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Clark Academy Prep Magnet High School

Public Grades 9-12

615^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 620 Illinois High Schools

Better than 1% of Illinois high schools

Summary

Clark Academy Prep Magnet High School is a Chicago public high school serving grades 9–12, with 453 students. Its 2025–26 graduation rate was 85%, above the Chicago Public Schools District 299 rate of 83% but below the state’s 90%. The more urgent concern is attendance: chronic absenteeism was 92%, compared with 39% in the district and 24% statewide. The most important finding for families is that Clark’s reported absenteeism is exceptionally high, despite its graduation rate being slightly above the district rate.

Clark’s test results are below district and state proficiency levels in every subject-and-grade combination with a numeric 2025–26 school result. For example, grade 11 ACT English proficiency was 15%, versus 39% in the district and 50% statewide; grade 10 PreACT English was 8%, versus 42% and 54%. Grade 9 English is a relative bright spot: 29%, compared with 8% in grade 10, though still below the district’s 51% and the state’s 62%. Clark also had comparatively strong results against nearby schools on some older reported tests: in 2024–25, its grade 11 ACT English and science scores were 12% and 22%, above nearby reported ranges of 0%–5.6% and 6.0%–10.9%, respectively. Current results for grade 11 ACT math and science and grade 10 PreACT math are suppressed.

Recent results are mixed rather than showing broad improvement: from 2024–25 to 2025–26, grade 9 English rose from 26% to 29%, while grade 10 English fell from 15% to 8% and grade 9 science fell from 20% to 12%. SchoolDigger ranked Clark 615th of 620 schools, in the 1st percentile with 0 stars, in 2025–26; its 2024–25 standing was in the 6th percentile. In SchoolDigger’s measure of how well it serves homeless students, Clark ranked in the 46th percentile in 2023–24, compared with its overall 7th-percentile standing that year. Its measure for African American students fell to the 3rd percentile in 2025–26, from the 23rd percentile in 2023–24. Clark’s 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 13.9:1, below the nearby same-district peer median of 17.5:1. Its free/reduced lunch eligible measure was 90% in 2024–25, close to the comparable nearby-school average of 91%.

453

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,514

Per pupil spending ?

89.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

99.3%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

5101 W Harrison St
Chicago, IL 60644-5102

(773) 534-6250

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Racial breakdown:

African American:

97.4%

Hispanic:

2.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2016 → 1st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (13% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Illinois average (85% vs 90%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school13%

District avg36%

Illinois avg47%

615^th of 620

Illinois public high schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

95^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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2013	35.0	943 of 1367	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	55.5	694 of 1365	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	20.9	1142 of 1344	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	43.6	878 of 1327	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	43.1	879 of 1318	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	61.2	603 of 1293	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	71.2	364 of 1287	71.7%	★★★★☆
2006	73.4	337 of 1272	73.5%	★★★★☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	2.8	615 of 620	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.8	656 of 698	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	650 of 697	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.2	678 of 699	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.0	689 of 699	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.8	664 of 688	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.7	659 of 701	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.8	609 of 647	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.5	629 of 642	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.4	630 of 643	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	12.6	575 of 614	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	5.7	614 of 670	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	4.6	621 of 670	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	6.0	604 of 665	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	5.3	602 of 655	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	4.9	585 of 643	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	8.8	563 of 632	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	6.3	560 of 624	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	5.8	559 of 612	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	2.9	561 of 596	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	13.5	182 of 187	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	21.9	272 of 323	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	230 of 299	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	278 of 301	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	285 of 294	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.1	237 of 281	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.8	241 of 299	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.8	195 of 253	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	28.6	374 of 491	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	261 of 429	39.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	382 of 428	10.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	6.7	647 of 685	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	626 of 664	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.2	641 of 656	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.4	639 of 658	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.2	611 of 639	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.2	635 of 665	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.0	579 of 620	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	25.7	68 of 125	45.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	57 of 91	37.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	6.7	471 of 478	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.5	626 of 672	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	580 of 639	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	617 of 644	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	614 of 626	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.0	577 of 611	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.6	606 of 639	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	542 of 585	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	8.4	639 of 685	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	603 of 668	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	644 of 668	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.1	656 of 664	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.6	626 of 653	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	623 of 675	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.1	581 of 619	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	455 of 527	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	377 of 482	21.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	375 of 476	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
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)

High school

Homeless (2024)46th percentile+39 vs school

Disabled (2025)24th percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2025)14th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)7th percentile~ school

Female (2025)6th percentile~ school

African American (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts15%-35 vs state

Science10%-38 vs state

Mathematics9%-30 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
Clark Academy Prep Magnet High School	Public	9-12	5101 W Harrison St	Chicago	60644	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6250	453	33	13.9	89.6%	0 (0.0%)	441 (97.4%)	12 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2.8	615^th of 620 public high schools	0.8%		6.8	656^th of 698 public high schools	6.0%	41	28.9	8.0	9.1		11.6	8.0	15.1			99.3%		$24,514	$2,308	$22,205
YCCS-Scholastic Achievement High School	Public, Charter	9-12	4651 W Madison St	Chicago	60644	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 921-1315	117	5	23.4	93.2%	2 (1.7%)	106 (90.6%)	9 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)										98%		$22,199	$1,589	$20,611
Austin College and Career Academy High School	Public	9-12	231 N Pine Ave	Chicago	60644	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-0660	190	19	10.0	83.7%	2 (1.1%)	153 (80.5%)	33 (17.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)								(n/a)										93.9%		$39,417	$3,144	$36,274
Excel Safe Academy West	Public	9-12	230 N Kolmar Ave	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 977-4076	0	0		—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)										100%
Legal Prep Academy Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	4319 W Washington Blvd	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 922-7800	210	12	17.5	97.6%	0 (0.0%)	204 (97.1%)	5 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)								(n/a)										99.4%		$31,392	$1,507	$29,884
J Sterling Morton Alternative School	Public	9-12	1874 S 54th Ave	Cicero	60804	Cook County	J S Morton HSD 201	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 780-4080	0	11	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)										100%
Douglass Academy High School	Public	9-12	543 N Waller Ave	Chicago	60644	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6176	29	12	2.3	93.1%	0 (0.0%)	28 (96.6%)	1 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)										100%		$135,989	$10,797	$125,192
Yccs-Cca Academy High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1231 S Pulaski Rd	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 762-2272	124	2	62.0	—	0 (0.0%)	118 (95.2%)	6 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)										97.6%		$21,596	$2,053	$19,543
Orr Academy High School	Public	9-12	730 N Pulaski Rd	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6500	361	24	15.0	87.8%	6 (1.7%)	176 (48.8%)	175 (48.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)								(n/a)										94%		$28,768	$3,095	$25,673
YCCS West	Public, Charter	9-12	4909 W Division St	Chicago	60651	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 261-0994	80	2	40.0	97.5%	1 (1.3%)	65 (81.3%)	14 (17.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)										100%		$25,893	$3,125	$22,768

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Chicago Public Schools District 299

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Clark Academy Prep Magnet High School ranks in the bottom 0.8% of Illinois high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Clark Academy Prep Magnet High School?

Students at Clark Academy Prep Magnet High School are 97% African American, 3% Hispanic.

How many students attend Clark Academy Prep Magnet High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 453 students attended Clark Academy Prep Magnet High School.

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