Is Prosser Career Academy High School a good school?

Prosser Career Academy High School ranks 488 th of 697 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Prosser Career Academy High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,200 students attended Prosser Career Academy High School.

What is the racial makeup of Prosser Career Academy High School?

Students at Prosser Career Academy High School are 76% Hispanic, 22% African American, 2% White.

Prosser Career Academy High School

Summary:

Prosser Career Academy High School is a public high school in Chicago, Illinois, serving 1,204 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299, which is ranked 688 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Prosser Career Academy High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Illinois high schools, typically between 450-550 out of around 700 schools, with a 1-2 star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 89.2% and 97.2% in recent years, which is generally higher than the district and state averages. However, Prosser has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 31.6% in 2019-2020 to 66.4% in 2023-2024, much higher than the district and state averages. Prosser's proficiency rates on standardized tests, such as the SAT and ISA, are consistently lower than the district and state averages, with only 9.9% of 11th-grade students proficient in SAT Mathematics and 14.4% proficient in SAT English Language Arts in 2023-2024.

Compared to nearby schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299, such as Steinmetz College Prep High School, Noble St Charter-Pritzker Col Prep, and Intrinsic Charter High School, Prosser's performance is generally lower, with higher graduation rates, lower chronic absenteeism, and better test scores. However, Prosser's African American and Hispanic students perform better than the school's overall averages, suggesting that the school may be providing more effective support for these student populations.

Detail:

Public 9-12

2148 N Long Ave
Chicago, IL 60639-2914

(773) 534-3200

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
488^th of 697 Illinois High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $18,764

Student/teacher ratio: 13.9

Number of students: 1,200

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

75.5%

African American:

21.9%

White:

1.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 89.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Prosser Career Academy High School ranks worse than 70% of high schools in Illinois. It also ranks 38^th among 145 ranked high schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 27.98. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Prosser Career Academy High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

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

Chronic absenteeism in a 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.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (75.5%), African American (21.9%), White (1.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 89.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Prosser Career Academy High School is 13.9, which is the 73^rd best among 145 high schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299. (See more...)

Compare Prosser Career Academy High School employs 86 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Prosser Career Academy High School is $18,764. 103 high schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Prosser Career Academy High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Prosser Career Academy High School 488^th of 697 Illinois public high schools. (See Prosser Career Academy High School in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Chicago Public Schools District 299:

SchoolDigger ranks Chicago Public Schools District 299 688^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Prosser Career Academy High School

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Rank History for all students at Prosser Career Academy High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	14.02	509^th	586	13.1%
2004	31.42	460^th	592	22.3%
2005	22.50	498^th	590	15.6%
2006	15.64	511^th	596	14.3%
2007	21.93	507^th	612	17.2%
2008	20.99	518^th	624	17.0%
2009	24.13	516^th	632	18.4%
2010	14.66	548^th	643	14.8%
2011	25.90	515^th	655	21.4%
2012	23.38	536^th	665	19.4%
2013	36.76	466^th	670	30.4%
2014	36.56	459^th	670	31.5%
2015	38.04	363^rd	614	40.9%
2016	55.67	234^th	643	63.6%
2017	17.48	542^nd	642	15.6%
2018	28.66	480^th	647	25.8%
2019	30.91	497^th	701	29.1%
2021	28.75	483^rd	688	29.8%
2022	30.83	488^th	699	30.2%
2023	29.39	502^nd	699	28.2%
2024	27.98	488^th	697	30.0%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Prosser Career Academy High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	26.39	126^th	151	16.6%
2019	36.66	98^th	183	46.4%
2021	32.79	86^th	189	54.5%
2022	61.10	46^th	205	77.6%
2023	32.12	155^th	217	28.6%
2024	28.56	158^th	248	36.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Prosser Career Academy 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	29.28	270^th	453	40.4%
2022	31.21	286^th	493	42.0%
2023	30.88	289^th	476	39.3%
2024	39.47	226^th	482	53.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Prosser Career Academy High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	49.75	275^th	585	53.0%
2019	50.20	295^th	639	53.8%
2021	46.38	277^th	611	54.7%
2022	50.74	278^th	626	55.6%
2023	47.38	319^th	644	50.5%
2024	44.28	322^nd	639	49.6%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Prosser Career Academy High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	24.69	57^th	91	37.4%
2024	25.74	68^th	125	45.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Prosser Career Academy High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	26.02	477^th	620	23.1%
2019	28.96	475^th	665	28.6%
2021	25.57	466^th	639	27.1%
2022	28.40	481^st	658	26.9%
2023	30.07	459^th	656	30.0%
2024	28.72	455^th	664	31.5%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Prosser Career Academy High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	24.66	380^th	428	11.2%
2024	34.44	224^th	429	47.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Prosser Career Academy High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	30.99	442^nd	619	28.6%
2019	32.47	464^th	675	31.3%
2021	31.08	431^st	653	34.0%
2022	32.42	452^nd	664	31.9%
2023	27.71	490^th	668	26.6%
2024	27.09	464^th	668	30.5%

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Rank History for African American students at Prosser Career Academy High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	44.90	114^th	253	54.9%
2019	31.02	191^st	299	36.1%
2021	24.67	232^nd	281	17.4%
2022	35.78	165^th	294	43.9%
2023	48.31	119^th	301	60.5%
2024	35.15	170^th	299	43.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Prosser Career Academy High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	42.18	159^th	291	45.4%
2019	44.52	151^st	317	52.4%
2021	49.20	119^th	317	62.5%
2022	48.12	154^th	335	54.0%
2023	40.46	184^th	333	44.7%
2024	40.20	177^th	336	47.3%

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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

