Is North Chicago Community High School a good school?

North Chicago Community High School ranks in the bottom 14.8% of Illinois high schools.

How many students attend North Chicago Community High School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 868 students attended North Chicago Community High School.

What is the racial makeup of North Chicago Community High School?

Students at North Chicago Community High School are 41% Hispanic, 33% African American, 18% White, 5% American Indian, 2% Two or more races.

What schools feed into North Chicago Community High School?

North Chicago Community High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : A J Katzenmaier Academy Elementary : Evelyn Alexander School Elementary : Forrestal Elementary School Elementary : LEARN Charter School 6 N Chicago Campus Middle : Neal Math Science Academy

North Chicago Community High School

Summary:

North Chicago Community High School is a public high school serving 868 students in grades 9-12 in North Chicago, Illinois, which is part of the North Chicago School District 187. The school consistently ranks in the bottom half of Illinois high schools and faces significant challenges in academic performance, graduation and dropout rates, and chronic absenteeism.

North Chicago Community High School's academic performance is well below the state averages, with only 3.2% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in SAT Mathematics, compared to the state average of 26.1%. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 72.1% and 87.7%, and its dropout rate has ranged from 4.0% to 10.8%, generally worse than the state and nearby school district averages. Chronic absenteeism is a major concern, with rates ranging from 40.3% to 63.4%, significantly higher than the state average.

In comparison, nearby schools such as Vernon Hills High School, Libertyville High School, and Lake Forest High School, which are part of higher-performing school districts, significantly outperform North Chicago Community High School across various metrics. This stark difference in performance raises concerns about educational equity and the availability of resources and support for students from disadvantaged backgrounds served by North Chicago Community High School.

Detail:

Public 9-12

1717 17th St
North Chicago, IL 60064-2052

(847) 578-7400

District: North Chicago School District 187

SchoolDigger Rank:
594^th of 697 Illinois High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $22,237

Feeder schools for North Chicago Community High School:

Elementary:	A J Katzenmaier Academy
	Evelyn Alexander School
	Forrestal Elementary School
	LEARN Charter School 6 N Chicago Campus
Middle:	Neal Math Science Academy

Student/teacher ratio: 14.9

Number of students: 868

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

41.2%

African American:

32.6%

White:

18.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 99.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details North Chicago Community High School ranks worse than 85.2% of high schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 15.5. (See more...)

The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of North Chicago Community High School freshmen who graduate within four years, adjusting for students who transfer in or out.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at North Chicago Community High School is $22,237.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

North Chicago Community High School:

SchoolDigger ranks North Chicago Community High School 594^th of 697 Illinois public high schools. (See North Chicago Community High School in the ranking list.)

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North Chicago School District 187:

SchoolDigger ranks North Chicago School District 187 676^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for North Chicago Community High School

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Rank History for all students at North Chicago Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	6.89	532^nd	586	9.2%
2004	4.50	544^th	592	8.1%
2005	6.25	535^th	590	9.3%
2006	4.77	553^rd	596	7.2%
2007	3.33	573^rd	612	6.4%
2008	4.12	576^th	624	7.7%
2009	7.22	567^th	632	10.3%
2010	3.45	602^nd	643	6.4%
2011	4.54	608^th	655	7.2%
2012	5.96	605^th	665	9.0%
2013	4.06	626^th	670	6.6%
2014	4.63	622^nd	670	7.2%
2015	13.89	562^nd	614	8.5%
2016	11.53	606^th	643	5.8%
2017	8.42	592^nd	642	7.8%
2018	12.58	572^nd	647	11.6%
2019	18.25	576^th	701	17.8%
2021	15.36	587^th	688	14.7%
2022	13.53	604^th	699	13.6%
2023	10.34	637^th	699	8.9%
2024	15.50	594^th	697	14.8%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at North Chicago Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	42.44	65^th	151	57.0%
2019	29.57	141^st	183	23.0%
2021	55.10	45^th	189	76.2%
2022	37.66	122^nd	205	40.5%
2023	28.43	179^th	217	17.5%
2024	28.56	158^th	248	36.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at North Chicago Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	27.23	248^th	374	33.7%
2019	29.55	306^th	473	35.3%
2021	57.44	116^th	453	74.4%
2022	34.81	269^th	493	45.4%
2023	21.07	375^th	476	21.2%
2024	20.75	377^th	482	21.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at North Chicago Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	21.59	497^th	585	15.0%
2019	30.43	460^th	639	28.0%
2021	24.00	485^th	611	20.6%
2022	22.82	508^th	626	18.8%
2023	14.81	576^th	644	10.6%
2024	22.67	509^th	639	20.3%

