Is Julian High School a good school?

Julian High School ranks in the bottom 3.0% of Illinois high schools.

How many students attend Julian High School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 460 students attended Julian High School.

What is the racial makeup of Julian High School?

Students at Julian High School are 96% African American, 2% Hispanic.

What schools feed into Julian High School?

Julian High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Dunne Technology Academy Elementary School Elementary : Fernwood Elementary School Elementary : Garvey M Elementary School Elementary : Mount Vernon Elementary School

Julian High School

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.

Detail:

Public 9-12

10330 S Elizabeth St
Chicago, IL 60643-2394

(773) 535-5170

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
676^th of 697 Illinois High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $25,861

Feeder schools for Julian High School:

Elementary:	Dunne Technology Academy Elementary School
	Fernwood Elementary School
	Garvey M Elementary School
	Mount Vernon Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 12.9

Number of students: 460

Racial breakdown:

African American:

96.3%

Hispanic:

2.4%

American Indian:

0.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 82%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Julian High School ranks worse than 97% of high schools in Illinois. It also ranks 125^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 10.09. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Julian 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 Julian High School has the largest high school student body size in the Chicago Public Schools District 299. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Julian High School is $25,861, which is the 42^nd highest among 145 high schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Julian High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Julian High School 676^th of 697 Illinois public high schools. (See Julian High School in the ranking list.)

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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 Julian High School

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Rank History for all students at Julian High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	1.89	556^th	586	5.1%
2004	2.15	560^th	592	5.4%
2005	2.92	550^th	590	6.8%
2006	4.44	555^th	596	6.9%
2007	2.41	585^th	612	4.4%
2008	1.53	604^th	624	3.2%
2009	1.86	610^th	632	3.5%
2010	2.38	616^th	643	4.2%
2011	2.77	628^th	655	4.1%
2012	3.78	620^th	665	6.8%
2013	2.40	641^st	670	4.3%
2014	2.88	637^th	670	4.9%
2015	11.82	582^nd	614	5.2%
2016	9.11	633^rd	643	1.6%
2017	5.16	621^st	642	3.3%
2018	6.05	632^nd	647	2.3%
2019	7.14	675^th	701	3.7%
2021	9.86	646^th	688	6.1%
2022	7.53	680^th	699	2.7%
2023	8.77	663^rd	699	5.2%
2024	10.09	676^th	697	3.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Julian High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	27.23	248^th	374	33.7%
2019	34.85	267^th	473	43.6%
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 Julian High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	9.90	570^th	585	2.6%
2019	11.11	612^th	639	4.2%
2021	14.36	568^th	611	7.0%
2022	11.28	608^th	626	2.9%
2023	11.61	614^th	644	4.7%
2024	13.10	605^th	639	5.3%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Julian High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	33.73	53^rd	91	41.8%
2022	28.47	46^th	98	53.1%
2024	25.74	68^th	125	45.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Julian High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	6.57	592^nd	620	4.5%
2019	7.35	633^rd	665	4.8%
2021	8.44	616^th	639	3.6%
2022	7.82	632^nd	658	4.0%
2023	8.24	639^th	656	2.6%
2024	10.95	628^th	664	5.4%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Julian High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	25.21	372^nd	428	13.1%
2024	27.00	261^st	429	39.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Julian High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	5.94	605^th	619	2.3%
2019	7.28	648^th	675	4.0%
2021	11.33	597^th	653	8.6%
2022	7.64	649^th	664	2.3%
2023	9.59	631^st	668	5.5%
2024	10.02	632^nd	668	5.4%

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Rank History for African American students at Julian High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	22.68	221^st	253	12.6%
2019	21.96	267^th	299	10.7%
2021	26.75	215^th	281	23.5%
2022	20.75	275^th	294	6.5%
2023	24.26	246^th	301	18.3%
2024	23.17	271^st	299	9.4%

