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Curie Metropolitan High School

Public Grades 9-12

528^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 698 Illinois High Schools

Better than 24% of Illinois high schools

Summary

Curie Metropolitan High School is a public high school in Chicago, Illinois, serving 3,136 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.

Curie Metropolitan High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Illinois high schools, ranking between 524-568 out of 697-699 schools over the past several years, and maintaining a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school has seen a steady improvement in its four-year graduation rates, increasing from 77.6% in 2024-2025 to 89.0% in 2024-2025, but these rates still lag behind the state average and the nearby Hancock College Preparatory High School, which had a 89.0% four-year graduation rate in 2024-2025. Curie Metropolitan High School has also struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 68.9% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average and the nearby Hancock College Preparatory High School, which had a 25.4% chronic absenteeism rate in 2024-2025.

Curie Metropolitan High School's test scores lag behind the state and district averages across various assessments, including ACT, PreACT Secure, and SAT. For example, in 2024-2025, only 32.2% of 11th-grade students at Curie Metropolitan High School were proficient or better in ACT/English Language Arts, compared to 51.7% at the state level and 40.1% in the Chicago Public Schools District 299. While the school's per-student spending has increased over the years, it is still lower than the nearby Hancock College Preparatory High School, which may be a contributing factor to the school's performance.

3,099

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,337

Per pupil spending ?

85.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4959 S Archer Ave
Chicago, IL 60632-3622

(773) 535-2100

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Feeder schools for Curie Metropolitan High School:

Elementary:	Edwards Elementary School
	Sawyer Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.1%

African American:

8.2%

Asian:

1.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 41st percentile in 2015 → 24th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (29% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Illinois average (78% vs 89%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg37%

Illinois avg48%

528^th of 698

Illinois public high schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 41% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

37^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	26.4	528 of 698	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	524 of 697	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	568 of 699	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	549 of 699	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.0	547 of 688	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.0	586 of 701	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.8	551 of 647	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.7	552 of 642	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.0	561 of 643	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	38.1	362 of 614	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	22.7	535 of 670	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.6	551 of 670	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	19.2	545 of 665	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	18.1	540 of 655	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	17.5	538 of 643	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	21.6	525 of 632	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	26.5	503 of 624	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	21.2	510 of 612	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	17.4	506 of 596	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	14.9	510 of 590	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	12.5	523 of 592	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	9.6	521 of 586	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	45.5	147 of 323	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.1	128 of 299	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.1	204 of 301	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.1	217 of 294	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.4	191 of 281	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.6	208 of 299	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.2	202 of 253	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	120 of 148	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.4	97 of 137	29.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.5	82 of 134	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.9	91 of 141	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.1	94 of 135	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	10.5	118 of 130	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	107 of 132	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	378 of 491	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.1	228 of 429	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.5	363 of 428	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	179 of 284	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.2	128 of 248	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.6	157 of 217	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.2	167 of 205	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.4	84 of 189	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.6	99 of 183	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.5	89 of 151	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	541 of 685	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	510 of 664	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	545 of 656	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	521 of 658	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.5	529 of 639	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	551 of 665	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	534 of 620	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	34.0	241 of 366	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.1	251 of 336	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	262 of 333	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.0	247 of 335	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.2	245 of 317	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	256 of 317	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	235 of 291	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	36.6	89 of 138	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.7	68 of 125	45.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	52.4	32 of 104	69.2%	★★★★☆
2022	28.5	46 of 98	53.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	60.8	24 of 91	73.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	42.2	407 of 672	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.6	421 of 639	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.1	465 of 644	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.5	390 of 626	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.2	416 of 611	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.3	487 of 639	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.8	446 of 585	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	486 of 685	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	490 of 668	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	530 of 668	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	496 of 664	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.4	488 of 653	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	559 of 675	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	521 of 619	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	30.2	331 of 527	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.9	294 of 482	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.8	369 of 476	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
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	37.4	196 of 374	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	28.8	417 of 564	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	484 of 554	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	60.4	187 of 553	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.4	390 of 552	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.7	413 of 548	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)54th percentile+30 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2025)37th percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)37th percentile+13 vs school

Homeless (2025)36th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)34th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)29th percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)26th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)21st percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)19th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

