Summary:
Julian High School is a public high school located in Chicago, Illinois, serving grades 9-12 with a student population of 460. 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. Julian High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Illinois high schools, with a ranking between 621 and 680 over the past 10 years, and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Julian High School's academic performance is significantly below the state and district averages. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 0% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in SAT Mathematics, compared to 18.6% for the district and 26.1% for the state. Similarly, only 1% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in SAT English Language Arts, compared to 22.4% for the district and 31.1% for the state. The school's performance in science, as measured by the ISA, is also low, with only 10.2% of students proficient or better, compared to 36.8% for the district and 53.2% for the state. Julian High School has also struggled with low graduation rates, ranging from 62.7% to 85.2% over the past five years, and extremely high rates of chronic absenteeism, reaching 84.2% in the 2023-2024 school year.
When compared to nearby schools, Julian High School's performance is consistently among the lowest. For example, Brooks College Prep Academy High School, located just 2.15 miles away, has significantly higher academic performance, with 50.5% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in SAT Mathematics and 66% proficient or better in SAT English Language Arts. Brooks College Prep also has much higher graduation rates (91.4%) and lower chronic absenteeism (48.7%) than Julian High School. Despite the school's challenges, Julian High School spends a relatively high amount per student, with $23,806 spent per student in the 2022-2023 school year, which is higher than the district average.
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Detail:
Public 9-12
District:
Chicago Public Schools District 299
SchoolDigger Rank:
676th of 697 Illinois High Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $25,861
Feeder schools for Julian High School:
Student/teacher ratio: 12.9
Number of students: 460
Racial breakdown:
African American:
96.3%
Hispanic:
2.4%
American Indian:
0.4%
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Two or more races:
0.4%
White:
0.2%
Pacific Islander:
0.2%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 82%
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