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Rank History for Homeless students at North Chicago Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	28.07	55^th	104	47.1%
2024	25.74	68^th	125	45.6%

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Rank History for Female students at North Chicago Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	11.24	561^st	620	9.5%
2019	19.57	535^th	665	19.5%
2021	13.15	562^nd	639	12.1%
2022	14.31	558^th	658	15.2%
2023	10.31	597^th	656	9.0%
2024	14.17	583^rd	664	12.2%

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Rank History for Disabled students at North Chicago Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	23.38	382^nd	428	10.7%
2024	27.00	261^st	429	39.2%

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Rank History for Military Connected students at North Chicago Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	14.52	21^st	23	8.7%

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Rank History for Male students at North Chicago Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	13.80	537^th	619	13.2%
2019	17.55	563^rd	675	16.6%
2021	18.08	535^th	653	18.1%
2022	13.22	593^rd	664	10.7%
2023	10.84	608^th	668	9.0%
2024	17.44	551^st	668	17.5%

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Rank History for African American students at North Chicago Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	28.29	185^th	253	26.9%
2019	31.02	192^nd	299	35.8%
2021	27.59	207^th	281	26.3%
2022	27.74	209^th	294	28.9%
2023	31.01	199^th	301	33.9%
2024	28.18	219^th	299	26.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at North Chicago Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	17.68	255^th	291	12.4%
2019	26.14	240^th	317	24.3%
2021	17.64	286^th	317	9.8%
2022	19.13	283^rd	335	15.5%
2023	10.85	327^th	333	1.8%
2024	19.98	283^rd	336	15.8%

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Rank History for White students at North Chicago Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2021	6.09	544^th	553	1.6%
2022	6.23	548^th	560	2.1%
2023	4.79	553^rd	557	0.7%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

Review counts

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by a student
Tuesday, June 26, 2012

I graduated from North Chicago Community High School is 2003. I graduated with honors and in the top 10% of my class. North Chicago is a school that had dedicated teachers who would teach/educate you if you wanted to learn. I was able to take CP and AP classes my junior and senior year. I feel that my education in North Chicago has attributed to my success (attained BS with honors and currently working on Masters degree, while working full-time). A student has to be able to separate himself from unproductive peers and seek to be successful. When a student does that the teachers are there to assist him/her without hesitation!! Close Quote

