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Manley Career Academy High School

Public Grades 9-12

674^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 698 Illinois High Schools

Better than 3% of Illinois high schools

Summary

Manley Career Academy High School is a public high school in Chicago, Illinois, serving 151 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.

Manley Career Academy consistently ranks in the bottom 10% of Illinois high schools, with its students performing significantly below the state and district averages on standardized tests. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 3.6% 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. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 43.4% and 89.0%, which is lower than the district and state averages, and its dropout rate ranges from 2.4% to 6.9%, higher than the district and state averages.

The nearby schools, such as Noble St Charter-DRW Trading Col, Marshall Metropolitan High School, Phoenix Military Academy High School, and the North Lawndale Prep Charter schools, also struggle with academic performance, graduation rates, and high rates of chronic absenteeism, though they generally perform better than Manley Career Academy. This suggests that the challenges faced by Manley Career Academy are not unique but rather reflective of the broader educational challenges in the area.

193

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$37,856

Per pupil spending ?

85%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2935 W Polk St
Chicago, IL 60612-3904

(773) 534-6900

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Feeder schools for Manley Career Academy High School:

Elementary:	Chalmers STEAM Elementary
	Gregory Math & Sci Elementary Academy
	Herzl Elementary School
	Irving Elementary School
	More...
	Jensen Elementary Scholastic Academy
	Lawndale Elementary Community Academy
	Leland Elementary School
	Plamondon Elementary School
	Sumner Elementary Math & Sci Community Academy
	Webster Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

90.2%

Hispanic:

6.2%

White:

2.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 7th percentile in 2015 → 3rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (9% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Illinois average (43% vs 89%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school9%

District avg37%

Illinois avg48%

674^th of 698

Illinois public high schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 3% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

121^st 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	5.0	674 of 698	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	606 of 697	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.3	673 of 699	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.3	665 of 699	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.3	667 of 688	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.8	681 of 701	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.2	641 of 647	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.4	630 of 642	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.4	641 of 643	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	12.9	572 of 614	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.3	643 of 670	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	2.2	643 of 670	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	1.6	651 of 665	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	1.6	648 of 655	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	1.3	633 of 643	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	1.2	623 of 632	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	1.2	608 of 624	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	1.0	602 of 612	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	0.4	596 of 596	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	0.5	581 of 590	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	0.9	578 of 592	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	0.4	585 of 586	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	308 of 323	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	33.6	180 of 299	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.1	286 of 301	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	263 of 294	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.1	241 of 281	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	273 of 299	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	245 of 253	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	18.6	475 of 491	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	261 of 429	39.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.5	234 of 428	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	4.0	674 of 685	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	562 of 664	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.8	615 of 656	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	571 of 658	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.4	616 of 639	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.1	638 of 665	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.4	612 of 620	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	15.4	128 of 138	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	57 of 91	37.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	5.8	658 of 672	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	552 of 639	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	615 of 644	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	606 of 626	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	580 of 611	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.8	618 of 639	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.2	578 of 585	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	7.0	649 of 685	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	574 of 668	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	656 of 668	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.9	620 of 664	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.6	626 of 653	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.2	663 of 675	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.4	612 of 619	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	469 of 527	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	377 of 482	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	337 of 476	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.1	161 of 493	67.3%	★★★☆☆
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)

