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Douglass Academy High School

Public Grades 9-12

Summary

Douglass Academy High School is a small public high school in Chicago, Illinois, serving grades 9-12 with a student population of only 34 students. The school is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299, which is ranked 688 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Douglass Academy High School has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing high schools in Illinois, with 0% of its students proficient or better in both SAT Mathematics and English Language Arts for the past several years. The school has maintained a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating very poor academic performance. Alarmingly, Douglass Academy has experienced chronic absenteeism rates as high as 92%, more than double the district and state averages. The school's four-year graduation rates have also fluctuated widely, ranging from a low of 59.1% to a high of 100%, and its dropout rates have been as high as 9.9%, significantly higher than the district and state averages.

When compared to nearby schools in the Chicago Public Schools district, such as Noble St Charter-ITW Speer Academy and Prosser Career Academy High School, Douglass Academy stands out as an outlier in terms of academic performance and student outcomes. This suggests that the school faces significant challenges in addressing the unique needs and barriers faced by its predominantly low-socioeconomic student population, and that a comprehensive intervention and support strategy is needed to improve student success.

Students ?

2.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$54,695

Per pupil spending ?

93.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

543 N Waller Ave
Chicago, IL 60644-1451

(773) 534-6176

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Feeder schools for Douglass Academy High School:

Elementary:	Brunson Math & Sci Specialty Elementary
	Clark G R Elementary School
	Depriest Elementary School
	Ellington Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

96.6%

Hispanic:

3.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2013 → 2nd in 2024

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 2 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (0% vs 29% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the Illinois average (67% vs 88%)

!High chronic absenteeism (66% vs 25% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2023-2024) ?

This school0%

District avg20%

Illinois avg29%

Not ranked this year

Douglass Academy High School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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
2024	9.7	680 of 697	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	655 of 699	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.3	667 of 688	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.2	695 of 701	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.5	647 of 647	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.2	620 of 642	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.8	640 of 643	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.3	610 of 614	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.3	644 of 670	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	2.1	645 of 670	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	2.0	640 of 665	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	3.6	611 of 655	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	0.9	636 of 643	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	1.2	624 of 632	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	0.7	624 of 624	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	1.1	600 of 612	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	22.1	274 of 299	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	241 of 294	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	291 of 299	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	251 of 253	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2019	6.5	644 of 665	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.4	612 of 620	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	12.2	609 of 639	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	578 of 626	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.3	623 of 639	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.1	585 of 585	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2018	5.4	612 of 619	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2024)8th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)5th percentile~ school

Female (2019)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2018)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Illinois (2023-2024) ?

Mathematics0%-26 vs state

English Language Arts0%-31 vs state

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Schools Near Douglass Academy High School

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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
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)										91.2	94.1	94.1	94.1	85.3	94.1	94.1	76.5	$54,695	$19,342	$35,353
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%)	4.1	685^th of 698 public high schools	1.9%		12.4	636^th of 697 public high schools	8.8%	49	13.3	10.3	0.0	0.0	6.7	10.3	5.6	2.8	8.3	91.1	92.9	92.9	92.9	90.5	92.9	93.5	88.8	$39,254	$5,884	$33,370
Oak Park & River Forest High School	Public	9-12	201 N Scoville Ave	Oak Park	60302	Cook County	Oak Park - River Forest School District 200	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 383-0700	3,307	242	13.6	18.1%	1,680 (50.8%)	561 (17.0%)	534 (16.1%)	105 (3.2%)	1 (0.0%)	4 (0.1%)	351 (10.6%)	95	33^rd of 698 public high schools	95.3%		98.9	18^th of 697 public high schools	97.4%	15	84.1	81.6	64.3	62.1	70.5	76.2	79.3	64.5	73.4	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.0	97.2	95.7	$26,340	$797	$25,543
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%)	4.4	682^nd of 698 public high schools	2.3%		9.7	680^th of 697 public high schools	2.4%	2		10.0		0.0		0.0	4.3	2.2	10.9									$15,685	$1,358	$14,327
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%)	6.8	656^th of 698 public high schools	6.0%		11.6	650^th of 697 public high schools	6.7%	6	26.3	14.8	2.0	1.1	20.4	4.5	12.3	1.5	21.5	97.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	90.9	99.2	98.5	76.9	$22,618	$2,824	$19,795
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%)	3.9	687^th of 698 public high schools	1.6%		9.7	680^th of 697 public high schools	2.4%	7		7.1		0.0		7.7	0.0	0.0	6.5									$19,485	$1,586	$17,899
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)
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%)	6.7	657^th of 698 public high schools	5.9%		9.7	680^th of 697 public high schools	2.4%	23	19.5	21.6	4.9	2.7	14.6	19.4	4.2	4.2	10.4									$25,093	$1,180	$23,913
Noble St Charter-ITW Speer Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	5321 W Grand Ave	Chicago	60639	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 622-7484	1,135	69	16.5	87.1%	17 (1.5%)	105 (9.3%)	1,004 (88.5%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	37.6	466^th of 698 public high schools	33.2%		38.4	406^th of 697 public high schools	41.8%	60	40.4	42.1	25.2	18.4	40.6	41.3	41.9	21.9	41.7									$19,684	$1,966	$17,719
Prosser Career Academy High School	Public	9-12	2148 N Long Ave	Chicago	60639	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-3200	1,185	86	13.7	89.2%	13 (1.1%)	267 (22.5%)	894 (75.4%)	5 (0.4%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	22	555^th of 698 public high schools	20.5%		28	488^th of 697 public high schools	30.0%	67	44.1	29.7	13.5	7.8	26.0	27.1	39.2	11.8	34.4	97.2	99.0	99.0	99.0	93.0	98.5	98.5	83.6	$18,696	$2,047	$16,649

Frequently Asked Questions about Douglass Academy High School

How many students attend Douglass Academy High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 29 students attended Douglass Academy High School.

What district is Douglass Academy High School in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

What schools feed into Douglass Academy High School?

Douglass Academy High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Brunson Math & Sci Specialty Elementary
Elementary : Clark G R Elementary School
Elementary : Depriest Elementary School
Elementary : Ellington Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Douglass Academy High School?

Students at Douglass Academy High School are 97% African American, 3% Hispanic.

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