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South Shore International Col Prep High School

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South Shore International Col Prep High School ranks 365 th of 620 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

365^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 620 Illinois High Schools

Better than 41% of Illinois high schools

Summary

In Chicago, South Shore International Col Prep High School is a Chicago Public Schools high school serving grades 9–12, with 625 students. Its most pressing concern is chronic absenteeism: 68.9% in 2025–26, compared with 38.8% across Chicago Public Schools District 299 and 23.5% statewide. Among nearby schools with reported rates, only EPIC Academy High School was higher, at 76.3%.

Academically, South Shore stands out most in English language arts (ELA), while ninth-grade math and science are notable weaknesses. In 11th-grade ACT ELA, 61% met proficiency, versus 50% statewide and 39% districtwide; 10th-grade ELA was 54.7%, just above the state’s 53.7%. But ninth-grade math proficiency was 20%, compared with 42% statewide and 30% districtwide. Science results were below the state in both PreACT grades and 11th-grade ACT science. South Shore also led nearby schools with published scores in ninth- and 10th-grade ELA, though some nearby results were not published.

Results have improved in some grades but not others: 11th-grade ACT math rose from 36% in 2024–25 to 45% in 2025–26, and 10th-grade PreACT math rose from 13% to 23%; ninth-grade PreACT math fell from 24% to 20%. SchoolDigger ranks South Shore 365th of 620 Illinois schools, at the 41st percentile with 2 stars—the highest percentile among nearby schools with a current ranking, ahead of the next-highest, Univ of Chicago Charter-Woodlawn, at 12. Its percentile rose from 15 in 2021–22, peaked at 46 in 2024–25, then slipped. SchoolDigger’s 2025–26 statewide comparison places African American Students at the 73rd percentile, above the school’s overall 41st; its 2024–25 comparison places Special Education Students at the 26th percentile, below the overall 46th. The 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 14.2, versus a nearby-school average of 16.8; 73% were free/reduced lunch eligible in sy 2024–25, compared with an 86% average among nearby schools with the same measure.

625

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,546

Per pupil spending ?

73.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

98.2%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

1955 E 75th St
Chicago, IL 60649-3688

(773) 535-8351

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Feeder schools for South Shore International Col Prep High School:

Elementary:	Bouchet Elementary Math & Science Academy
	Bradwell Community Arts & Sci Elementary School
	Madison Elementary School
	Mann Elementary School
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	OKeeffe Elementary School
	Powell Elementary Paideia Community Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

95.7%

Hispanic:

3.4%

Two or more races:

0.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 23rd percentile in 2016 → 41st in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2016

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Chicago Public Schools District 299

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (41% vs 47% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (69% vs 24% Illinois)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school41%

District avg36%

Illinois avg47%

365^th of 620

Illinois public high schools ?

Bottom 41%▲ up 18 pts since 2016

From bottom 23% (2016) to bottom 41% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

20^th of 99High Schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299

568^th of 738Chicago 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
2026	42.3	365 of 620	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.5	379 of 698	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.6	575 of 697	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	510 of 699	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	592 of 699	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.9	577 of 688	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.3	582 of 701	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	558 of 647	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.6	564 of 642	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.7	493 of 643	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	33.8	393 of 614	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	4.6	623 of 670	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	64.8	50 of 187	73.3%	★★★★☆
2025	75.6	56 of 323	82.7%	★★★★☆
2024	38.5	149 of 299	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.1	95 of 301	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.0	153 of 294	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.9	124 of 281	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.5	135 of 299	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.3	119 of 253	53.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	38.5	262 of 491	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	36.2	364 of 545	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.8	443 of 685	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.1	554 of 664	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	550 of 656	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	551 of 658	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.7	533 of 639	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	554 of 665	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	549 of 620	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	73.8	21 of 138	84.8%	★★★★☆
2024	25.7	68 of 125	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	60.0	169 of 478	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.4	162 of 672	75.9%	★★★★☆
2024	22.8	507 of 639	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.6	357 of 644	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.4	503 of 626	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.9	450 of 611	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	455 of 639	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	492 of 585	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	43.3	281 of 521	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.2	281 of 685	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	21.4	522 of 668	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	66.4	175 of 668	73.8%	★★★★☆
2022	13.9	587 of 664	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.0	548 of 653	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.8	535 of 675	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	504 of 619	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	391 of 527	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	344 of 482	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.6	151 of 493	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.3	89 of 453	80.4%	★★★★☆
2019	67.2	75 of 473	84.1%	★★★★☆

