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:
488th of 697 Illinois High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $18,764 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  15.1 Help
Number of students:  1,204

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
72.8%
African American:
24.3%
White:
1.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  87.5% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Prosser Career Academy High School ranks worse than 70% of high schools in Illinois. It also ranks 38th among 145 ranked high schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 27.98. (See more...)
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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.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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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
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Compare Details Prosser Career Academy High School has the largest high school student body size in the Chicago Public Schools District 299.  (See more...)
Finance
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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 488th of 697 Illinois public high schools. (See Prosser Career Academy High School in the ranking list.)

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Chicago Public Schools District 299:

SchoolDigger ranks Chicago Public Schools District 299 688th 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 SchoolDigger Rating
2003 14.02 509th 586 13.1%
2004 31.42 460th 592 22.3%
2005 22.50 498th 590 15.6%
2006 15.64 511th 596 14.3%
2007 21.93 507th 612 17.2%
2008 20.99 518th 624 17.0%
2009 24.13 516th 632 18.4%
2010 14.66 548th 643 14.8%
2011 25.90 515th 655 21.4%
2012 23.38 536th 665 19.4%
2013 36.76 466th 670 30.4%
2014 36.56 459th 670 31.5%
2015 38.04 363rd 614 40.9%
2016 55.67 234th 643 63.6%
2017 17.48 542nd 642 15.6%
2018 28.66 480th 647 25.8%
2019 30.91 497th 701 29.1%
2021 28.75 483rd 688 29.8%
2022 30.83 488th 699 30.2%
2023 29.39 502nd 699 28.2%
2024 27.98 488th 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 SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.39 126th 151 16.6%
2019 36.66 98th 183 46.4%
2021 32.79 86th 189 54.5%
2022 61.10 46th 205 77.6%
2023 32.12 155th 217 28.6%
2024 28.56 158th 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 SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.23 248th 374 33.7%
2019 29.55 306th 473 35.3%
2021 29.28 270th 453 40.4%
2022 31.21 286th 493 42.0%
2023 30.88 289th 476 39.3%
2024 39.47 226th 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 SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.75 275th 585 53.0%
2019 50.20 295th 639 53.8%
2021 46.38 277th 611 54.7%
2022 50.74 278th 626 55.6%
2023 47.38 319th 644 50.5%
2024 44.28 322nd 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 57th 91 37.4%
2024 25.74 68th 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 SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.02 477th 620 23.1%
2019 28.96 475th 665 28.6%
2021 25.57 466th 639 27.1%
2022 28.40 481st 658 26.9%
2023 30.07 459th 656 30.0%
2024 28.72 455th 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 380th 428 11.2%
2024 34.44 224th 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 SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.99 442nd 619 28.6%
2019 32.47 464th 675 31.3%
2021 31.08 431st 653 34.0%
2022 32.42 452nd 664 31.9%
2023 27.71 490th 668 26.6%
2024 27.09 464th 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 SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.90 114th 253 54.9%
2019 31.02 191st 299 36.1%
2021 24.67 232nd 281 17.4%
2022 35.78 165th 294 43.9%
2023 48.31 119th 301 60.5%
2024 35.15 170th 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 SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.18 159th 291 45.4%
2019 44.52 151st 317 52.4%
2021 49.20 119th 317 62.5%
2022 48.12 154th 335 54.0%
2023 40.46 184th 333 44.7%
2024 40.20 177th 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.

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by a student
Saturday, February 28, 2009

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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

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

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

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.

Immunization Rates

Prosser Career Academy High School

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YearPolioMeaslesMumpsRubellaHepatitis BVaricellaDTPMeningococcal
201599.9%99.9%99.6%99.6%99.9%96.3%98.0%
2016100.0%99.9%99.9%99.9%99.9%97.1%19.5%
2017100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%99.9%95.8%99.5%20.4%
201899.8%99.9%99.9%99.9%99.8%98.3%99.4%16.0%
201999.6%99.6%99.7%99.7%99.6%99.1%99.4%39.2%
202497.2%99.0%99.0%99.0%93.0%98.5%98.5%83.6%

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Prosser Career Academy High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,155 (9.5%) $10,974 (90.5%) $12,129
2020 $1,113 (8.3%) $12,253 (91.7%) $13,366
2021 $2,380 (17.3%) $11,415 (82.7%) $13,795
2022 $2,380 (17.3%) $11,415 (82.7%) $13,795
2023 $3,394 (19.5%) $13,969 (80.5%) $17,363
2024 $3,373 (18.0%) $15,390 (82.0%) $18,764

Data source: Illinois Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Prosser Career Academy High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 497th of 701 High schoolsRanks 502nd of 699 High schools
 0.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade Mathematics (Prosser Career Academy High School)18.79.1
 9.6%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Chicago Public Schools District 299)26.719.1
 7.6%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)34.826.7
 8.1%
11th Grade English Language Arts (Prosser Career Academy High School)21.915.5
 6.4%
   11th Grade English Language Arts (Chicago Public Schools District 299)26.322.3
 4%
   11th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)36.731.6
 5.1%
End of Course Science (Prosser Career Academy High School)17.435.9
 18.5%
   End of Course Science (Chicago Public Schools District 299)19.931.1
 11.2%
   End of Course Science (Illinois)36.452.2
 15.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students13271204
 9.3%
African American255293
 14.9%
American Indian64
 33.3%
Asian53
 40%
Hispanic1033877
 15.1%
Pacific Islander12
 100%
White2523
 8%
Two or More Races22
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients89.1%87.5%
 1.7%


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Students at Prosser Career Academy High School are 73% Hispanic, 24% African American, 2% White.

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,204 students attended Prosser Career Academy High School.

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


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