Special Education (2025)11th percentile+8 vs school

Homeless (2025)7th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

African American (2025)5th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

Science13%-36 vs state

English Language Arts4%-48 vs state

Mathematics0%-39 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)	% 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	% 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
Manley Career Academy High School	Public	9-12	2935 W Polk St	Chicago	60612	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6900	193	14	13.5	85.0%	4 (2.1%)	174 (90.2%)	12 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	5	674^th of 698 public high schools	3.4%		14.6	606^th of 697 public high schools	13.1%	68	29.4	10.3	0.0	3.4	11.8	6.9	3.6	0.0	12.7	78.9	86.7	86.7	86.7	76.7	85.6	83.3	67.8	$37,856	$5,900	$31,956
Ombudsman Chicago West	Public	9-12	3210 W Roosevelt Rd	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(312) 243-1550	0	6	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)										85.6	88.2	88.2	88.2	84.3	86.3	85.6	66.0
Collins Academy STEAM High School	Public	9-12	1313 S Sacramento Dr	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-1840	228	27	8.4	97.4%	1 (0.4%)	223 (97.8%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5.3	670^th of 698 public high schools	4.0%		10.4	671^st of 697 public high schools	3.7%	1	15.2	8.0	3.8	2.0	19.0	2.0	10.0	3.3	13.3	98.1	99.5	99.5	99.5	93.3	99.0	99.5	77.4	$33,347	$5,605	$27,742
North Lawndale Prep Charter-Collins	Public, Charter	9-12	1313 S Sacramento Dr	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 542-6766	276	12	23.0	94.9%	1 (0.4%)	264 (95.7%)	9 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	6.8	654^th of 698 public high schools	6.3%		12.2	637^th of 697 public high schools	8.6%	17	25.0	11.3	5.0	1.9	27.5	3.8	4.9	4.9	13.1									$17,039	$1,390	$15,649
Noble St Charter-DRW Trading Col	Public, Charter	9-12	931 S Homan Ave	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 893-4500	323	28	11.5	87.6%	1 (0.3%)	316 (97.8%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13.2	604^th of 698 public high schools	13.5%		15.7	588^th of 697 public high schools	15.6%	16	37.5	30.3	7.8	4.5	31.7	10.6	10.1	13.0	21.7									$29,204	$2,127	$27,077
Marshall Metropolitan High School	Public	9-12	3250 W Adams St	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6455	239	20	11.9	93.7%	0 (0.0%)	212 (88.7%)	23 (9.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	5.1	673^rd of 698 public high schools	3.6%		9.7	680^th of 697 public high schools	2.4%	7	24.5	5.7	1.9	0.0	11.3	9.8	11.3	1.6	14.5	91.3	96.5	96.5	96.5	93.6	96.5	97.1	84.3	$32,170	$5,820	$26,349
Phoenix Military Academy High School	Public	9-12	145 S Campbell Ave	Chicago	60612	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-7275	372	28	13.2	87.4%	10 (2.7%)	57 (15.3%)	299 (80.4%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	24.7	536^th of 698 public high schools	23.2%		23.3	514^th of 697 public high schools	26.3%	22	50.0	33.3	18.5	14.4	29.3	28.9	34.7	13.3	28.0	98.0	99.5	99.5	99.5	94.2	99.3	99.5	89.7	$23,314	$2,673	$20,641
Crane Medical Prep High School	Public	9-12	2245 W Jackson Blvd	Chicago	60612	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-7600	295	28	10.7	87.1%	1 (0.3%)	242 (82.0%)	50 (16.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	9.8	629^th of 698 public high schools	9.9%		11.3	655^th of 697 public high schools	6.0%	26	45.5	14.9	12.1	4.1	15.2	6.8	13.3	5.3	14.7	98.1	99.6	99.6	99.6	96.6	99.6	99.2	92.0	$25,160	$3,542	$21,618
North Lawndale Prep Charter - Christ	Public, Charter	9-12	1615 S Christiana Ave	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 542-1490	258	12	21.5	99.2%	1 (0.4%)	250 (96.9%)	7 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9	637^th of 698 public high schools	8.7%		10.6	668^th of 697 public high schools	4.2%	31	25.0	15.1	5.0	3.8	35.0	13.2	7.7	3.1	12.3									$14,036	$1,146	$12,890
Cook County Juvenile-Jefferson Alt High School	Public	6-12	1100 S Hamilton Ave	Chicago	60612	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(312) 433-7110	0	46	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)										96.9	97.7	97.7	97.7	98.5	96.9	96.9	94.6

Frequently Asked Questions about Manley Career Academy High School

How many students attend Manley Career Academy High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 193 students attended Manley Career Academy High School.

What is the racial makeup of Manley Career Academy High School?

Students at Manley Career Academy High School are 90% African American, 6% Hispanic, 2% White, 2% Two or more races.

Is Manley Career Academy High School a good school?

Manley Career Academy High School ranks in the bottom 3.4% of Illinois high schools.

What district is Manley Career Academy High School in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

What schools feed into Manley Career Academy High School?

Manley Career Academy High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Chalmers STEAM Elementary
Elementary : Gregory Math & Sci Elementary Academy
Elementary : Herzl Elementary School
Elementary : Irving Elementary School
Elementary : Jensen Elementary Scholastic Academy
Elementary : Lawndale Elementary Community Academy
Elementary : Leland Elementary School
Elementary : Plamondon Elementary School
Elementary : Sumner Elementary Math & Sci Community Academy
Elementary : Webster Elementary School

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