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EPIC Academy High School

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

567^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 698 Illinois High Schools

Better than 19% of Illinois high schools

Summary

EPIC Academy High School is a public charter high school in Chicago, Illinois, serving 279 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 the state.

EPIC Academy High School has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Illinois high schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most years and a 0-star rating in 2022-2023. The school's academic performance is significantly below state and district averages, with proficiency rates ranging from 5.9% to 38.2% in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science, compared to 39.3% to 51.7% for the state. EPIC Academy also has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 25.4% to 66.8% over the past few years, and a slightly lower four-year graduation rate of 89.0% compared to the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Hirsch Metropolitan High School, YCCS Charter - Chatham, and South Shore International Col Prep High School, EPIC Academy High School performs poorly, with lower academic achievement, graduation rates, and higher chronic absenteeism. The school's inconsistent performance and significant disparities in student subgroup outcomes suggest that the school may need to implement more targeted interventions and support to address these challenges.

255

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,654

Per pupil spending ?

94.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8255 S Houston Ave
Chicago, IL 60617-2191

(773) 535-7930

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Racial breakdown:

African American:

52.9%

Hispanic:

45.5%

White:

0.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 22nd percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (22% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg37%

Illinois avg48%

567^th of 698

Illinois public high schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

49^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	19.0	567 of 698	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	598 of 697	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	672 of 699	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.2	669 of 699	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.7	600 of 688	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.5	603 of 701	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.3	576 of 647	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.2	549 of 642	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	10.5	613 of 643	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	24.6	480 of 614	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	5.7	615 of 670	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	3.7	628 of 670	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	5.7	608 of 665	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	40.6	164 of 323	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.8	168 of 299	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.3	276 of 301	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	261 of 294	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.2	168 of 281	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.2	181 of 299	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.4	132 of 253	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	35.3	295 of 491	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
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	27.7	228 of 284	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
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	60.8	31 of 183	83.1%	★★★★☆
2018	36.8	93 of 151	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	14.6	581 of 685	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	549 of 664	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.5	646 of 656	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.9	620 of 658	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.2	537 of 639	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.9	577 of 665	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.5	560 of 620	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	267 of 366	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	314 of 336	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.8	330 of 333	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	323 of 335	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	274 of 317	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.9	250 of 317	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.2	267 of 291	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	57.8	40 of 138	71.0%	★★★★☆
2024	49.8	47 of 125	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.1	55 of 104	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.6	43 of 98	56.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	506 of 672	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	520 of 639	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	613 of 644	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	598 of 626	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.3	499 of 611	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	512 of 639	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	485 of 585	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	528 of 685	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	589 of 668	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	636 of 668	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.1	644 of 664	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.8	608 of 653	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	571 of 675	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	542 of 619	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	398 of 527	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	377 of 482	21.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	375 of 476	21.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	31.2	286 of 493	42.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	40.3	206 of 453	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.1	248 of 473	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
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)

Homeless (2025)71st percentile+52 vs school

African American (2025)49th percentile+30 vs school

Disabled (2025)40th percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)24th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)23rd percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)20th percentile~ school

