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Urban Prep Charter Academy Englewood High School

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

546^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 698 Illinois High Schools

Better than 22% of Illinois high schools

Summary

Urban Prep Charter Academy Englewood High School is a public charter high school in Chicago, Illinois that serves 99 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 has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Illinois high schools over the past 10 years, with low academic performance on standardized tests. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 18.2% 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. The school's performance is particularly low in mathematics, with 0% of 11th-grade students 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 rates have ranged from 78.3% to 89.0% over the past few years, which is generally lower than the district and state averages.

The school has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 91.92% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. The school's per-student spending has increased over the past few years, from $14,140 in 2020-2021 to $32,106 in 2023-2024, but this increased spending does not appear to have translated into significant improvements in academic performance or other key metrics. The school may need to implement significant changes to improve student outcomes and provide a high-quality education to its students.

Students ?

8.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,316

Per pupil spending ?

92%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6201 S Stewart Ave
Chicago, IL 60621-3247

(773) 535-9724

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Racial breakdown:

African American:

93.1%

Hispanic:

5.7%

Two or more races:

1.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 2nd percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (23% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg37%

Illinois avg48%

546^th of 698

Illinois public high schools ?

Bottom 22%▲ up 20 pts since 2015

From bottom 2% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

44^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	23.0	546 of 698	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	647 of 697	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	605 of 699	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.0	645 of 699	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.0	590 of 688	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.8	653 of 701	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.5	579 of 647	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	6.7	608 of 642	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.4	639 of 643	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.3	601 of 614	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	8.8	595 of 670	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	12.3	572 of 670	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	8.1	595 of 665	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	5.6	597 of 655	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	5.5	579 of 643	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	4.1	582 of 632	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	49.1	135 of 323	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	27.0	228 of 299	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.1	165 of 301	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.0	227 of 294	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.9	145 of 281	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.5	244 of 299	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.8	157 of 253	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	273 of 491	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.0	301 of 428	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	15.1	599 of 672	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	609 of 639	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	535 of 644	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	562 of 626	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.9	521 of 611	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	586 of 639	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	505 of 585	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	522 of 685	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	619 of 668	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	586 of 668	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	615 of 664	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.3	562 of 653	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.2	639 of 675	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.4	558 of 619	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	371 of 527	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.1	375 of 476	21.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	31.2	286 of 493	42.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.6	306 of 473	35.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.3	170 of 374	54.5%	★★★☆☆

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)58th percentile+36 vs school

Disabled (2025)44th percentile+23 vs school

Special Education (2025)30th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)24th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts18%-34 vs state

Science14%-35 vs state

Mathematics0%-39 vs state

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by a student
Thursday, August 29, 2013

Urban prep is not good at sending their graduates to college. They have high dropout rates and low graduation rates. I attended this school and has seen nothing but a lack of education, responsibility, parent involvement. Close Quote

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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 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	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
Urban Prep Charter Academy Englewood High School	Public, Charter	9-12	6201 S Stewart Ave	Chicago	60621	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-9724	87	10	8.7	92.0%	0 (0.0%)	81 (93.1%)	5 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	23	546^th of 698 public high schools	21.8%		11.7	647^th of 697 public high schools	7.2%	101	24.0	45.5	12.0	27.3	24.0	45.5	18.2	0.0	13.6																		$23,316	$1,057	$22,259
Noble St Charter-Johnson Colg Prep	Public, Charter	9-12	6350 S Stewart Ave	Chicago	60621	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(312) 348-1888	529	31	17.3	91.7%	2 (0.4%)	501 (94.7%)	23 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9	636^th of 698 public high schools	8.9%		11.9	642^nd of 697 public high schools	7.9%	6	27.3	22.9	6.1	2.5	19.7	18.6	22.3	3.8	13.8																		$21,067	$1,966	$19,101
Englewood STEM High School	Public	9-12	6835 S Normal Blvd	Chicago	60621	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-9750	778	48	16.2	84.2%	2 (0.3%)	615 (79.0%)	156 (20.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	5.7	666^th of 698 public high schools	4.6%		11.4	653^rd of 697 public high schools	6.3%	13	23.5	16.9	4.5	4.2	14.3	12.8	8.0	1.2	5.6										91.7	95.3	95.3	95.3	89.9	94.8	92.6	81.0	$21,639	$2,931	$18,708
YCCS-Progressive Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	6620 S Dr Martin L King Jr Dr	Chicago	60637	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 363-3837	122	2	61.0	84.4%	1 (0.8%)	121 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3.2	697^th of 698 public high schools	0.1%		10.3	672^nd of 697 public high schools	3.6%	25		0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	2.7																		$22,768	$1,479	$21,289
Excel Academy - Englewood High School	Public	9-12	7141 S Morgan St	Chicago	60621	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 675-6654	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																			85.0	89.2	89.2	89.2	84.2	86.7	86.7	55.8
Bronzeville Scholastic High School	Public	9-12	4934 S Wabash Ave	Chicago	60615	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-1150	119	19	6.2	90.8%	0 (0.0%)	109 (91.6%)	9 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9.8	628^th of 698 public high schools	10.0%		16.1	584^th of 697 public high schools	16.2%	44	46.2	15.2	3.8	6.1	26.9	12.1	14.3	0.0	4.8										95.2	100.0	100.0	100.0	96.2	100.0	100.0	91.4	$36,818	$5,658	$31,160
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
Walter Henri Dyett High School for Arts	Public	9-12	555 E 51st St	Chicago	60615	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-1825	538	32	17.0	83.1%	2 (0.4%)	517 (96.1%)	14 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	9.5	632^nd of 698 public high schools	9.5%		10.6	665^th of 697 public high schools	4.6%	33	37.0	24.2	8.7	3.0	23.0	15.2	7.2	4.3	15.8										94.4	95.4	95.4	95.4	88.9	93.6	94.4	77.4	$21,310	$2,880	$18,430
Tilden Career Communty Academy High School	Public	9-12	4747 S Union Ave	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-1625	288	27	10.6	86.8%	21 (7.3%)	89 (30.9%)	170 (59.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	8.2	643^rd of 698 public high schools	7.9%		13.8	612^th of 697 public high schools	12.2%	31	25.9	11.9	10.7	2.4	25.9	19.0	10.0	1.7	11.7										81.1	84.7	84.7	84.7	78.5	82.9	84.2	79.0	$30,221	$4,612	$25,609
Univ of Chicago Charter-Woodlawn	Public, Charter	6-12	6300 S University Ave	Chicago	60637	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 752-8101	591	44	13.4	72.4%	0 (0.0%)	577 (97.6%)	10 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	17.1	574^th of 698 public high schools	17.8%		18.9	558^th of 697 public high schools	19.9%	16	32.7	32.5	5.7	5.2	16.3	22.1	37.0	4.9	37.0	7.6	35.5	31.1	20.3	29.2	8.0	8.1	3.0	6.5									$21,810	$961	$20,849

Frequently Asked Questions about Urban Prep Charter Academy Englewood High School

Is Urban Prep Charter Academy Englewood High School a good school?

Urban Prep Charter Academy Englewood High School ranks in the bottom 21.8% of Illinois high schools.

How many students attend Urban Prep Charter Academy Englewood High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 87 students attended Urban Prep Charter Academy Englewood High School.

What district is Urban Prep Charter Academy Englewood High School in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

What is the racial makeup of Urban Prep Charter Academy Englewood High School?

Students at Urban Prep Charter Academy Englewood High School are 93% African American, 6% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

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