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Tilden Career Communty Academy High School

Public Grades 9-12

643^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 698 Illinois High Schools

Better than 8% of Illinois high schools

Summary

Tilden Career Community Academy High School is a public high school in Chicago, Illinois, serving 264 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.

Tilden Career Community Academy High School consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of Illinois high schools, with significantly below-average academic performance across standardized tests. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 10% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in ACT English Language Arts, compared to 51.7% statewide and 40.1% in the district. The school's performance is particularly low in mathematics, with only 1.7% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in ACT Mathematics, compared to 39.3% statewide and 25.3% in the district. Tilden Career Community Academy High School also has very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 79.3% in recent years, significantly higher than the state and district averages.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Walter Henri Dyett High School for Arts, Phillips Academy High School, and Back of The Yards IB High School, generally perform better academically than Tilden Career Community Academy High School, with higher test scores, graduation rates, and lower chronic absenteeism. This suggests that Tilden Career Community Academy High School may face unique challenges that need to be addressed through targeted interventions and support for the school and its students.

288

Students ?

10.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,221

Per pupil spending ?

86.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4747 S Union Ave
Chicago, IL 60609-4437

(773) 535-1625

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Feeder schools for Tilden Career Communty Academy High School:

Elementary:	Armour Elementary School
	Dewey Elementary Academy of Fine Arts
	Fulton Elementary School
	Graham A Elementary School
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	Hamline Elementary School
	Healy Elementary School
	Hendricks Elementary Community Academy
	Holden Elementary School
	Minnie Minoso Academy
	Seward Elementary Communication Arts Ac
	Sherman Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

59.0%

African American:

30.9%

White:

7.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 3rd percentile in 2013 → 8th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2013

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (13% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Illinois average (56% vs 89%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

District avg37%

Illinois avg48%

643^rd of 698

Illinois public high schools ?

Bottom 8%▲ up 7 pts since 2017

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

97^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	8.2	643 of 698	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	612 of 697	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	610 of 699	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.8	694 of 699	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.7	652 of 688	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.1	678 of 701	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.9	607 of 647	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.0	634 of 642	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	1.9	649 of 670	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	1.8	651 of 670	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	1.3	654 of 665	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.0	637 of 655	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	1.4	630 of 643	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	1.7	615 of 632	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	0.8	620 of 624	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	1.8	595 of 612	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	0.6	590 of 596	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	0.9	573 of 590	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	1.6	565 of 592	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	2.0	555 of 586	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	280 of 323	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	230 of 299	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.5	225 of 301	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	288 of 294	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.1	241 of 281	14.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	274 of 299	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.4	197 of 253	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	296 of 491	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.0	261 of 429	39.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.7	192 of 428	55.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	261 of 284	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	158 of 248	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.8	70 of 217	67.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	7.6	639 of 685	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	537 of 664	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.3	635 of 656	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.1	649 of 658	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.9	568 of 639	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.4	661 of 665	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.4	612 of 620	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	11.9	339 of 366	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	321 of 336	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	325 of 333	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.4	335 of 335	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.4	299 of 317	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.5	311 of 317	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.2	291 of 291	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	107 of 138	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	68 of 125	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.2	43 of 104	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.5	46 of 98	53.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	57 of 91	37.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	12.7	614 of 672	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	535 of 639	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	553 of 644	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	619 of 626	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.0	561 of 611	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.7	620 of 639	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.6	561 of 585	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	11.5	620 of 685	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	632 of 668	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	554 of 668	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.1	656 of 664	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.6	626 of 653	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.5	632 of 675	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.5	557 of 619	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	340 of 527	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.8	377 of 482	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.0	200 of 476	58.0%	★★★☆☆
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)

Disabled (2025)40th percentile+32 vs school

Special Education (2025)35th percentile+28 vs school

Homeless (2025)22nd percentile+15 vs school

African American (2025)13th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)9th percentile~ school

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

English Language Learner (2025)8th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)7th percentile~ school

Female (2025)7th percentile~ school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

Science12%-37 vs state

English Language Arts10%-42 vs state

Mathematics2%-38 vs state

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by a student
Monday, May 21, 2012

I'm not sure how much this school has changed, but I dread going to this place. I came in as a freshman in 2001, and left before my first year was over. I encountered way too many gang fights during school hours. Chased by random people outside of campus because the way I dressed. During lunch I always stayed in the library because every day it seemed like there was another fight in the lunch room. My parents went to Tilden as a kid, but so much has changed from that time. I wouldn't dare step foot in this school again. Value for my life, and for my education. Close Quote

