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Wells Community Academy High School

Public Grades 9-12

634^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 698 Illinois High Schools

Better than 9% of Illinois high schools

Summary

Wells Community Academy High School is a public high school in Chicago, Illinois, serving 380 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.

Wells Community Academy High School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Illinois high schools, with low academic performance on standardized tests, particularly in mathematics. The school's graduation rates have fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 62.5% to 89.0%, and its dropout rates are high, ranging from 2.4% to 9.9%. Additionally, the school has very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 86.6%, significantly higher than the district and state averages.

While the nearby schools, such as Noble St Charter Rauner College Prep, Ogden Intermediate High School, and Clemente Community Academy High School, generally perform better on academic measures, these schools also serve predominantly low-income and minority student populations, suggesting that the challenges faced by Wells Community Academy High School are not unique to the school itself but rather reflective of broader socioeconomic and educational disparities in the surrounding community.

398

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,509

Per pupil spending ?

76.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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
	More...
	Otis Elementary School
	Skinner Elementary School
	Smyth J Elementary School
	Talcott Elementary School
	William Brown Magnet Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

49.2%

African American:

37.9%

White:

9.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 4th percentile in 2015 → 9th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (14% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Illinois average (62% vs 89%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg37%

Illinois avg48%

634^th of 698

Illinois public high schools ?

Bottom 9%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 4% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

90^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	9.2	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 (2024-2025) ?

Science15%-34 vs state

English Language Arts12%-40 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
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%)	9.2	634^th of 698 public high schools	9.2%		14.7	603^rd of 697 public high schools	13.5%	31	25.9	32.2	0.0	8.5	11.3	22.0	11.7	0.0	15.0	70.1	72.7	72.7	72.7	69.5	70.7	71.5	65.8	$23,509	$3,186	$20,323
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%)	45.8	384^th of 698 public high schools	45.0%		48.1	324^th of 697 public high schools	53.5%	60	47.6	39.9	24.0	20.2	53.3	37.9	54.1	28.7	45.9									$21,277	$1,752	$19,525
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%)	25.6	532^nd of 698 public high schools	23.8%		30.9	466^th of 697 public high schools	33.1%	66	41.4	35.1	14.8	14.0	37.7	29.8	32.5	16.5	33.1									$20,534	$1,780	$18,755
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%)	19.2	565^th of 698 public high schools	19.1%		20	548^th of 697 public high schools	21.4%	17	42.3	33.0	25.0	8.2	23.7	19.6	29.8	11.3	22.5									$23,093	$1,740	$21,353
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%)	33.6	489^th of 698 public high schools	29.9%		32.9	453^rd of 697 public high schools	35.0%	36	47.5	45.0	16.4	16.7	19.2	23.7	52.3	21.3	47.7	91.7	96.8	96.8	96.8	91.5	95.3	95.5	87.4
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%)	5.8	665^th of 698 public high schools	4.7%		12.5	632^nd of 697 public high schools	9.3%	33	20.5	16.7	4.5	0.9	11.5	8.3	15.3	2.5	13.6	70.7	77.7	78.1	78.0	69.1	75.6	73.0	64.4	$23,507	$3,284	$20,223
Pathways in Education - Humboldt	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)										91.9	96.3	96.3	96.3	89.7	94.9	94.9	84.6
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%)	22.8	549^th of 698 public high schools	21.3%		24.3	510^th of 697 public high schools	26.8%	39	43.1	31.0	9.0	13.8	36.9	21.8	41.8	14.6	24.6									$27,257	$2,273	$24,984
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%)	50.8	336^th of 698 public high schools	51.9%		51.1	298^th of 697 public high schools	57.2%	38	59.0	58.7	17.0	22.5	42.5	46.9	58.9	22.3	46.4	94.3	97.5	97.5	97.5	90.9	97.0	96.8	76.4	$26,891	$174	$26,717
YCCS-Albizu Campos Puerto Rican	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%)	4.9	678^th of 698 public high schools	2.9%		10.3	672^nd of 697 public high schools	3.6%	6		7.1		3.6		7.1	4.3	0.0	10.9									$18,793	$1,807	$16,986

Frequently Asked Questions about Wells Community Academy High School

How many students attend Wells Community Academy High School?

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

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 Brown Magnet Elementary School

Is Wells Community Academy High School a good school?

Wells Community Academy High School ranks in the bottom 9.2% of Illinois high schools.

What district is Wells Community Academy High School in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

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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