Enrollment information for North Chicago Community High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1990	203	635	21	84	11	n/a	n/a	0	954
1991	170	519	21	89	6	n/a	n/a	0	805
1992	170	546	12	94	10	n/a	n/a	0	832
1993	152	579	12	97	9	n/a	n/a	0	849
1994	129	611	13	84	6	n/a	n/a	0	843
1995	85	638	12	86	1	n/a	n/a	0	822
1996	85	638	12	86	1	n/a	n/a	0	822
1997	80	627	17	91	0	n/a	n/a	0	815
1998	81	589	16	116	2	n/a	n/a	0	804
1999	94	569	11	132	3	n/a	n/a	0	809
2000	116	535	14	141	5	n/a	n/a	0	811
2001	108	557	17	174	1	n/a	n/a	0	857
2002	98	540	19	211	0	n/a	n/a	0	868
2003	98	540	19	211	0	n/a	n/a	0	868
2004	83	557	21	253	0	n/a	n/a	0	914
2005	62	558	50	223	5	n/a	n/a	0	898
2006	44	542	23	284	0	n/a	n/a	4	897
2007	32	422	16	244	0	n/a	n/a	4	718
2008	41	505	14	322	3	n/a	n/a	12	897
2009	26	519	12	341	3	n/a	n/a	15	916
2010	28	447	9	345	2	n/a	n/a	14	845
2011	20	437	5	390	3	0	1	0	856
2012	25	354	4	369	8	3	7	0	770
2013	21	363	4	402	4	2	12	0	808
2014	18	341	4	424	6	2	17	0	812
2015	10	305	3	432	2	3	15	0	770
2016	9	321	2	462	2	2	13	0	811
2017	13	275	1	460	1	3	14	0	767
2018	11	247	4	464	1	2	12	0	741
2019	11	244	2	473	2	2	23	0	757
2020	15	198	3	473	2	4	33	0	728
2021	16	250	3	482	4	2	37	0	794
2022	104	272	3	407	31	3	34	0	854
2023	156	283	4	358	43	3	21	0	868

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at North Chicago Community High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1990	954	48.0	19.8	n/a
1991	805	49.1	16.3	n/a
1992	832	44.0	18.9	n/a
1993	849	40.0	21.2	n/a
1994	843	40.0	21.1	n/a
1995	822	44.0	18.7	n/a
1996	822	44.0	18.7	n/a
1997	815	49.0	16.6	n/a
1998	804	52.0	15.5	n/a
1999	809	55.0	14.7	n/a
2000	811	60.0	13.5	n/a
2001	857	59.0	14.5	n/a
2002	868	60.0	14.5	51.5
2003	868	60.0	14.5	51.5
2004	914	62.0	14.7	56.5
2005	898	62.0	14.5	52.6
2006	897	46.1	19.5	100.1
2007	718	72.0	10.0	86.1
2008	897	52.0	17.3	75.8
2009	916	58.5	15.7	79.5
2010	845	48.5	17.4	98.7
2011	856	47.0	18.2	81.7
2012	770	55.5	13.8	79.6
2013	808	65.4	12.3	89.6
2014	812	53.0	15.3	83.1
2015	770	52.0	14.8	84.4
2016	811	52.0	15.5	79.4
2017	767	50.5	15.1	99.2
2018	741	47.0	15.7	99.5
2019	757	46.0	16.4	98.9
2020	728	51.0	14.2	97.9
2021	794	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	854	51.0	16.7	100
2023	868	58.0	14.9	99.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio North Chicago Community High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1990	954	48.0	19.8	n/a
1991	805	49.1	16.3	n/a
1992	832	44.0	18.9	n/a
1993	849	40.0	21.2	n/a
1994	843	40.0	21.1	n/a
1995	822	44.0	18.7	n/a
1996	822	44.0	18.7	n/a
1997	815	49.0	16.6	n/a
1998	804	52.0	15.5	n/a
1999	809	55.0	14.7	n/a
2000	811	60.0	13.5	n/a
2001	857	59.0	14.5	n/a
2002	868	60.0	14.5	51.5
2003	868	60.0	14.5	51.5
2004	914	62.0	14.7	56.5
2005	898	62.0	14.5	52.6
2006	897	46.1	19.5	100.1
2007	718	72.0	10.0	86.1
2008	897	52.0	17.3	75.8
2009	916	58.5	15.7	79.5
2010	845	48.5	17.4	98.7
2011	856	47.0	18.2	81.7
2012	770	55.5	13.8	79.6
2013	808	65.4	12.3	89.6
2014	812	53.0	15.3	83.1
2015	770	52.0	14.8	84.4
2016	811	52.0	15.5	79.4
2017	767	50.5	15.1	99.2
2018	741	47.0	15.7	99.5
2019	757	46.0	16.4	98.9
2020	728	51.0	14.2	97.9
2021	794	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	854	51.0	16.7	100
2023	868	58.0	14.9	99.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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