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School of Social Justice High School

Public Grades 9-12

641^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 698 Illinois High Schools

Better than 8% of Illinois high schools

Summary

The School of Social Justice High School is a public high school in Chicago, Illinois, serving 312 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.

The school faces significant challenges, with academic performance well below state and district averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 26.6% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in ACT/English Language Arts, compared to 40.1% for the district and 51.7% for the state. Similarly, only 4.7% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in ACT/Mathematics, compared to 25.3% for the district and 39.3% for the state. The school's four-year graduation rate has also been consistently lower than the district and state averages, ranging from 75.7% to 89.0% over the past few years.

The School of Social Justice High School is located in close proximity to several other high schools, including Farragut Career Academy High School, Acero Charter Netrk - Major Garcia, and Spry Community Links High School, which share similar demographic and performance characteristics. This suggests a need for a more comprehensive, district-wide approach to addressing the educational inequities in this area of Chicago. Addressing the complex interplay of factors, such as funding, resource allocation, and socioeconomic conditions, will be crucial in improving the outcomes for the students at the School of Social Justice High School.

269

Students ?

9.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,192

Per pupil spending ?

94.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3120 S Kostner Ave
Chicago, IL 60623-4842

(773) 535-4300

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.0%

African American:

18.2%

White:

0.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 9th percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (12% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Illinois average (76% vs 89%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school12%

District avg37%

Illinois avg48%

641^st of 698

Illinois public high schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

95^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	8.4	641 of 698	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	680 of 697	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.6	669 of 699	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	623 of 699	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.9	630 of 688	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.6	664 of 701	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.2	592 of 647	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.2	613 of 642	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	15.8	564 of 643	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.6	556 of 614	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	4.5	625 of 670	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	11.4	578 of 670	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	7.8	597 of 665	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	4.5	609 of 655	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	3.6	598 of 643	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	5.7	574 of 632	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	2.9	587 of 624	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	11.3	321 of 323	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.1	241 of 281	14.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	245 of 253	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

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

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	270 of 284	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	158 of 248	36.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	201 of 217	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	190 of 205	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	32.8	86 of 189	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.6	141 of 183	23.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.4	126 of 151	16.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	9.1	621 of 685	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	632 of 664	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	617 of 656	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.7	634 of 658	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.5	578 of 639	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.6	626 of 665	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.9	584 of 620	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	13.5	332 of 366	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	325 of 336	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	326 of 333	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	307 of 335	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.9	296 of 317	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	306 of 317	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	268 of 291	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	12.4	615 of 672	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	609 of 639	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	611 of 644	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	539 of 626	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	534 of 611	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.3	592 of 639	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	513 of 585	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	8.2	642 of 685	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	632 of 668	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.6	661 of 668	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	568 of 664	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.2	617 of 653	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.8	625 of 675	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.9	544 of 619	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	20.8	377 of 482	21.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.3	311 of 476	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
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)

Disabled (2024)39th percentile+37 vs school

Special Education (2024)22nd percentile+19 vs school

Female (2025)9th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)9th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile~ school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)5th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2025)1st percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts27%-25 vs state

Science22%-27 vs state

Mathematics5%-35 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
School of Social Justice High School	Public	9-12	3120 S Kostner Ave	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-4300	269	28	9.7	94.1%	1 (0.4%)	49 (18.2%)	218 (81.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8.4	641^st of 698 public high schools	8.2%		9.7	680^th of 697 public high schools	2.4%	39	9.1	17.0	2.2	2.1	13.6	14.9	26.6	4.7	21.9	83.9	91.3	91.3	91.3	82.9	90.3	90.6	71.8	$26,192	$4,033	$22,159
World Language High School	Public	9-12	3120 S Kostner Ave	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-4334	389	33	11.9	93.6%	4 (1.0%)	14 (3.6%)	371 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14.8	592^nd of 698 public high schools	15.2%		15.9	586^th of 697 public high schools	15.9%	6	36.4	30.6	6.8	6.9	20.5	19.4	39.2	5.9	17.6	89.6	96.9	96.9	96.9	90.2	97.6	96.6	84.7	$23,532	$2,687	$20,845
Infinity Math Science & Technical High School	Public	9-12	3120 S Kostner Ave	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-4225	427	31	13.6	92.0%	5 (1.2%)	19 (4.4%)	401 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36.4	474^th of 698 public high schools	32.1%		27.7	491^st of 697 public high schools	29.6%	17	43.7	40.6	23.0	19.8	36.8	35.6	48.2	27.7	34.8	95.2	99.8	99.8	99.8	93.3	99.5	99.8	93.6	$20,330	$2,407	$17,923
Multicultural Arts High School	Public	9-12	3120 S Kostner Ave	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-4242	283	26	11.0	93.6%	3 (1.1%)	51 (18.0%)	229 (80.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9	635^th of 698 public high schools	9.0%		12.2	639^th of 697 public high schools	8.3%	4	38.2	19.6	2.9	0.0	20.6	15.7	19.3	5.3	15.8	82.1	89.4	89.4	89.4	80.4	88.1	87.2	82.1	$23,509	$3,420	$20,089
Farragut Career Academy High School	Public	9-12	2345 S Christiana Ave	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-1300	490	46	10.7	93.7%	3 (0.6%)	62 (12.7%)	419 (85.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	12.2	611^th of 698 public high schools	12.5%		13.5	616^th of 697 public high schools	11.6%	5	35.9	24.5	9.4	7.1	21.9	17.3	25.3	6.3	20.3	92.5	93.7	93.7	93.7	89.3	93.9	92.3	84.7	$29,254	$4,300	$24,954
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)										100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	97.9	100.0	89.4
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
Spry Community Links High School	Public	9-12	2400 S Marshall Blvd	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-1997	82	20	4.1	80.5%	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.4%)	79 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3.4	694^th of 698 public high schools	0.6%		9.7	680^th of 697 public high schools	2.4%	14	16.7	6.3	0.0	0.0		0.0	6.3	0.0	0.0	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.3	94.9	98.3	98.3	93.2	$38,920	$8,180	$30,740
Cook County Juvenile Det -York Alt High School	Public	9-12	2700 S California Ave	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-7021	0	41	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)										90.6	95.3	95.3	95.3	89.8	92.1	93.7	69.3
J Sterling Morton East High School	Public	10-12	2423 S Austin Blvd	Cicero	60804	Cook County	J S Morton HSD 201	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 780-4000	3,394	185	18.3	87.2%	38 (1.1%)	59 (1.7%)	3,239 (95.4%)	4 (0.1%)	43 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (0.3%)	20.3	562^nd of 698 public high schools	19.5%		22.7	516^th of 697 public high schools	26.0%	46		32.2		11.2		28.9	28.7	15.5	21.7	99.1	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.3	98.9	99.1	97.0	$18,215	$638	$17,577

Frequently Asked Questions about School of Social Justice High School

What district is School of Social Justice High School in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

What is the racial makeup of School of Social Justice High School?

Students at School of Social Justice High School are 81% Hispanic, 18% African American.

How many students attend School of Social Justice High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 269 students attended School of Social Justice High School.

Is School of Social Justice High School a good school?

School of Social Justice High School ranks in the bottom 8.2% of Illinois high schools.

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