Is Hyde Park Academy High School a good school?

Hyde Park Academy High School ranks in the bottom 2.6% of Illinois high schools.

How many students attend Hyde Park Academy High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 875 students attended Hyde Park Academy High School.

What is the racial makeup of Hyde Park Academy High School?

Students at Hyde Park Academy High School are 98% African American, 1% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Hyde Park Academy High School?

Hyde Park Academy High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Bret Harte Elementary School Elementary : Carnegie Elementary School Elementary : Fiske Elementary School Elementary : Parkside Elementary Community Academy Elementary : Wadsworth Elementary School

Hyde Park Academy High School

Summary:

Hyde Park Academy High School is a public high school in Chicago, Illinois, serving 760 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299.

Despite increased per-student spending, Hyde Park Academy High School consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of Illinois high schools, with significantly below-average performance on standardized tests like the SAT. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 66.3% and 86.1% over the past five years, lower than state and district averages, and its chronic absenteeism rate has risen sharply to 86.0%. Notably, Kenwood Academy High School, located just 1.5 miles away, outperforms Hyde Park Academy across various academic metrics.

While Hyde Park Academy's student-teacher ratio of 13.9 is relatively low, the school's challenges extend beyond resources, with 96.58% of students coming from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. Addressing the root causes of the school's underperformance, such as effectively utilizing its resources and supporting its high-need student population, will be crucial for improving the educational experience at Hyde Park Academy High School.

Detail:

Public 9-12

6220 S Stony Island Ave
Chicago, IL 60637-2998

(773) 535-0880

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
679^th of 697 Illinois High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $18,348

Feeder schools for Hyde Park Academy High School:

Elementary:	Bret Harte Elementary School
	Carnegie Elementary School
	Fiske Elementary School
	Parkside Elementary Community Academy
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	Wadsworth Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 16.5

Number of students: 875

Racial breakdown:

African American:

97.7%

Two or more races:

1.5%

Hispanic:

0.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 97%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Hyde Park Academy High School ranks worse than 97.4% of high schools in Illinois. It also ranks 128^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 9.96. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Hyde Park 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: African American (97.7%), two or more races (1.5%), Hispanic (0.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 97% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Hyde Park Academy High School is 16.5. 118 high schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Hyde Park Academy High School employs 53 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Hyde Park Academy High School is $18,348. 106 high schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Hyde Park Academy High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Hyde Park Academy High School 679^th of 697 Illinois public high schools. (See Hyde Park 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 Hyde Park Academy High School

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Rank History for all students at Hyde Park Academy High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	8.70	526^th	586	10.2%
2004	6.94	534^th	592	9.8%
2005	7.80	532^nd	590	9.8%
2006	9.06	532^nd	596	10.7%
2007	5.14	563^rd	612	8.0%
2008	3.33	580^th	624	7.1%
2009	3.45	589^th	632	6.8%
2010	3.07	609^th	643	5.3%
2011	4.92	603^rd	655	7.9%
2012	3.78	621^st	665	6.6%
2013	2.72	637^th	670	4.9%
2014	2.94	635^th	670	5.2%
2015	10.66	593^rd	614	3.4%
2016	9.71	624^th	643	3.0%
2017	5.47	617^th	642	3.9%
2018	6.57	623^rd	647	3.7%
2019	7.75	654^th	701	6.7%
2021	8.84	663^rd	688	3.6%
2022	9.41	650^th	699	7.0%
2023	8.80	662^nd	699	5.3%
2024	9.96	679^th	697	2.6%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Hyde Park 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	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 Hyde Park Academy High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	10.01	568^th	585	2.9%
2019	12.53	589^th	639	7.8%
2021	13.11	576^th	611	5.7%
2022	14.37	575^th	626	8.1%
2023	12.17	608^th	644	5.6%
2024	12.65	608^th	639	4.9%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Hyde Park Academy High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	46.03	38^th	91	58.2%
2022	50.53	32^nd	98	67.3%
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 Hyde Park Academy High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	6.57	593^rd	620	4.4%
2019	9.14	604^th	665	9.2%
2021	8.82	613^th	639	4.1%
2022	11.34	585^th	658	11.1%
2023	9.83	612^th	656	6.7%
2024	10.64	630^th	664	5.1%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Hyde Park Academy 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 Hyde Park Academy High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	6.91	592^nd	619	4.4%
2019	6.84	665^th	675	1.5%
2021	9.12	625^th	653	4.3%
2022	8.36	641^st	664	3.5%
2023	7.98	653^rd	668	2.2%
2024	10.02	632^nd	668	5.4%

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Rank History for African American students at Hyde Park Academy High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	23.58	217^th	253	14.2%
2019	23.39	247^th	299	17.4%
2021	24.34	235^th	281	16.4%
2022	26.88	220^th	294	25.2%
2023	23.39	258^th	301	14.3%
2024	22.76	273^rd	299	8.7%

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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

