Is Hirsch Metropolitan High School a good school?

Hirsch Metropolitan High School ranks in the bottom 9.6% of Illinois high schools.

How many students attend Hirsch Metropolitan High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 173 students attended Hirsch Metropolitan High School.

What is the racial makeup of Hirsch Metropolitan High School?

Students at Hirsch Metropolitan High School are 94% African American, 4% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Hirsch Metropolitan High School?

Hirsch Metropolitan High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Avalon Park Elementary School Elementary : Cook Elementary School Elementary : Cuffe Math-Sci Technical Elementary Academy Elementary : Gresham Elementary School Elementary : Oglesby Elementary School Elementary : Stagg Elementary School Elementary : Tanner Elementary School Elementary : Till Elementary Math & Science Academy Elementary : Westcott Elementary School

Hirsch Metropolitan High School

Summary:

Hirsch Metropolitan High School is a small public high school in Chicago, Illinois, serving grades 9-12 and 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. Hirsch Metropolitan High School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Illinois high schools over the past decade, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school faces significant challenges, with very low four-year graduation rates ranging from 32.7% to 48.8% over the past five years, much higher dropout rates from 8.6% to 18.6%, and extremely high chronic absenteeism rates from 51.7% to 81.0%. Proficiency rates on standardized tests, such as the SAT and ISA, are also extremely low, with only 0-10% of students meeting or exceeding standards in most subject areas. These issues are not unique to Hirsch Metropolitan High School, as the nearby schools in the same district, such as YCCS-Progressive Leadership Academy, Perspectives Charter - Leadership Ac, and Perspectives Charter - High School of Technical, also perform poorly.

Despite the school spending a relatively high amount per student, ranging from $29,188 to $33,245 per year, the issues at Hirsch Metropolitan High School appear to be systemic within the Chicago Public Schools District 299. The school serves a predominantly low-income student population, with 77.44% to 80.16% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, which likely plays a significant role in the school's poor academic performance and high rates of absenteeism and dropout.

Detail:

Public 9-12

7740 S Ingleside Ave
Chicago, IL 60619-3207

(773) 535-3100

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
630^th of 697 Illinois High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $40,717

Feeder schools for Hirsch Metropolitan High School:

Elementary:	Avalon Park Elementary School
	Cook Elementary School
	Cuffe Math-Sci Technical Elementary Academy
	Gresham Elementary School
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	Oglesby Elementary School
	Stagg Elementary School
	Tanner Elementary School
	Till Elementary Math & Science Academy
	Westcott Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 9.3

Number of students: 173

Racial breakdown:

African American:

94.2%

Hispanic:

4.0%

Two or more races:

1.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 86.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Hirsch Metropolitan High School ranks worse than 90.4% of high schools in Illinois. It also ranks 88^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 12.6. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Hirsch Metropolitan 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: African American (94.2%), Hispanic (4%), two or more races (1.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 86.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Hirsch Metropolitan High School is 9.3, which is the 28^th best among 145 high schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299. (See more...)

Compare Hirsch Metropolitan High School employs 18.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Hirsch Metropolitan High School is $40,717, which is the 9^th highest among 145 high schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Hirsch Metropolitan High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Hirsch Metropolitan High School 630^th of 697 Illinois public high schools. (See Hirsch Metropolitan 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 Hirsch Metropolitan High School

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Rank History for all students at Hirsch Metropolitan High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	1.03	565^th	586	3.6%
2004	0.69	582^nd	592	1.7%
2005	1.40	564^th	590	4.4%
2006	1.03	584^th	596	2.0%
2008	0.86	619^th	624	0.8%
2009	1.77	612^th	632	3.2%
2010	1.64	627^th	643	2.5%
2011	1.95	640^th	655	2.3%
2012	1.18	660^th	665	0.8%
2013	1.37	665^th	670	0.7%
2014	1.79	655^th	670	2.2%
2015	9.95	605^th	614	1.5%
2016	9.93	622^nd	643	3.3%
2017	3.47	638^th	642	0.6%
2018	7.09	613^th	647	5.3%
2019	6.48	687^th	701	2.0%
2021	8.35	667^th	688	3.1%
2022	9.38	651^st	699	6.9%
2023	7.93	682^nd	699	2.4%
2024	12.60	630^th	697	9.6%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Hirsch Metropolitan 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	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 Hirsch Metropolitan High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	12.10	545^th	585	6.8%
2019	9.98	632^nd	639	1.1%
2021	12.21	580^th	611	5.1%
2022	14.56	573^rd	626	8.5%
2023	10.74	627^th	644	2.6%
2024	18.22	549^th	639	14.1%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Hirsch Metropolitan 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%
2022	28.47	46^th	98	53.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Hirsch Metropolitan High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	10.57	563^rd	620	9.2%
2019	7.36	632^nd	665	5.0%
2022	11.60	583^rd	658	11.4%
2023	8.11	643^rd	656	2.0%
2024	10.08	632^nd	664	4.8%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Hirsch Metropolitan 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 Male students at Hirsch Metropolitan High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	5.39	612^th	619	1.1%
2019	6.55	666^th	675	1.3%
2021	8.58	626^th	653	4.1%
2022	7.78	645^th	664	2.9%
2023	8.18	651^st	668	2.5%
2024	14.68	577^th	668	13.6%