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by a student
Saturday, February 28, 2009

prosser is a school were all students could go in and feel safe. we are grately understanded and are given the privilaged to be someone. it prepares you for the future by selecting a shop you prefer. or for the students at a high level the IB program is offer. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Prosser Career Academy High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	372	432	20	432	4	n/a	n/a	0	1260
1989	300	447	16	438	2	n/a	n/a	0	1203
1990	274	528	9	523	2	n/a	n/a	0	1336
1991	231	615	8	534	1	n/a	n/a	0	1389
1992	225	599	11	541	2	n/a	n/a	0	1378
1993	222	567	15	515	3	n/a	n/a	0	1322
1994	259	452	17	443	1	n/a	n/a	0	1172
1995	279	335	11	383	0	n/a	n/a	0	1008
1996	279	335	11	383	0	n/a	n/a	0	1008
1997	298	409	10	465	1	n/a	n/a	0	1183
1998	277	450	8	500	0	n/a	n/a	0	1235
1999	268	445	9	539	1	n/a	n/a	0	1262
2000	251	476	14	576	1	n/a	n/a	0	1318
2001	237	493	15	617	2	n/a	n/a	0	1364
2002	243	491	17	614	1	n/a	n/a	0	1366
2003	243	491	17	614	1	n/a	n/a	0	1366
2004	225	500	14	599	1	n/a	n/a	0	1339
2005	217	510	10	598	2	n/a	n/a	0	1337
2006	198	524	10	619	3	n/a	n/a	29	1383
2007	167	499	11	670	1	n/a	n/a	35	1383
2008	143	482	8	730	3	n/a	n/a	47	1413
2009	150	451	10	828	2	n/a	n/a	0	1441
2010	133	440	5	832	1	n/a	n/a	0	1411
2011	108	422	7	873	6	2	1	0	1419
2012	82	379	7	939	5	3	2	0	1417
2013	61	353	8	1027	6	1	5	0	1461
2014	66	318	8	1100	8	2	8	0	1510
2015	55	305	8	1088	7	1	9	0	1473
2016	44	290	6	1095	5	0	11	0	1451
2017	43	258	5	1053	9	1	7	0	1376
2018	28	251	7	1098	7	1	3	0	1395
2019	25	255	5	1033	6	1	2	0	1327
2020	22	244	5	955	7	1	1	0	1235
2021	23	252	2	906	3	0	0	0	1186
2022	23	277	1	779	4	1	1	0	1086
2023	23	293	3	877	4	2	2	0	1204
2024	20	263	3	906	3	1	4	0	1200

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 Prosser Career Academy High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1260	61.2	20.5	n/a
1989	1203	62.2	19.3	n/a
1990	1336	70.4	18.9	n/a
1991	1389	67.4	20.6	n/a
1992	1378	70.8	19.4	n/a
1993	1322	73.4	18.0	n/a
1994	1172	63.6	18.4	n/a
1995	1008	62.4	16.2	n/a
1996	1008	62.4	16.2	n/a
1997	1183	68.4	17.3	n/a
1998	1235	73.2	16.9	n/a
1999	1262	80.8	15.6	n/a
2000	1318	83.2	15.8	n/a
2001	1364	84.2	16.2	n/a
2002	1366	74.0	18.5	86.7
2003	1366	74.0	18.5	86.7
2004	1339	82.5	16.2	86.6
2005	1337	86.1	15.5	91.6
2006	1383	106.8	12.9	88.7
2007	1383	74.0	18.7	91.8
2008	1413	82.0	17.2	87.3
2009	1441	89.0	16.2	76.7
2010	1411	87.0	16.2	88.7
2011	1419	87.0	16.3	87.5
2012	1417	84.0	16.8	89.3
2013	1461	92.6	15.7	89.2
2014	1510	93.0	16.2	92.5
2015	1473	88.0	16.7	95.2
2016	1451	88.0	16.4	94.1
2017	1376	79.0	17.4	93
2018	1395	79.5	17.5	92.6
2019	1327	82.0	16.1	89.1
2020	1235	76.5	16.1	92.1
2021	1186	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	1086	79.0	13.7	89
2023	1204	79.5	15.1	87.5
2024	1200	86.0	13.9	89.5

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 Prosser Career Academy High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1260	61.2	20.5	n/a
1989	1203	62.2	19.3	n/a
1990	1336	70.4	18.9	n/a
1991	1389	67.4	20.6	n/a
1992	1378	70.8	19.4	n/a
1993	1322	73.4	18.0	n/a
1994	1172	63.6	18.4	n/a
1995	1008	62.4	16.2	n/a
1996	1008	62.4	16.2	n/a
1997	1183	68.4	17.3	n/a
1998	1235	73.2	16.9	n/a
1999	1262	80.8	15.6	n/a
2000	1318	83.2	15.8	n/a
2001	1364	84.2	16.2	n/a
2002	1366	74.0	18.5	86.7
2003	1366	74.0	18.5	86.7
2004	1339	82.5	16.2	86.6
2005	1337	86.1	15.5	91.6
2006	1383	106.8	12.9	88.7
2007	1383	74.0	18.7	91.8
2008	1413	82.0	17.2	87.3
2009	1441	89.0	16.2	76.7
2010	1411	87.0	16.2	88.7
2011	1419	87.0	16.3	87.5
2012	1417	84.0	16.8	89.3
2013	1461	92.6	15.7	89.2
2014	1510	93.0	16.2	92.5
2015	1473	88.0	16.7	95.2
2016	1451	88.0	16.4	94.1
2017	1376	79.0	17.4	93
2018	1395	79.5	17.5	92.6
2019	1327	82.0	16.1	89.1
2020	1235	76.5	16.1	92.1
2021	1186	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	1086	79.0	13.7	89
2023	1204	79.5	15.1	87.5
2024	1200	86.0	13.9	89.5

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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