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Enrollment information for Hyde Park Academy 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	2422	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	2422
1990	n/a	2273	1	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	2275
1991	0	2284	2	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	2286
1992	0	2248	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	2248
1993	0	2216	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	2216
1994	0	2127	3	4	1	n/a	n/a	0	2135
1995	0	1846	1	0	1	n/a	n/a	0	1848
1996	0	1846	1	0	1	n/a	n/a	0	1848
1997	5	1939	2	0	2	n/a	n/a	0	1948
1998	7	1850	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	1858
1999	0	1762	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	1763
2000	0	1787	0	5	9	n/a	n/a	0	1801
2001	0	1796	0	7	4	n/a	n/a	0	1807
2002	0	1802	1	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	1808
2003	0	1802	1	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	1808
2004	1	1633	0	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	1640
2005	5	1820	0	6	2	n/a	n/a	0	1833
2006	1	1984	1	10	0	n/a	n/a	1	1997
2007	3	1992	0	6	1	n/a	n/a	5	2007
2008	4	2284	2	8	2	n/a	n/a	13	2313
2009	1	2302	0	8	1	n/a	n/a	0	2312
2010	5	1825	0	3	1	n/a	n/a	0	1834
2011	1	1626	0	2	0	1	1	0	1631
2012	1	1434	0	6	0	1	3	0	1445
2013	1	1152	0	7	1	0	4	0	1165
2014	0	927	0	4	0	0	4	0	935
2015	0	883	0	6	0	0	3	0	892
2016	0	774	0	8	1	0	3	0	786
2017	0	711	1	7	2	0	4	0	725
2018	0	839	0	7	1	0	3	0	850
2019	0	765	0	8	1	0	2	0	776
2020	0	718	0	4	0	0	3	0	725
2021	0	807	0	6	0	0	5	0	818
2022	1	758	0	5	0	0	7	0	771
2023	1	748	0	4	0	0	7	0	760
2024	1	855	0	6	0	0	13	0	875

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 Hyde Park Academy High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	2422	149.8	16.1	n/a
1990	2275	142.0	16.0	n/a
1991	2286	140.0	16.3	n/a
1992	2248	130.8	17.1	n/a
1993	2216	128.8	17.2	n/a
1994	2135	107.0	20.0	n/a
1995	1848	104.8	17.6	n/a
1996	1848	104.8	17.6	n/a
1997	1948	117.0	16.6	n/a
1998	1858	111.2	16.7	n/a
1999	1763	100.0	17.6	n/a
2000	1801	99.0	18.2	n/a
2001	1807	98.0	18.4	n/a
2002	1808	107.0	16.9	75.1
2003	1808	107.0	16.9	75.1
2004	1640	99.0	16.6	73.1
2005	1833	113.0	16.2	59.5
2006	1997	146.4	13.6	63.9
2007	2007	100.0	20.1	73.9
2008	2313	109.0	21.2	60.7
2009	2312	114.0	20.3	70.5
2010	1834	104.0	17.6	84
2011	1631	93.0	17.5	84.8
2012	1445	87.0	16.6	82.3
2013	1165	86.5	13.4	85.5
2014	935	69.0	13.5	96.1
2015	892	56.0	15.9	97.9
2016	786	53.0	14.8	99.1
2017	725	45.9	15.7	98.5
2018	850	45.8	18.5	98.7
2019	776	54.0	14.3	96.8
2020	725	53.0	13.6	99
2021	818	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	771	52.0	14.8	95.8
2023	760	54.5	13.9	96.6
2024	875	53.0	16.5	97

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 Hyde Park Academy High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	2422	149.8	16.1	n/a
1990	2275	142.0	16.0	n/a
1991	2286	140.0	16.3	n/a
1992	2248	130.8	17.1	n/a
1993	2216	128.8	17.2	n/a
1994	2135	107.0	20.0	n/a
1995	1848	104.8	17.6	n/a
1996	1848	104.8	17.6	n/a
1997	1948	117.0	16.6	n/a
1998	1858	111.2	16.7	n/a
1999	1763	100.0	17.6	n/a
2000	1801	99.0	18.2	n/a
2001	1807	98.0	18.4	n/a
2002	1808	107.0	16.9	75.1
2003	1808	107.0	16.9	75.1
2004	1640	99.0	16.6	73.1
2005	1833	113.0	16.2	59.5
2006	1997	146.4	13.6	63.9
2007	2007	100.0	20.1	73.9
2008	2313	109.0	21.2	60.7
2009	2312	114.0	20.3	70.5
2010	1834	104.0	17.6	84
2011	1631	93.0	17.5	84.8
2012	1445	87.0	16.6	82.3
2013	1165	86.5	13.4	85.5
2014	935	69.0	13.5	96.1
2015	892	56.0	15.9	97.9
2016	786	53.0	14.8	99.1
2017	725	45.9	15.7	98.5
2018	850	45.8	18.5	98.7
2019	776	54.0	14.3	96.8
2020	725	53.0	13.6	99
2021	818	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	771	52.0	14.8	95.8
2023	760	54.5	13.9	96.6
2024	875	53.0	16.5	97

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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