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Goode STEM Academy High School

Public Grades 9-12

586^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 698 Illinois High Schools

Better than 16% of Illinois high schools

Summary

Goode STEM Academy High School is a public high school in Chicago, Illinois, serving 979 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.

Goode STEM Academy High School consistently performs below the district and state averages on standardized tests, such as the ACT, PreACT Secure, and SAT. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 22.3% 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 also has a slightly lower 4-year graduation rate of around 89% and a higher dropout rate ranging from 1.3% to 4.0% in recent years. Additionally, Goode STEM Academy High School has a significantly higher chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 25.4% to 56.5% in recent years, compared to the district and state.

Interestingly, the nearby Lindblom Math & Science Academy High School outperforms Goode STEM Academy on academic measures, graduation rates, and student subgroup performance. This suggests that Goode STEM Academy High School could benefit from targeted interventions to address chronic absenteeism, support for struggling student subgroups, and a closer examination of instructional practices and resource allocation to improve academic performance.

991

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,558

Per pupil spending ?

82.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7651 S Homan Ave
Chicago, IL 60652-1525

(773) 535-7875

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

67.2%

African American:

31.0%

White:

1.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 17th percentile in 2016 → 16th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (21% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (56% vs 25% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg37%

Illinois avg48%

586^th of 698

Illinois public high schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

57^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	15.1	586 of 698	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	561 of 697	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	627 of 699	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	637 of 699	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.6	597 of 688	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	607 of 701	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	546 of 647	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	9.9	584 of 642	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	19.8	534 of 643	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	27.1	241 of 323	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.5	181 of 299	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.7	264 of 301	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.1	226 of 294	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.7	176 of 281	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.1	187 of 299	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.2	180 of 253	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	414 of 491	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
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	40.7	147 of 284	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.2	86 of 248	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.2	154 of 217	29.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.7	187 of 205	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	55.6	43 of 189	77.2%	★★★★☆
2019	36.3	102 of 183	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	14.7	580 of 685	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	550 of 664	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	588 of 656	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	588 of 658	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.8	569 of 639	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	574 of 665	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	535 of 620	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	285 of 366	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.3	250 of 336	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	305 of 333	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	317 of 335	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.8	271 of 317	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.7	274 of 317	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.8	165 of 291	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2022	28.5	46 of 98	53.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	541 of 672	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.7	454 of 639	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	565 of 644	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	543 of 626	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.6	483 of 611	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	544 of 639	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.1	434 of 585	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	16.3	579 of 685	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	528 of 668	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	606 of 668	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.9	614 of 664	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.9	542 of 653	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.9	583 of 675	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	513 of 619	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	17.3	485 of 527	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.7	305 of 482	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
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%	★☆☆☆☆
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 (2022)53rd percentile+44 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)48th percentile+32 vs school

African American (2025)25th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile+3 vs school

Disabled (2025)16th percentile~ school

Male (2025)15th percentile~ school

Female (2025)15th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)8th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

Science23%-26 vs state

English Language Arts22%-29 vs state

Mathematics9%-31 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
Goode STEM Academy High School	Public	9-12	7651 S Homan Ave	Chicago	60652	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-7875	991	64	15.4	82.4%	12 (1.2%)	307 (31.0%)	666 (67.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	15.1	586^th of 698 public high schools	16.0%		18.6	561^st of 697 public high schools	19.5%	25	29.2	32.6	12.5	10.9	24.3	24.9	22.3	8.7	23.1								98.0	99.5	99.5	99.5	93.8	99.1	99.4	89.0	$18,558	$2,423	$16,135
Bogan High School	Public	9-12	3939 W 79th St	Chicago	60652	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-2180	716	47	15.2	85.8%	8 (1.1%)	377 (52.7%)	324 (45.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	7.3	648^th of 698 public high schools	7.2%		13.6	614^th of 697 public high schools	11.9%	34	23.0	23.1	8.2	6.2	14.8	13.1	10.1	3.6	8.7								90.1	92.2	92.2	92.2	83.6	92.1	91.9	65.7	$23,059	$2,904	$20,155
Excel Academy - Southwest High School	Public	9-12	7050 S Washtenaw Ave	Chicago	60629	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 424-0721	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																	91.0	92.6	92.6	92.6	88.5	91.8	92.6	54.1
Pathways in Education Ashburn	Public	9-12	3284 W 87Th St	Chicago	60652	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 434-6300	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																	95.8	97.0	97.0	97.0	89.3	94.3	96.6	79.0
ACE Amandla Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	6820 S Washtenaw Ave	Chicago	60629	Cook County	ACE Amandla Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-7150	137	13	10.5	94.9%	0 (0.0%)	68 (49.6%)	65 (47.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	11.8	617^th of 698 public high schools	11.6%		10.9	661^st of 697 public high schools	5.2%	44	29.7	25.0	0.0	0.0	21.6	13.9	28.6	14.3	25.0																$23,460	$4,705	$18,756
Southside Occupational Academy High School	Public	11-12	7342 S Hoyne Ave	Chicago	60636	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-9100	0	48	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																	96.7	98.3	98.1	98.1	92.2	96.7	97.5	72.9
Hubbard High School	Public	9-12	6200 S Hamlin Ave	Chicago	60629	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-2200	1,710	112	15.3	95.1%	16 (0.9%)	67 (3.9%)	1,621 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	15	590^th of 698 public high schools	15.5%		18	571^st of 697 public high schools	18.1%	19	34.3	29.9	7.7	7.2	23.1	22.1	31.9	8.5	24.7								93.9	96.0	96.0	96.0	90.4	95.7	95.9	70.3	$17,038	$2,275	$14,763
CICS - Ralph Ellison Campus	Public, Charter	9-12	1817 W 80th St	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 478-4434	247	10	24.7	85.0%	0 (0.0%)	240 (97.2%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	9.5	631^st of 698 public high schools	9.6%		11.4	654^th of 697 public high schools	6.2%	23	38.3	27.1	3.3	2.1	25.0	14.6	18.6	1.7	6.8																$23,885	$1,600	$22,285
Ombudsman Chicago South	Public	9-12	6057 S Western Ave	Chicago	60636	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 498-5085	0	5	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																	94.4	98.3	98.3	98.3	90.1	97.0	97.8	52.2
Lindblom Math & Science Academy High School	Public	7-12	6130 S Wolcott Ave	Chicago	60636	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-9300	1,316	85	15.4	57.8%	33 (2.5%)	862 (65.5%)	394 (29.9%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	17 (1.3%)	90.9	52^nd of 698 public high schools	92.6%		95.2	44^th of 697 public high schools	93.7%	8	86.0	83.7	52.0	46.6	61.6	77.7	78.6	51.1	79.9	33.6	86.7	75.2	81.0	62.5	31.6	47.3	93.7	97.5	97.5	97.5	92.1	96.9	96.9	76.2	$17,280	$1,882	$15,398

Frequently Asked Questions about Goode STEM Academy High School

What district is Goode STEM Academy High School in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

How many students attend Goode STEM Academy High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 991 students attended Goode STEM Academy High School.

Is Goode STEM Academy High School a good school?

Goode STEM Academy High School ranks in the bottom 16.0% of Illinois high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Goode STEM Academy High School?

Students at Goode STEM Academy High School are 67% Hispanic, 31% African American, 1% White.

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