	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	9.8	611 of 685	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	543 of 664	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	549 of 656	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	559 of 658	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.4	549 of 639	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	560 of 665	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.4	564 of 620	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	12.8	335 of 366	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	273 of 336	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	255 of 333	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	296 of 335	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.0	275 of 317	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.0	267 of 317	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	263 of 291	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	31.4	97 of 138	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	85.2	13 of 125	89.6%	★★★★★
2023	28.1	55 of 104	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.5	23 of 98	76.5%	★★★★☆
2019	44.8	40 of 91	56.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	14.2	603 of 672	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.2	439 of 639	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.0	467 of 644	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.1	505 of 626	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.6	482 of 611	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.1	503 of 639	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	508 of 585	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	9.7	630 of 685	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	512 of 668	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	518 of 668	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	569 of 664	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.0	548 of 653	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.5	564 of 675	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.7	546 of 619	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	454 of 527	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.6	321 of 482	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.4	285 of 476	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.3	274 of 493	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.8	256 of 453	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.6	304 of 473	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.3	245 of 374	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	2.3	560 of 564	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	450 of 554	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	462 of 557	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	429 of 560	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.9	512 of 553	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.4	543 of 552	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.4	518 of 548	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)30th percentile+20 vs school

African American (2025)21st percentile+12 vs school

Disabled (2025)17th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2025)14th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)11th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)8th percentile~ school

Male (2025)8th percentile~ school

Asian (2022)2nd percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)1st percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts18%-34 vs state

Science16%-32 vs state

Mathematics12%-27 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
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
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
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
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
Disney II Magnet High School	Public	7-12	3900 N Lawndale Ave	Chicago	60618	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 534-5010	738	86	8.5	46.5%	131 (17.8%)	138 (18.7%)	422 (57.2%)	24 (3.3%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (2.4%)	50.9	335^th of 698 public high schools	52.0%		46.5	338^th of 697 public high schools	51.5%	3	57.7	54.5	22.1	26.9	43.0	50.3	51.2	24.8	43.3	32.9	74.3	56.2	65.3	50.0	20.5	35.4	95.6	98.1	98.1	98.1	93.6	97.7	97.3	82.8
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
Aspira Charter - Bus and Fin	Public, Charter	9-12	2989 N Milwaukee Ave	Chicago	60618	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 243-1820	426	34	12.5	83.8%	6 (1.4%)	24 (5.6%)	390 (91.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	10.1	625^th of 698 public high schools	10.5%		10.2	674^th of 697 public high schools	3.3%	49	26.8	22.5	9.9	6.9	26.8	16.7	16.0	3.1	16.0																$20,797	$124	$20,673
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
Roosevelt High School	Public	9-12	3436 W Wilson Ave	Chicago	60625	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-5000	1,144	89	12.8	87.9%	50 (4.4%)	69 (6.0%)	908 (79.4%)	87 (7.6%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	23 (2.0%)	13.3	603^rd of 698 public high schools	13.6%		14.5	608^th of 697 public high schools	12.8%	5	35.5	25.0	10.5	5.1	28.9	22.7	22.7	6.8	19.5								73.4	84.4	84.4	84.4	74.7	82.1	74.8	71.0	$19,185	$2,685	$16,499
Pathways in Education Avondale	Public	9-12	3100 W Belmont Ave	Chicago	60618	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 588-5007	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																	95.1	97.4	97.4	97.4	92.8	97.0	97.4	84.1

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What is the racial makeup of Schurz High School?

Students at Schurz High School are 82% Hispanic, 8% African American, 6% White, 2% Asian.

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Schurz High School ranks in the bottom 9.3% of Illinois high schools.

What district is Schurz High School in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

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In the 2024-25 school year, 1,244 students attended Schurz High School.

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