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Collins Academy STEAM High School

Public Grades 9-12

670^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 698 Illinois High Schools

Better than 4% of Illinois high schools

Summary

Collins Academy High School is a public high school in Chicago, Illinois, serving 229 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.

Collins Academy has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Illinois high schools over the past decade, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school significantly underperforms compared to district and state averages on standardized tests, with only 10% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts and just 3.3% proficient in mathematics. Collins Academy also struggles with a high chronic absenteeism rate of 66.1%, much higher than the district and state averages.

While Collins Academy spends significantly more per student ($35,188) compared to nearby charter schools like Noble St Charter-DRW Trading Col ($10,461) and North Lawndale Prep Charter - Christ ($28,163), the school continues to underperform. This suggests that the challenges faced by Collins Academy may be systemic issues within the district or community that require a comprehensive approach to address the root causes of the school's struggles.

228

Students ?

8.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$33,347

Per pupil spending ?

97.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1313 S Sacramento Dr
Chicago, IL 60623-2218

(773) 534-1840

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Racial breakdown:

African American:

97.8%

Hispanic:

1.3%

White:

0.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 1st percentile in 2015 → 4th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (9% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Illinois average (79% vs 89%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school9%

District avg37%

Illinois avg48%

670^th of 698

Illinois public high schools ?

Bottom 4%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

117^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	5.3	670 of 698	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	671 of 697	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.4	691 of 699	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.0	670 of 699	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.8	649 of 688	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.0	680 of 701	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.3	628 of 647	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.5	638 of 642	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.1	620 of 643	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.8	607 of 614	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	1.5	663 of 670	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	1.4	664 of 670	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	3.3	626 of 665	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	3.1	619 of 655	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	3.2	608 of 643	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	17.5	297 of 323	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.8	266 of 299	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	291 of 301	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	274 of 294	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.9	213 of 281	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	268 of 299	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	223 of 253	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	485 of 491	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	39.5	190 of 429	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	23.4	382 of 428	10.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	5.0	664 of 685	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	632 of 664	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.5	646 of 656	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.3	627 of 658	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.4	616 of 639	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.1	619 of 665	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.8	573 of 620	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	106 of 138	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2025	7.3	645 of 672	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	599 of 639	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.8	636 of 644	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	592 of 626	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.1	559 of 611	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.0	614 of 639	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	564 of 585	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	6.6	654 of 685	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	626 of 668	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.6	659 of 668	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.3	643 of 664	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.2	600 of 653	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.8	644 of 675	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.8	616 of 619	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	522 of 527	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	347 of 482	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	375 of 476	21.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	31.2	286 of 493	42.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.6	306 of 473	35.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)23rd percentile+19 vs school

African American (2025)8th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)1st percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)1st percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

Science13%-35 vs state

English Language Arts10%-42 vs state

Mathematics3%-36 vs state

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Schools Near Collins Academy STEAM 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
Collins Academy STEAM High School	Public	9-12	1313 S Sacramento Dr	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-1840	228	27	8.4	97.4%	1 (0.4%)	223 (97.8%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5.3	670^th of 698 public high schools	4.0%		10.4	671^st of 697 public high schools	3.7%	1	15.2	8.0	3.8	2.0	19.0	2.0	10.0	3.3	13.3	98.1	99.5	99.5	99.5	93.3	99.0	99.5	77.4	$33,347	$5,605	$27,742
North Lawndale Prep Charter-Collins	Public, Charter	9-12	1313 S Sacramento Dr	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 542-6766	276	12	23.0	94.9%	1 (0.4%)	264 (95.7%)	9 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	6.8	654^th of 698 public high schools	6.3%		12.2	637^th of 697 public high schools	8.6%	17	25.0	11.3	5.0	1.9	27.5	3.8	4.9	4.9	13.1									$17,039	$1,390	$15,649
Ombudsman Chicago West	Public	9-12	3210 W Roosevelt Rd	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(312) 243-1550	0	6	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)										85.6	88.2	88.2	88.2	84.3	86.3	85.6	66.0
Manley Career Academy High School	Public	9-12	2935 W Polk St	Chicago	60612	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6900	193	14	13.5	85.0%	4 (2.1%)	174 (90.2%)	12 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	5	674^th of 698 public high schools	3.4%		14.6	606^th of 697 public high schools	13.1%	68	29.4	10.3	0.0	3.4	11.8	6.9	3.6	0.0	12.7	78.9	86.7	86.7	86.7	76.7	85.6	83.3	67.8	$37,856	$5,900	$31,956
Noble St Charter-DRW Trading Col	Public, Charter	9-12	931 S Homan Ave	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 893-4500	323	28	11.5	87.6%	1 (0.3%)	316 (97.8%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13.2	604^th of 698 public high schools	13.5%		15.7	588^th of 697 public high schools	15.6%	16	37.5	30.3	7.8	4.5	31.7	10.6	10.1	13.0	21.7									$29,204	$2,127	$27,077
North Lawndale Prep Charter - Christ	Public, Charter	9-12	1615 S Christiana Ave	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 542-1490	258	12	21.5	99.2%	1 (0.4%)	250 (96.9%)	7 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9	637^th of 698 public high schools	8.7%		10.6	668^th of 697 public high schools	4.2%	31	25.0	15.1	5.0	3.8	35.0	13.2	7.7	3.1	12.3									$14,036	$1,146	$12,890
YCCS-Latino Youth Alternative High School	Public, Charter	9-12	2001 S California Ave	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 648-2130	174	9	19.3	93.1%	2 (1.1%)	5 (2.9%)	165 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	5	675^th of 698 public high schools	3.3%		9.7	680^th of 697 public high schools	2.4%	5		0.0		0.0		15.8	3.5	0.0	10.7									$19,005	$1,321	$17,684
Cook County Juvenile-Jefferson Alt High School	Public	6-12	1100 S Hamilton Ave	Chicago	60612	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(312) 433-7110	0	46	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)										96.9	97.7	97.7	97.7	98.5	96.9	96.9	94.6
Marshall Metropolitan High School	Public	9-12	3250 W Adams St	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6455	239	20	11.9	93.7%	0 (0.0%)	212 (88.7%)	23 (9.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	5.1	673^rd of 698 public high schools	3.6%		9.7	680^th of 697 public high schools	2.4%	7	24.5	5.7	1.9	0.0	11.3	9.8	11.3	1.6	14.5	91.3	96.5	96.5	96.5	93.6	96.5	97.1	84.3	$32,170	$5,820	$26,349
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Collins Academy STEAM High School

What district is Collins Academy STEAM High School in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

Is Collins Academy STEAM High School a good school?

Collins Academy STEAM High School ranks in the bottom 4.0% of Illinois high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Collins Academy STEAM High School?

Students at Collins Academy STEAM High School are 98% African American, 1% Hispanic.

How many students attend Collins Academy STEAM High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 228 students attended Collins Academy STEAM High School.

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