Science33%-16 vs state

English Language Arts32%-20 vs state

Mathematics22%-17 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
Curie Metropolitan High School	Public	9-12	4959 S Archer Ave	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-2100	3,099	198	15.6	85.8%	39 (1.3%)	254 (8.2%)	2,731 (88.1%)	60 (1.9%)	9 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.2%)	26.4	528^th of 698 public high schools	24.4%		22.1	524^th of 697 public high schools	24.8%	4	43.9	38.1	19.5	14.7	27.6	29.5	32.2	22.2	33.2	96.1	97.7	97.6	97.6	91.8	96.9	97.2	85.4	$16,337	$2,059	$14,277
YCCS-Youth Connection Leadership	Public, Charter	9-12	5101 S Keeler Ave	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(312) 225-4668	100	4	25.0	85.0%	1 (1.0%)	75 (75.0%)	24 (24.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4.7	679^th of 698 public high schools	2.7%		9.7	680^th of 697 public high schools	2.4%	1							4.3	0.0	10.9									$27,518	$1,601	$25,918
Acero Charter School Netwrk- Victoria	Public, Charter	9-12	5025 S St Louis Ave	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(312) 455-5446	561	42	13.3	98.4%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	559 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.7	608^th of 698 public high schools	12.9%		12.5	635^th of 697 public high schools	8.9%	27	29.4	31.3	8.7	8.6	24.8	27.3	15.2	4.3	16.7									$22,496	$1,169	$21,327
Acero Charter Netrk - Major Garcia	Public, Charter	9-12	4248 W 47th St	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 579-3480	666	52	12.9	89.6%	8 (1.2%)	4 (0.6%)	648 (97.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	12.7	606^th of 698 public high schools	13.2%		13.6	615^th of 697 public high schools	11.8%	9	27.0	28.1	11.5	6.8	16.9	24.7	23.6	5.7	23.6									$17,998	$856	$17,142
Solorio Academy High School	Public	9-12	5400 S St Louis Ave	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-9070	1,287	84	15.3	90.5%	13 (1.0%)	16 (1.2%)	1,246 (96.8%)	5 (0.4%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	37.7	465^th of 698 public high schools	33.4%		42.8	373^rd of 697 public high schools	46.5%	92	53.8	37.9	28.4	23.2	35.8	30.6	40.9	28.2	36.7	94.4	98.2	98.1	98.1	93.0	97.1	97.7	86.0	$17,100	$2,295	$14,805
Pathways in Education Brighton Pa	Public	9-12	3124 W 47Th St	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 579-1220	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)										94.9	96.2	95.6	95.9	90.5	96.4	95.9	84.4
Noble St Charter - Mansueto	Public, Charter	9-12	2911 W 47Th St	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 349-8200	1,106	61	18.2	91.0%	6 (0.5%)	6 (0.5%)	1,087 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	33.3	491^st of 698 public high schools	29.7%		34.3	438^th of 697 public high schools	37.2%	53	46.7	38.7	28.0	11.7	39.5	33.8	35.7	18.0	41.2									$18,074	$1,821	$16,253
Hubbard High School	Public	9-12	6200 S Hamlin Ave	Chicago	60629	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-2200	1,710	112	15.3	95.1%	16 (0.9%)	67 (3.9%)	1,621 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	15	590^th of 698 public high schools	15.5%		18	571^st of 697 public high schools	18.1%	19	34.3	29.9	7.7	7.2	23.1	22.1	31.9	8.5	24.7	93.9	96.0	96.0	96.0	90.4	95.7	95.9	70.3	$17,038	$2,275	$14,763
Thomas Kelly College Preparatory	Public	9-12	4136 S California Ave	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-4900	1,762	124	14.2	93.9%	27 (1.5%)	41 (2.3%)	1,518 (86.2%)	170 (9.6%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.2%)	12.9	605^th of 698 public high schools	13.3%		18.2	566^th of 697 public high schools	18.8%	39	35.6	24.4	12.5	10.6	20.8	19.8	23.3	9.6	16.3	90.0	93.9	93.8	93.9	87.4	92.1	92.7	70.3	$19,161	$2,156	$17,005
Gage Park High School	Public	9-12	5630 S Rockwell St	Chicago	60629	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-9230	392	33	12.0	93.9%	5 (1.3%)	89 (22.7%)	298 (76.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4.5	681^st of 698 public high schools	2.4%		10.1	676^th of 697 public high schools	3.0%	5	20.5	12.3	0.0	0.0	11.4	12.3	7.5	1.1	8.6	81.7	90.8	90.8	90.8	82.8	87.4	84.8	73.9	$24,984	$3,310	$21,674

Frequently Asked Questions about Curie Metropolitan High School

What district is Curie Metropolitan High School in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

Is Curie Metropolitan High School a good school?

Curie Metropolitan High School ranks in the bottom 24.4% of Illinois high schools.

How many students attend Curie Metropolitan High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 3,099 students attended Curie Metropolitan High School.

What is the racial makeup of Curie Metropolitan High School?

Students at Curie Metropolitan High School are 88% Hispanic, 8% African American, 2% Asian, 1% White.

What schools feed into Curie Metropolitan High School?

Curie Metropolitan High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Edwards Elementary School
Elementary : Sawyer Elementary School

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