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)85th percentile+39 vs school

African American (2026)73rd percentile+32 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)65th percentile+24 vs school

Disabled (2025)47th percentile~ school

Male (2026)46th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)33rd percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)26th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts61%+12 vs state

Mathematics45%+5 vs state

Science43%-4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PreACT Secure English Language Arts (2026)		PreACT Secure Mathematics (2026)		PreACT Secure Science (2026)		ACT English Language Arts (2026)	ACT Mathematics (2026)	ACT Science (2026)	ISA Science (2026)	IAR English Language Arts (2026)				IAR Mathematics (2026)				Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	42.3	365^th of 620 public high schools	41.1%		46.5	379^th of 698 public high schools	45.7%	14	60.4	54.7	19.6	23.2	31.1	29.9	61.4	44.8	43.4										98.2%		$23,546	$1,496	$22,051
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%)	8.3	566^th of 620 public high schools	8.7%		14.6	595^th of 698 public high schools	14.8%	29	32.4	31.9			15.8	13.2	25.0		24.0	30.0		45.5	42.5	43.8					95.8%		$13,737	$1,999	$11,738
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	—	0 (0.0%)	254 (90.4%)	24 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)								(n/a)																			97.7%		$20,921	$1,311	$19,610
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)																			88.5%
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%)								(n/a)																			95.4%		$51,316	$4,667	$46,649
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%)	3.6	605^th of 620 public high schools	2.4%		5.9	663^rd of 698 public high schools	5.0%	58	28.3	23.2			12.5	10.1			12.0										92.4%		$25,380	$2,614	$22,766
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-Comer College Prep	Public, Charter	6-12	7131 S South Chicago Ave	Chicago	60619	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 729-3969	1,007	72	13.9	86.1%	0 (0.0%)	982 (97.5%)	20 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	8.1	567^th of 620 public high schools	8.5%		11.9	614^th of 698 public high schools	12.0%	47	35.7	22.1	12.9		24.1	25.2	20.6	5.8	22.8	35.4	31.7	29.9	52.0	39.4		11.5	20.0	13.4	98%		$24,185	$1,908	$22,277
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%)								(n/a)	30.8																		97.1%		$25,202	$33	$25,169
Hyde Park Academy High School	Public	9-12	6220 S Stony Island Ave	Chicago	60637	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-0880	838	56	14.9	96.8%	1 (0.1%)	807 (96.3%)	16 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.6%)	3	613^th of 620 public high schools	1.1%		6.1	662^nd of 698 public high schools	5.2%	49	27.8	12.5			14.6	10.2	9.9	6.4	14.6										95%		$20,110	$1,183	$18,927

Frequently Asked Questions about South Shore International Col Prep High School

What is the racial makeup of South Shore International Col Prep High School?

Students at South Shore International Col Prep High School are 96% African American, 3% Hispanic.

How many students attend South Shore International Col Prep High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 625 students attended South Shore International Col Prep High School.

What district is South Shore International Col Prep High School in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

Is South Shore International Col Prep High School a good school?

South Shore International Col Prep High School ranks 365^th of 620 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into South Shore International Col Prep High School?

South Shore International Col Prep High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bouchet Elementary Math & Science Academy
Elementary : Bradwell Community Arts & Sci Elementary School
Elementary : Madison Elementary School
Elementary : Mann Elementary School
Elementary : OKeeffe Elementary School
Elementary : Powell Elementary Paideia Community Academy

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