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Rank History for African American students at Hirsch Metropolitan High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	24.70	209^th	253	17.4%
2019	20.25	288^th	299	3.7%
2021	23.07	241^st	281	14.2%
2022	27.54	212^th	294	27.9%
2023	21.44	275^th	301	8.6%
2024	29.46	210^th	299	29.8%

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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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Enrollment information for Hirsch Metropolitan High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	n/a	1083	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	1083
1990	n/a	1002	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	1002
1991	0	1020	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	1020
1992	0	944	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	944
1993	0	926	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	926
1994	1	925	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	926
1995	0	805	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	805
1996	0	805	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	805
1997	0	756	0	2	3	n/a	n/a	0	761
1998	0	682	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	685
1999	0	635	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	636
2000	0	585	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	585
2001	0	596	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	597
2002	0	540	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	543
2003	0	540	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	543
2004	0	595	0	5	1	n/a	n/a	0	601
2005	0	697	0	2	1	n/a	n/a	0	700
2006	0	894	0	0	1	n/a	n/a	3	898
2007	0	1014	0	4	2	n/a	n/a	5	1025
2008	0	963	0	3	2	n/a	n/a	6	974
2009	3	1100	0	5	1	n/a	n/a	0	1109
2010	4	659	0	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	667
2011	0	501	0	1	0	0	1	0	503
2012	0	454	0	1	0	0	0	0	455
2013	0	323	0	2	0	0	0	0	325
2014	1	246	0	1	0	0	0	0	248
2015	2	196	0	0	0	0	2	0	200
2016	0	140	0	3	0	0	0	0	143
2017	1	141	0	3	0	0	0	0	145
2018	0	134	0	1	1	0	0	0	136
2019	0	94	0	1	2	0	1	0	98
2020	0	92	0	1	1	0	1	0	95
2021	0	296	0	6	0	0	2	0	304
2022	1	244	0	3	0	0	4	0	252
2023	0	159	0	2	1	0	2	0	164
2024	0	163	0	7	1	0	2	0	173

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 Hirsch Metropolitan High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1083	71.2	15.2	n/a
1990	1002	68.0	14.7	n/a
1991	1020	67.0	15.2	n/a
1992	944	57.8	16.3	n/a
1993	926	55.8	16.6	n/a
1994	926	47.4	19.5	n/a
1995	805	50.6	15.9	n/a
1996	805	50.6	15.9	n/a
1997	761	49.6	15.3	n/a
1998	685	48.6	14.1	n/a
1999	636	39.6	16.1	n/a
2000	585	37.6	15.6	n/a
2001	597	39.8	15.0	n/a
2002	543	37.0	14.7	86.7
2003	543	37.0	14.7	86.7
2004	601	32.7	18.4	98.2
2005	700	43.0	16.3	99.1
2006	898	59.4	15.1	82
2007	1025	54.0	19.0	61.4
2008	974	58.0	16.8	93.3
2009	1109	62.0	17.9	69.6
2010	667	50.0	13.3	99.4
2011	503	35.0	14.3	99.4
2012	455	35.0	13.0	96.9
2013	325	41.4	7.8	87.4
2014	248	24.0	10.3	97.2
2015	200	18.0	11.1	98.5
2016	143	13.0	11.0	97.9
2017	145	8.0	18.1	97.9
2018	136	7.8	17.3	99.3
2019	98	10.0	9.8	99
2020	95	12.0	7.9	94.7
2021	304	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	252	13.0	19.3	80.2
2023	164	16.0	10.2	77.4
2024	173	18.5	9.3	86.7

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 Hirsch Metropolitan High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1083	71.2	15.2	n/a
1990	1002	68.0	14.7	n/a
1991	1020	67.0	15.2	n/a
1992	944	57.8	16.3	n/a
1993	926	55.8	16.6	n/a
1994	926	47.4	19.5	n/a
1995	805	50.6	15.9	n/a
1996	805	50.6	15.9	n/a
1997	761	49.6	15.3	n/a
1998	685	48.6	14.1	n/a
1999	636	39.6	16.1	n/a
2000	585	37.6	15.6	n/a
2001	597	39.8	15.0	n/a
2002	543	37.0	14.7	86.7
2003	543	37.0	14.7	86.7
2004	601	32.7	18.4	98.2
2005	700	43.0	16.3	99.1
2006	898	59.4	15.1	82
2007	1025	54.0	19.0	61.4
2008	974	58.0	16.8	93.3
2009	1109	62.0	17.9	69.6
2010	667	50.0	13.3	99.4
2011	503	35.0	14.3	99.4
2012	455	35.0	13.0	96.9
2013	325	41.4	7.8	87.4
2014	248	24.0	10.3	97.2
2015	200	18.0	11.1	98.5
2016	143	13.0	11.0	97.9
2017	145	8.0	18.1	97.9
2018	136	7.8	17.3	99.3
2019	98	10.0	9.8	99
2020	95	12.0	7.9	94.7
2021	304	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	252	13.0	19.3	80.2
2023	164	16.0	10.2	77.4
2024	173	18.5	9.3	86.7

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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