Female (2025)15th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

Science38%-10 vs state

English Language Arts36%-15 vs state

Mathematics13%-27 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)	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 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	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
EPIC Academy High School	Public, Charter	9-12	8255 S Houston Ave	Chicago	60617	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-7930	255	22	11.5	94.1%	2 (0.8%)	135 (52.9%)	116 (45.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	19	567^th of 698 public high schools	18.8%		15	598^th of 697 public high schools	14.2%	31	17.6	37.1	5.9	9.7	13.7	24.2	36.4	12.7	38.2																$9,654	$413	$9,240
Camelot Safe Academy School	Public	6-12	7877 S Coles Ave	Chicago	60649	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 902-2487	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Noble St Charter-Baker Campus	Public, Charter	9-12	2710 E 89th St	Chicago	60617	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 535-6460	285	18	15.8	93.7%	1 (0.4%)	238 (83.5%)	44 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	10.3	623^rd of 698 public high schools	10.7%		16.6	582^nd of 697 public high schools	16.5%	41	25.0	25.0	1.8	5.0	17.9	23.7	21.4	8.9	17.9																$24,826	$1,753	$23,073
Bowen High School	Public	9-12	2710 E 89th St	Chicago	60617	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-7650	278	21	13.3	92.4%	1 (0.4%)	193 (69.4%)	82 (29.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	3.5	693^rd of 698 public high schools	0.7%		9.7	680^th of 697 public high schools	2.4%	13	8.5	12.5	0.0	0.0	10.6	4.2	0.0	0.0	4.4								88.0	89.7	89.7	89.7	89.7	88.0	85.1	69.7	$33,127	$4,008	$29,119
Excel Academy of South Shore	Public	9-12	7530 S South Shore Dr	Chicago	60649	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 902-7800	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																	85.1	88.6	88.6	88.6	86.3	86.3	86.3	58.3
Chicago Vocational Career Academy High School	Public	9-12	2100 E 87th St	Chicago	60617	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-6100	673	51	13.1	91.8%	6 (0.9%)	599 (89.0%)	63 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	5.9	663^rd of 698 public high schools	5.0%		11.7	644^th of 697 public high schools	7.6%	19	23.9	21.0	2.7	1.2	16.8	13.6	7.0	1.3	9.6								88.0	91.6	91.3	91.3	83.4	89.9	90.6	70.5	$26,051	$3,889	$22,162
YCCS-Sullivan House Alt High School	Public, Charter	9-12	8164 S South Chicago Ave	Chicago	60617	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 978-8680	281	8	35.1	98.2%	0 (0.0%)	254 (90.4%)	24 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	3.4	695^th of 698 public high schools	0.4%		10.9	660^th of 697 public high schools	5.3%	35		3.8		0.0		3.8	0.0	0.0	2.2																$22,046	$1,442	$20,604
South Shore International Col Prep High School	Public	9-12	1955 E 75th St	Chicago	60649	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-8351	625	44	14.2	73.0%	2 (0.3%)	598 (95.7%)	21 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	46.5	379^th of 698 public high schools	45.7%		17.6	575^th of 697 public high schools	17.5%	196	65.0	49.4	23.8	12.8	37.8	30.1	56.8	35.6	44.1								96.6	98.4	98.4	98.4	90.7	97.5	97.3	87.0	$20,797	$2,483	$18,314
Art in Motion Charter School	Public, Charter	7-12	7415 S East End Ave	Chicago	60649	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 820-9426	602	28	21.5	79.1%	0 (0.0%)	575 (95.5%)	24 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	14.6	595^th of 698 public high schools	14.8%		11.7	645^th of 697 public high schools	7.5%	50	31.1	28.6	13.2	4.2	30.2	30.0	21.3	5.8	18.5	17.5	30.6	36.6	33.8	11.1	7.3	9.1									$24,536	$2,606	$21,930
Hirsch Metropolitan High School	Public	9-12	7740 S Ingleside Ave	Chicago	60619	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3100	183	17	11.0	80.3%	1 (0.5%)	165 (90.2%)	17 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4	686^th of 698 public high schools	1.7%		12.6	630^th of 697 public high schools	9.6%	56	6.7	4.5	0.0	0.0	13.3	0.0	2.6	5.3	10.5								91.6	93.5	93.5	93.5	94.4	92.5	91.6	83.2	$37,439	$7,690	$29,749

Frequently Asked Questions about EPIC Academy High School

Is EPIC Academy High School a good school?

EPIC Academy High School ranks in the bottom 18.8% of Illinois high schools.

What district is EPIC Academy High School in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

How many students attend EPIC Academy High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 255 students attended EPIC Academy High School.

What is the racial makeup of EPIC Academy High School?

Students at EPIC Academy High School are 53% African American, 45% Hispanic.

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