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Wells Community Academy High School

Q: Is Wells Community Academy High School a good school?

Wells Community Academy High School ranks in the bottom 0.3% of Illinois high schools.

Q: How many students attend Wells Community Academy High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 398 students attended Wells Community Academy High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Wells Community Academy High School?

Students at Wells Community Academy High School are 49% Hispanic, 38% African American, 10% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Q: What schools feed into Wells Community Academy High School?

Wells Community Academy High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Burr Elementary School Elementary : Lozano Elementary Bilingual & International Center Elementary : Mitchell Elementary School Elementary : Ogden Elementary School Elementary : Otis Elementary School Elementary : Skinner Elementary School Elementary : Smyth J Elementary School Elementary : Talcott Elementary School Elementary : William H Brown STEM Magnet Elementary School

Public Grades 9-12

618^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 620 Illinois High Schools

Better than 0% of Illinois high schools

Summary

Wells Community Academy High School is a Chicago Public Schools high school in Chicago, serving 398 students in grades 9–12. In 2025–2026, chronic absenteeism was 80%, compared with 39% in the district and 24% statewide; graduation was 61%, versus 83% and 90%, respectively. The most important finding is that very low test proficiency is accompanied by serious attendance and graduation challenges.

Test results are far below district and state levels, and usually trail nearby schools. In 2025–2026, Wells’ 11th-grade ACT proficiency was 12% in English Language Arts, 38 points below the state and 27 below the district; science was also 12%, 36 points below the state and 25 below the district. Among nearby schools with results, only Clemente Community Academy High School scored lower in ELA, while only Noble St Charter Rauner College Prep was marginally lower in science (12.1% versus 12.2% at Wells). Wells’ 9th- and 10th-grade PreACT Secure ELA results were also below all reported nearby results. The state suppressed Wells’ current math results, so no current math comparison is available.

Recent trends are mixed: 10th-grade ELA proficiency fell from 32% in 2024–2025 to 14% in 2025–2026, a 19-point decline, while 9th-grade ELA was nearly unchanged, moving from 25.9% to 25.5%. SchoolDigger’s statewide rating was 618th of 620, at the 0th percentile with zero stars in 2025–2026; its percentile was 13 in 2023–2024 and 9 in 2024–2025. By comparison, nearby rated schools ranged from the 5th percentile at Clemente to the 99th at Young Magnet High School. One relative strength is a lower student-teacher ratio: 11.8:1 in 2024–2025, compared with a nearby-school average of 14.7:1. That year, 77% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, close to the nearby average of 74%. SchoolDigger’s measure of how well the school served disabled students ranked at the 65th percentile in 2023–2024, compared with the school’s overall 13th percentile, then fell to the 35th percentile in 2024–2025. Its homeless-student ranking also dropped notably, from the 60th to the 14th percentile.

398

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,193

Per pupil spending ?

76.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

87.1%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

936 N Ashland Ave
Chicago, IL 60622-5118

(773) 534-7010

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Feeder schools for Wells Community Academy High School:

Elementary:	Burr Elementary School
	Lozano Elementary Bilingual & International Center
	Mitchell Elementary School
	Ogden Elementary School
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	Otis Elementary School
	Skinner Elementary School
	Smyth J Elementary School
	Talcott Elementary School
	William H Brown STEM Magnet Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

49.2%

African American:

37.9%

White:

9.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 9th percentile in 2016 → <1st in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (16% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (<1st percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Illinois average (61% vs 90%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school16%

District avg36%

Illinois avg47%

618^th of 620

Illinois public high schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 9% (2016) to bottom 1% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

97^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	2.4	618 of 620	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.2	634 of 698	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	603 of 697	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	658 of 699	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.5	663 of 699	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.6	655 of 688	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.8	651 of 701	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.9	602 of 647	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.6	627 of 642	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	13.7	587 of 643	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.8	590 of 614	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	6.2	609 of 670	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	3.6	629 of 670	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	3.1	630 of 665	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	3.1	618 of 655	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	2.0	619 of 643	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	2.0	608 of 632	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	1.2	607 of 624	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	2.5	583 of 612	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	1.7	572 of 596	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	1.1	568 of 590	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	2.6	556 of 592	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	1.0	566 of 586	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	236 of 323	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.8	159 of 299	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.9	261 of 301	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	288 of 294	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.1	241 of 281	14.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.9	253 of 299	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	237 of 253	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	321 of 491	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.6	152 of 429	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	26.3	345 of 428	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	237 of 284	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	158 of 248	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.6	177 of 217	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.9	68 of 205	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.8	86 of 189	54.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.6	141 of 183	23.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	9.1	620 of 685	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	556 of 664	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	582 of 656	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.3	626 of 658	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.5	607 of 639	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.4	614 of 665	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	552 of 620	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	7.8	350 of 366	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	320 of 336	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	319 of 333	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	320 of 335	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.1	311 of 317	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.7	310 of 317	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.4	276 of 291	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	119 of 138	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.3	50 of 125	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.5	46 of 98	53.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	58.4	29 of 91	68.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	12.1	616 of 672	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	514 of 639	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	600 of 644	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	589 of 626	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.6	572 of 611	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	598 of 639	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.4	543 of 585	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	9.9	626 of 685	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	583 of 668	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.0	652 of 668	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	633 of 664	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.0	618 of 653	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.7	646 of 675	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.6	599 of 619	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	365 of 527	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.0	304 of 482	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.1	375 of 476	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.2	286 of 493	42.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.5	217 of 453	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.6	306 of 473	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	11.0	526 of 554	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.2	557 of 557	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)35th percentile+25 vs school

