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Englewood STEM High School

Q: Is Englewood STEM High School a good school?

Englewood STEM High School ranks in the bottom 0.0% of Illinois high schools.

Q: How many students attend Englewood STEM High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 778 students attended Englewood STEM High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Englewood STEM High School?

Students at Englewood STEM High School are 79% African American, 20% Hispanic.

Public Grades 9-12

620^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 620 Illinois High Schools

Better than 0% of Illinois high schools

Summary

Englewood STEM High School is a Chicago, Illinois, public high school serving grades 9–12, with 778 students. In 2025–2026, its graduation rate was 54% and chronic absenteeism was 84%; the graduation rate was well below the district’s 83% and the state’s 90%, while chronic absenteeism far exceeded the district’s 39% and the state’s 24%. The clearest concern is that many students are missing school while graduation and reported academic results remain low.

On the latest published high-school tests, science is the least far below district and state benchmarks, though results are low in both subjects. Grade 11 ACT proficiency was 5% in English language arts (ELA) and 6% in science, compared with 39% and 37% districtwide, and 50% and 48% statewide. Among five nearby schools with comparable results, Englewood’s 5% ACT ELA score was 26 points below their 31% average. Grade 9 PreACT results were also low: 17% in ELA and 8% in science, versus district results of 51% and 36%, and state results of 62% and 47%. Current math scores are suppressed by the state, so they cannot be compared.

Results have moved in both directions, but several recent measures remain concerning: chronic absenteeism eased from 88% in 2024–2025 to 84% in 2025–2026, while graduation fell 8 points, from 62% to 54%. SchoolDigger ranked Englewood 620th of 620 statewide in 2025–2026, at the 0th percentile with zero stars; its overall percentile had declined from 6 in 2023–2024 to 5 in 2024–2025. The school’s 16.2:1 student–teacher ratio is the fourth-highest among the ten nearby schools, and its free/reduced lunch eligible rate was 84% in 2024–2025, near the nearby-school average of 81%. SchoolDigger’s measure of how well the school serves homeless students ranked at the 38th percentile in 2024–2025, compared with the school’s 5th-percentile overall standing; its measure for disabled students fell from the 44th percentile to the 11th percentile over the same period.

778

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,421

Per pupil spending ?

84.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

93.9%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

6835 S Normal Blvd
Chicago, IL 60621-2535

(773) 535-9750

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Racial breakdown:

African American:

79.0%

Hispanic:

20.1%

Pacific Islander:

0.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 6th percentile in 2024 → <1st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (9% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (<1st percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Illinois average (54% vs 90%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school9%

District avg36%

Illinois avg47%

620^th of 620

Illinois public high schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 6 pts since 2024

From bottom 6% (2024) to bottom 1% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

99^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	1.3	620 of 620	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.7	666 of 698	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	653 of 697	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	8.4	187 of 187	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.6	296 of 323	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	240 of 299	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	435 of 491	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.6	242 of 429	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	20.4	263 of 284	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	158 of 248	36.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	6.2	653 of 685	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	614 of 664	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	9.1	346 of 366	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	312 of 336	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	85 of 138	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.1	52 of 125	58.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	4.7	476 of 478	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.4	637 of 672	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	581 of 639	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	5.9	664 of 685	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	625 of 668	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	467 of 527	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.2	327 of 482	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)38th percentile+34 vs school

Disabled (2025)11th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)11th percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)7th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)5th percentile~ school

Female (2025)5th percentile~ school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)<1st percentile~ school

African American (2026)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

Science6%-42 vs state

English Language Arts5%-45 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
Englewood STEM High School	Public	9-12	6835 S Normal Blvd	Chicago	60621	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-9750	778	48	16.2	84.2%	2 (0.3%)	615 (79.0%)	156 (20.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1.3	620^th of 620 public high schools	0.0%		5.7	666^th of 698 public high schools	4.6%	46	16.9				7.7	10.1	5.2		6.4										93.9%		$24,421	$1,820	$22,601
Noble St Charter-Johnson College Prep	Public, Charter	9-12	6350 S Stewart Ave	Chicago	60621	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(312) 348-1888	529	31	17.3	91.7%	2 (0.4%)	501 (94.7%)	23 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4	598^th of 620 public high schools	3.5%		9	636^th of 698 public high schools	8.9%	38	27.6	15.7			15.0	19.7	15.1		13.5										99.1%		$23,416	$1,937	$21,479
Urban Prep Charter Academy Englewood High School	Public, Charter	9-12	6201 S Stewart Ave	Chicago	60621	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-9724	87	10	8.7	92.0%	0 (0.0%)	81 (93.1%)	5 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)								(n/a)																			98.7%		$31,680	$7,750	$23,931
Excel Academy - Englewood High School	Public	9-12	7141 S Morgan St	Chicago	60621	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 675-6654	0	0	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																			91.9%
YCCS-Progressive Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	6620 S Dr Martin L King Jr Dr	Chicago	60637	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 363-3837	122	2	61.0	84.4%	1 (0.8%)	121 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																			97%		$24,916	$2,080	$22,836
YCCS-Community Youth Dev Inst High School	Public, Charter	9-12	7836 S Union Ave	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 224-2273	94	5	18.8	89.4%	0 (0.0%)	90 (95.7%)	3 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																			100%		$23,695	$1,694	$22,001
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
Simeon Career Academy High School	Public	9-12	8147 S Vincennes Ave	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3200	1,095	76	14.4	71.0%	1 (0.1%)	1,068 (97.5%)	17 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.6%)	5.8	586^th of 620 public high schools	5.5%		15.1	585^th of 698 public high schools	16.2%	1	35.4	22.6	8.2	8.3	18.8	21.4	16.4	6.8	13.7										99.1%		$19,702	$1,225	$18,477
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
Univ of Chicago Charter-Woodlawn	Public, Charter	6-12	6300 S University Ave	Chicago	60637	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 752-8101	591	44	13.4	72.4%	0 (0.0%)	577 (97.6%)	10 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	10.9	545^th of 620 public high schools	12.1%		17.1	574^th of 698 public high schools	17.8%	29	41.3	30.5			15.4	28.4	21.1		21.1	28.6	37.5	52.8	48.2	45.7	12.5	13.9	16.9	14.4	98.4%		$21,582	$851	$20,731

Frequently Asked Questions about Englewood STEM High School

How many students attend Englewood STEM High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 778 students attended Englewood STEM High School.

Is Englewood STEM High School a good school?

Englewood STEM High School ranks in the bottom 0.0% of Illinois high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Englewood STEM High School?

Students at Englewood STEM High School are 79% African American, 20% Hispanic.

What district is Englewood STEM High School in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

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