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Austin College and Career Academy High School

Public Grades 9-12

685^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 698 Illinois High Schools

Better than 2% of Illinois high schools

Summary

Austin College and Career Academy High School is a public high school in Chicago, Illinois, serving 217 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.

Austin College and Career Academy High School consistently ranks among the lowest-performing high schools in Illinois, with a statewide ranking between 602 and 688 out of over 600 high schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on standardized tests is significantly below the state and district averages, with only 5.6% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in ACT English Language Arts, compared to 51.7% statewide and 40.1% in the Chicago Public Schools District. The school's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 54.5% to 89.0%, which is lower than the state and district averages, and the dropout rate has been higher, ranging from 2.4% to 5.7% in recent years.

When comparing Austin College and Career Academy High School to nearby schools, such as Noble St Charter-ITW Speer Academy, which is located about 2.2 miles away, it becomes clear that the school is underperforming compared to its peers. The school's performance data for different student subgroups, such as female, male, African American, special education, and low-socioeconomic status students, reveals significant achievement gaps, particularly for African American and low-socioeconomic status students.

190

Students ?

10.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$39,254

Per pupil spending ?

83.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

231 N Pine Ave
Chicago, IL 60644-2333

(773) 534-0660

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Racial breakdown:

African American:

80.5%

Hispanic:

17.4%

White:

1.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 6th percentile in 2015 → 2nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (6% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Illinois average (54% vs 89%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school6%

District avg37%

Illinois avg48%

685^th of 698

Illinois public high schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 6% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

132^nd 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	4.1	685 of 698	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	636 of 697	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.6	668 of 699	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.9	660 of 699	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.3	667 of 688	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.3	669 of 701	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.1	631 of 647	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.9	602 of 642	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.0	642 of 643	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	12.4	577 of 614	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.5	639 of 670	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	1.7	654 of 670	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	2.6	634 of 665	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	1.7	646 of 655	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	13.5	315 of 323	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	29.0	213 of 299	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	247 of 301	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	256 of 294	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.1	241 of 281	14.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.3	259 of 299	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	229 of 253	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	23.4	382 of 428	10.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	4.3	671 of 685	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	584 of 664	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	594 of 656	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	577 of 658	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.4	616 of 639	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.0	639 of 665	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.8	608 of 620	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	28.1	55 of 104	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.7	57 of 91	37.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	6.2	655 of 672	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	557 of 639	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	607 of 644	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	577 of 626	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	580 of 611	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	600 of 639	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.5	571 of 585	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	5.1	670 of 685	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.7	658 of 668	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.1	656 of 664	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.6	626 of 653	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.3	638 of 675	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.8	595 of 619	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
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%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2023)47th percentile+43 vs school

Special Education (2023)21st percentile+17 vs school

Disabled (2023)11th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

African American (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

Science8%-40 vs state

English Language Arts6%-46 vs state

Mathematics3%-36 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
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
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
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)
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
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
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
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%)	3.9	688^th of 698 public high schools	1.4%		10.2	674^th of 697 public high schools	3.3%	14	17.2	1.7	3.4	0.0	13.8	6.8	1.5	0.0	6.0	74.3	83.3	83.3	83.3	75.9	81.6	75.5	80.4	$25,087	$4,231	$20,856
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

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In the 2024-25 school year, 190 students attended Austin College and Career Academy High School.

What is the racial makeup of Austin College and Career Academy High School?

Students at Austin College and Career Academy High School are 81% African American, 17% Hispanic, 1% White.

What district is Austin College and Career Academy High School in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

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Austin College and Career Academy High School ranks in the bottom 1.9% of Illinois high schools.

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