Special Education (2025)31st percentile+22 vs school

African American (2025)27th percentile+18 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)17th percentile+7 vs school

Homeless (2025)14th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)9th percentile~ school

Male (2025)9th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile~ school

White (2024)5th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)4th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts12%-38 vs state

Science12%-36 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)	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	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Wells Community Academy High School	Public	9-12	936 N Ashland Ave	Chicago	60622	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-7010	398	34	11.8	76.9%	39 (9.8%)	151 (37.9%)	196 (49.2%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.5%)	2.4	618^th of 620 public high schools	0.3%		9.2	634^th of 698 public high schools	9.2%	16	25.5	13.5					12.2		12.2	87.1%		$29,193	$2,398	$26,795
Noble St Charter-Noble Campus	Public, Charter	9-12	1010 N Noble St	Chicago	60642	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 862-1449	696	47	14.8	73.1%	20 (2.9%)	119 (17.1%)	536 (77.0%)	12 (1.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	35.6	422^nd of 620 public high schools	31.9%		45.8	384^th of 698 public high schools	45.0%	38	49.4	41.7	28.8	20.4	41.5	48.7	41.9	27.5	43.7	99.1%		$23,575	$1,675	$21,900
Noble St Charter-Golder College Prep	Public, Charter	9-12	1454 W Superior St	Chicago	60642	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(312) 265-9925	633	40	15.8	89.1%	14 (2.2%)	174 (27.5%)	437 (69.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	13.6	530^th of 620 public high schools	14.5%		25.6	532^nd of 698 public high schools	23.8%	2	37.1	29.6	12.4	10.0	29.6	32.3	25.8	17.7	30.6	97.6%		$21,875	$1,646	$20,229
Noble St Charter Rauner College Prep	Public, Charter	9-12	1337 W Ohio St	Chicago	60642	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(312) 226-5345	558	36	15.5	84.9%	15 (2.7%)	151 (27.1%)	384 (68.8%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	18.1	511^th of 620 public high schools	17.6%		19.2	565^th of 698 public high schools	19.1%	54	56.6	33.9	24.1	14.3	31.3	28.8	22.4		12.1	98.5%		$26,830	$1,769	$25,061
Ogden Intermediate High School	Public	9-12	1250 W Erie St	Chicago	60642	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 534-0866	519	104	5.0	66.1%	60 (11.6%)	246 (47.4%)	195 (37.6%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)	20	501^st of 620 public high schools	19.2%		33.6	489^th of 698 public high schools	29.9%	12	45.4	31.0	22.6	12.8	28.0	24.6	46.4	21.6	33.3	97.9%
Clemente Community Academy High School	Public	9-12	1147 N Western Ave	Chicago	60622	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-4000	745	64	11.6	87.8%	25 (3.4%)	193 (25.9%)	513 (68.9%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.1%)	4.5	592^nd of 620 public high schools	4.5%		5.8	665^th of 698 public high schools	4.7%	73	31.6	15.5	14.5		18.4		8.0		14.7	95%		$28,531	$2,775	$25,756
Pathways in Education - Humboldt Park High School	Public	9-12	2421 W Division St	Chicago	60622	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 553-1530	0	0		—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)										94.2%
Noble St Charter-The Noble Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	1443 N Ogden Ave	Chicago	60610	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(312) 574-1527	415	35	11.8	81.9%	6 (1.4%)	212 (51.1%)	180 (43.4%)	8 (1.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	16.6	520^th of 620 public high schools	16.1%		22.8	549^th of 698 public high schools	21.3%	29	41.0	27.0			29.5	34.2	24.7	24.5	26.8	96.9%		$27,481	$1,948	$25,532
Chicago High School for the Arts	Public	9-12	2714 W Augusta Blvd	Chicago	60622	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 534-9710	578	32	18.0	58.3%	94 (16.3%)	223 (38.6%)	237 (41.0%)	7 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.2%)	44.8	340^th of 620 public high schools	45.2%		50.8	336^th of 698 public high schools	51.9%	4	66.2	58.7	19.2	19.0	37.2	38.1	61.4	28.8	50.0	98.4%		$20,193	$149	$20,043
YCCS-Albizu Campos Puerto Rican High School	Public, Charter	9-12	2739 W Division St	Chicago	60622	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 342-8022	184	8	23.0	92.4%	3 (1.6%)	30 (16.3%)	149 (81.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)								(n/a)										94.4%		$25,754	$1,922	$23,832

Frequently Asked Questions about Wells Community Academy High School

What district is Wells Community Academy High School in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

What schools feed into Wells Community Academy High School?

Wells Community Academy High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Burr Elementary School
Elementary : Lozano Elementary Bilingual & International Center
Elementary : Mitchell Elementary School
Elementary : Ogden Elementary School
Elementary : Otis Elementary School
Elementary : Skinner Elementary School
Elementary : Smyth J Elementary School
Elementary : Talcott Elementary School
Elementary : William H Brown STEM Magnet Elementary School

Is Wells Community Academy High School a good school?

Wells Community Academy High School ranks in the bottom 0.3% of Illinois high schools.

How many students attend Wells Community Academy High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 398 students attended Wells Community Academy High School.

What is the racial makeup of Wells Community Academy High School?

Students at Wells Community Academy High School are 49% Hispanic, 38% African American, 10% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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