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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 Julian High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	7	2084	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	2091
1990	n/a	1904	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	1904
1991	1	1838	0	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	1843
1992	1	1744	0	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	1749
1993	2	1558	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	1562
1994	2	1548	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	1551
1995	1	1581	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	1583
1996	1	1581	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	1583
1997	0	1636	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	1636
1998	0	1618	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	1618
1999	0	1605	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	1606
2000	10	1365	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	1375
2001	0	1142	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	1143
2002	0	1501	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	1501
2003	0	1501	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	1501
2004	0	1712	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	1712
2005	0	1916	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	1916
2006	1	1947	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	1	1951
2007	1	1933	0	3	2	n/a	n/a	4	1943
2008	3	1604	1	6	3	n/a	n/a	29	1646
2009	5	1898	2	8	0	n/a	n/a	1	1914
2010	3	1422	2	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	1432
2011	0	1240	0	2	0	0	3	0	1245
2012	0	1212	0	5	0	0	3	0	1220
2013	1	1117	0	4	1	0	3	0	1126
2014	1	1024	0	10	1	0	5	0	1041
2015	0	841	0	4	0	0	3	0	848
2016	0	703	0	1	0	0	1	0	705
2017	1	619	0	4	0	0	1	0	625
2018	0	509	0	5	0	0	2	0	516
2019	0	440	0	8	0	0	1	0	449
2020	0	376	0	7	0	0	1	0	384
2021	6	435	0	10	1	0	1	0	453
2022	1	424	0	9	1	1	1	0	437
2023	1	443	0	11	2	1	2	0	460

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 Julian High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	2091	119.4	17.5	n/a
1990	1904	113.2	16.8	n/a
1991	1843	107.2	17.1	n/a
1992	1749	102.6	17.0	n/a
1993	1562	97.2	16.1	n/a
1994	1551	75.0	20.7	n/a
1995	1583	83.0	19.1	n/a
1996	1583	83.0	19.1	n/a
1997	1636	89.0	18.4	n/a
1998	1618	92.2	17.5	n/a
1999	1606	75.8	21.2	n/a
2000	1375	67.4	20.4	n/a
2001	1143	64.8	17.6	n/a
2002	1501	62.0	24.2	82.3
2003	1501	62.0	24.2	82.3
2004	1712	110.4	15.5	95.3
2005	1916	131.4	14.6	75.2
2006	1951	143.8	13.6	58
2007	1943	93.0	20.9	73.2
2008	1646	91.0	18.1	89.1
2009	1914	93.0	20.6	80.3
2010	1432	95.0	15.0	87
2011	1245	74.0	16.8	88.7
2012	1220	75.0	16.2	92.2
2013	1126	90.2	12.4	89.3
2014	1041	74.0	14.0	95.9
2015	848	58.0	14.6	95.4
2016	705	50.0	14.1	95.6
2017	625	40.0	15.6	98.1
2018	516	33.0	15.6	96.9
2019	449	37.0	12.1	85.7
2020	384	35.0	10.9	93.2
2021	453	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	437	36.0	12.1	87.6
2023	460	35.5	12.9	82

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 Julian High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	2091	119.4	17.5	n/a
1990	1904	113.2	16.8	n/a
1991	1843	107.2	17.1	n/a
1992	1749	102.6	17.0	n/a
1993	1562	97.2	16.1	n/a
1994	1551	75.0	20.7	n/a
1995	1583	83.0	19.1	n/a
1996	1583	83.0	19.1	n/a
1997	1636	89.0	18.4	n/a
1998	1618	92.2	17.5	n/a
1999	1606	75.8	21.2	n/a
2000	1375	67.4	20.4	n/a
2001	1143	64.8	17.6	n/a
2002	1501	62.0	24.2	82.3
2003	1501	62.0	24.2	82.3
2004	1712	110.4	15.5	95.3
2005	1916	131.4	14.6	75.2
2006	1951	143.8	13.6	58
2007	1943	93.0	20.9	73.2
2008	1646	91.0	18.1	89.1
2009	1914	93.0	20.6	80.3
2010	1432	95.0	15.0	87
2011	1245	74.0	16.8	88.7
2012	1220	75.0	16.2	92.2
2013	1126	90.2	12.4	89.3
2014	1041	74.0	14.0	95.9
2015	848	58.0	14.6	95.4
2016	705	50.0	14.1	95.6
2017	625	40.0	15.6	98.1
2018	516	33.0	15.6	96.9
2019	449	37.0	12.1	85.7
2020	384	35.0	10.9	93.2
2021	453	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	437	36.0	12.1	87.6
2023	460	35.5	12.9	82

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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