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Chicago Military Academy High School

Public Grades 9-12

598^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 698 Illinois High Schools

Better than 14% of Illinois high schools

Summary

Chicago Military Academy High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Chicago, Illinois, with an enrollment of 215 students. The school faces significant academic challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom half of Illinois high schools over the past decade.

The school's academic performance is well below state and district averages across standardized tests, with only 22.2% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in ACT English Language Arts, compared to 51.7% statewide and 40.1% in the Chicago Public Schools District 299. The school's performance is particularly low in mathematics, with only 5.6% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in ACT Mathematics, compared to 39.3% statewide and 25.3% in the district. The school's four-year graduation rate ranges from 80.9% to 89.0%, slightly below state and district averages, and its dropout rate is higher than the state and district averages.

Interestingly, the nearby Dunbar Vocational Career Academy High School, Air Force Academy High School, and King College Prep High School also struggle academically, with most ranking in the bottom half of Illinois high schools. However, some of these nearby schools, like Air Force Academy High School and King College Prep High School, perform slightly better than Chicago Military Academy High School in certain academic areas.

209

Students ?

10.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,270

Per pupil spending ?

68.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3519 S Giles Ave
Chicago, IL 60653-1105

(773) 534-9750

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Racial breakdown:

African American:

70.3%

Hispanic:

26.8%

American Indian:

1.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 6th percentile in 2015 → 14th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (17% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (74% vs 25% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg37%

Illinois avg48%

598^th of 698

Illinois public high schools ?

Bottom 14%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 6% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

63^rd 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	13.9	598 of 698	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	659 of 697	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	609 of 699	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	643 of 699	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.1	588 of 688	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.4	599 of 701	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.9	608 of 647	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.7	579 of 642	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	26.5	496 of 643	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	12.3	578 of 614	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	18.1	556 of 670	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.8	541 of 670	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	18.3	550 of 665	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	16.3	545 of 655	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	14.9	547 of 643	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.5	491 of 632	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	18.2	526 of 624	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	22.1	506 of 612	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	12.2	523 of 596	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	16.7	508 of 590	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	20.1	494 of 592	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	38.1	433 of 586	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	231 of 323	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	274 of 299	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	237 of 301	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	257 of 294	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.6	190 of 281	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.3	179 of 299	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.4	205 of 253	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	460 of 491	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	87.9	17 of 284	94.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	12.0	602 of 685	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	632 of 664	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	569 of 656	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.2	648 of 658	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.8	503 of 639	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.3	601 of 665	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.8	590 of 620	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	28.5	265 of 366	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	325 of 336	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	250 of 333	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	280 of 335	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.1	278 of 317	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.4	261 of 317	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	254 of 291	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2022	28.5	46 of 98	53.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.3	43 of 91	52.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	569 of 672	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	586 of 639	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	538 of 644	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	553 of 626	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.5	567 of 611	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.6	505 of 639	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.7	550 of 585	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	583 of 685	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	618 of 668	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	585 of 668	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	594 of 664	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.3	613 of 653	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.1	541 of 675	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.6	562 of 619	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	502 of 527	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	377 of 482	21.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	42.7	204 of 476	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.2	286 of 493	42.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	59.8	109 of 453	75.9%	★★★★☆
2019	42.0	190 of 473	59.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)94th percentile+80 vs school

Homeless (2022)53rd percentile+45 vs school

African American (2025)28th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)28th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile~ school

Male (2025)15th percentile~ school

Female (2025)12th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)6th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)5th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

Science44%-4 vs state

English Language Arts22%-30 vs state

Mathematics6%-34 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)	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
Chicago Military Academy High School	Public	9-12	3519 S Giles Ave	Chicago	60653	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-9750	209	21	10.1	68.4%	1 (0.5%)	147 (70.3%)	56 (26.8%)	2 (1.0%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13.9	598^th of 698 public high schools	14.3%		10.9	659^th of 697 public high schools	5.5%	61	24.1	31.8	3.4	2.3	8.6	11.4	22.2	5.6	44.4						96.2	98.1	98.1	98.1	89.5	98.1	98.1	78.5	$32,270	$4,678	$27,592
Urban Prep Charter Bronzeville High School	Public, Charter	9-12	521 E 35th St	Chicago	60616	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 624-3444	148	10	14.8	81.8%	0 (0.0%)	140 (94.6%)	4 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.7%)	9.5	630^th of 698 public high schools	9.7%		13.9	611^th of 697 public high schools	12.3%	19	37.0	17.9	8.7	7.1	21.7	10.7	15.2	3.0	18.2														$17,614	$1,206	$16,408
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
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
Dunbar Vocational Career Academy High School	Public	9-12	3000 S King Dr	Chicago	60616	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-9000	355	31	11.3	96.9%	2 (0.6%)	341 (96.1%)	10 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5.9	664^th of 698 public high schools	4.9%		10.6	665^th of 697 public high schools	4.6%	1	26.9	14.5	2.9	3.3	14.7	9.7	5.3	2.6	14.5						96.1	99.5	99.5	99.5	91.2	98.4	98.6	76.3	$28,135	$4,057	$24,079
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
YCCS-McKinley-Lakeside Leadership	Public, Charter	9-12	2920 S Wabash Ave	Chicago	60616	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(312) 949-5010	103	7	14.7	95.1%	0 (0.0%)	97 (94.2%)	4 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	3.9	689^th of 698 public high schools	1.3%		9.7	680^th of 697 public high schools	2.4%	9							3.0	0.0	6.1														$27,280	$1,572	$25,708
Graham R Training Center	Public	9-12	2347 S Wabash Ave	Chicago	60616	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-9257	0	31	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)															98.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	93.6	99.6	99.6	82.5
King College Prep High School	Public	9-12	4445 S Drexel Blvd	Chicago	60653	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-1180	819	49	16.6	82.8%	3 (0.4%)	781 (95.4%)	25 (3.1%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.6%)	33.5	490^th of 698 public high schools	29.8%		22.4	521^st of 697 public high schools	25.3%	31	62.1	44.3	22.4	7.0	36.4	29.7	39.8	15.7	34.3						94.9	98.0	98.0	98.0	90.4	97.9	97.0	85.9	$18,678	$2,216	$16,462
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Chicago Military Academy High School

How many students attend Chicago Military Academy High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 209 students attended Chicago Military Academy High School.

What is the racial makeup of Chicago Military Academy High School?

Students at Chicago Military Academy High School are 70% African American, 27% Hispanic, 1% American Indian.

What district is Chicago Military Academy High School in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

Is Chicago Military Academy High School a good school?

Chicago Military Academy High School ranks in the bottom 14.3% of Illinois high schools.

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