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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 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	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
Tilden Career Communty Academy High School	Public	9-12	4747 S Union Ave	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-1625	288	27	10.6	86.8%	21 (7.3%)	89 (30.9%)	170 (59.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	8.2	643^rd of 698 public high schools	7.9%		13.8	612^th of 697 public high schools	12.2%	31	25.9	11.9	10.7	2.4	25.9	19.0	10.0	1.7	11.7						81.1	84.7	84.7	84.7	78.5	82.9	84.2	79.0	$30,221	$4,612	$25,609
Bronzeville Scholastic High School	Public	9-12	4934 S Wabash Ave	Chicago	60615	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-1150	119	19	6.2	90.8%	0 (0.0%)	109 (91.6%)	9 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9.8	628^th of 698 public high schools	10.0%		16.1	584^th of 697 public high schools	16.2%	44	46.2	15.2	3.8	6.1	26.9	12.1	14.3	0.0	4.8						95.2	100.0	100.0	100.0	96.2	100.0	100.0	91.4	$36,818	$5,658	$31,160
Williams Medical Prep High School	Public	9-12	4934 S Wabash Ave	Chicago	60615	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-1120	74	16	4.6	75.7%	0 (0.0%)	71 (95.9%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.7%)	16.1	579^th of 698 public high schools	17.0%					(n/a)	38.1	33.3	4.8	4.2	23.8	41.7	22.2	0.0	16.7						97.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	94.8	100.0	100.0	89.6	$36,712	$8,699	$28,013
Richards Career Academy High School	Public	9-12	5009 S Laflin St	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-4945	348	31	11.2	97.1%	1 (0.3%)	92 (26.4%)	237 (68.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.6%)	4.6	680^th of 698 public high schools	2.6%		13.7	613^th of 697 public high schools	12.1%	67	14.3	20.5	2.0	0.0	8.3	11.4	2.9	1.4	5.7						82.2	84.4	84.4	84.4	82.2	82.9	84.0	81.5	$27,857	$4,511	$23,346
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
Air Force Academy High School	Public	9-12	3630 S Wells St	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-1590	131	18	7.3	87.8%	4 (3.1%)	73 (55.7%)	52 (39.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	13.4	601^st of 698 public high schools	13.9%		41.4	381^st of 697 public high schools	45.3%	220	28.9	26.7	10.5	6.7	15.8	33.3	18.5	7.4	22.2						94.9	99.2	99.2	99.2	91.5	99.2	99.2	81.4	$38,052	$5,658	$32,394
Walter Henri Dyett High School for Arts	Public	9-12	555 E 51st St	Chicago	60615	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-1825	538	32	17.0	83.1%	2 (0.4%)	517 (96.1%)	14 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	9.5	632^nd of 698 public high schools	9.5%		10.6	665^th of 697 public high schools	4.6%	33	37.0	24.2	8.7	3.0	23.0	15.2	7.2	4.3	15.8						94.4	95.4	95.4	95.4	88.9	93.6	94.4	77.4	$21,310	$2,880	$18,430
Phillips Academy High School	Public	9-12	244 E Pershing Rd	Chicago	60653	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-1603	467	33	14.3	71.5%	4 (0.9%)	427 (91.4%)	23 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	11 (2.4%)	6.5	661^st of 698 public high schools	5.3%		11.7	643^rd of 697 public high schools	7.7%	18	21.1	18.6	1.0	4.1	10.6	17.3	12.2	4.4	12.2						84.7	87.8	87.8	87.8	81.2	87.0	86.8	55.0	$22,344	$3,024	$19,320
Perspectives Charter - IIT Campus	Public, Charter	6-12	3663 S Wabash Ave	Chicago	60653	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 358-6800	413	0		93.2%	2 (0.5%)	400 (96.9%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8.6	639^th of 698 public high schools	8.5%		12.2	638^th of 697 public high schools	8.5%	1	27.5	17.9	5.7	4.5	17.4	13.4	20.4	4.9	19.6	0.0	12.5	21.4	0.0	3.6									$21,020	$1,630	$19,390
Urban Prep Charter Academy Englewood High School	Public, Charter	9-12	6201 S Stewart Ave	Chicago	60621	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-9724	87	10	8.7	92.0%	0 (0.0%)	81 (93.1%)	5 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	23	546^th of 698 public high schools	21.8%		11.7	647^th of 697 public high schools	7.2%	101	24.0	45.5	12.0	27.3	24.0	45.5	18.2	0.0	13.6														$23,316	$1,057	$22,259

Frequently Asked Questions about Tilden Career Communty Academy High School

Is Tilden Career Communty Academy High School a good school?

Tilden Career Communty Academy High School ranks in the bottom 7.9% of Illinois high schools.

What district is Tilden Career Communty Academy High School in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

How many students attend Tilden Career Communty Academy High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 288 students attended Tilden Career Communty Academy High School.

What is the racial makeup of Tilden Career Communty Academy High School?

Students at Tilden Career Communty Academy High School are 59% Hispanic, 31% African American, 7% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools feed into Tilden Career Communty Academy High School?

Tilden Career Communty Academy High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Armour Elementary School
Elementary : Dewey Elementary Academy of Fine Arts
Elementary : Fulton Elementary School
Elementary : Graham A Elementary School
Elementary : Hamline Elementary School
Elementary : Healy Elementary School
Elementary : Hendricks Elementary Community Academy
Elementary : Holden Elementary School
Elementary : Minnie Minoso Academy
Elementary : Seward Elementary Communication Arts Ac
Elementary : Sherman Elementary School

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