Is Hancock College Preparatory High School a good school?

Yes! Hancock College Preparatory High School is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 22 nd of 697 Illinois high schools.

How many students attend Hancock College Preparatory High School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,013 students attended Hancock College Preparatory High School.

What is the racial makeup of Hancock College Preparatory High School?

Students at Hancock College Preparatory High School are 91% Hispanic, 6% White, 1% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Hancock College Preparatory High School?

Hancock College Preparatory High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Pasteur Elementary School

Hancock College Preparatory High School

Summary:

Hancock College Preparatory High School is a public high school in Chicago, Illinois, serving 1,013 students in grades 9-12. Despite being part of the low-performing Chicago Public Schools District 299, Hancock College Preparatory consistently ranks among the top high schools in Illinois, with a statewide ranking of 22 out of 697 schools and a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hancock College Preparatory's academic performance is exceptional, with 53% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in SAT Mathematics, compared to 18.6% in the district and 26.1% statewide. Similarly, 63.5% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in SAT English Language Arts, compared to 22.4% in the district and 31.1% statewide. The school also boasts a 97.1% 4-year graduation rate and a low 0.4% dropout rate, significantly better than the district and state averages. Hancock College Preparatory excels in supporting the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking among the top Illinois high schools for female students, male students, Hispanic students, white students, English language learners, special education students, and low socioeconomic status students.

Compared to nearby schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299, such as Gage Park High School, Curie Metropolitan High School, and Solorio Academy High School, Hancock College Preparatory significantly outperforms them in academic rankings, graduation rates, and test scores. This exceptional performance, despite the school's high percentage of students from low-income families, challenges the notion that socioeconomic status is a barrier to educational success.

Detail:

Public 9-12

4034 W 56th St
Chicago, IL 60638-5656

(773) 535-2410

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
22^nd of 697 Illinois High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,062

Feeder schools for Hancock College Preparatory High School:

Elementary:

Pasteur Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 16.2

Number of students: 1,013

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.5%

White:

6.0%

Two or more races:

1.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 66.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Hancock College Preparatory High School ranks better than 96.8% of high schools in Illinois. It also ranks 6^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 98.56. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Hancock College Preparatory 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 Hancock College Preparatory 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 Hancock College Preparatory High School is $16,062. 129 high schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Hancock College Preparatory High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Hancock College Preparatory High School 22^nd of 697 Illinois public high schools. (See Hancock College Preparatory 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 Hancock College Preparatory High School

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Rank History for all students at Hancock College Preparatory High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	10.49	520^th	586	11.3%
2004	13.54	519^th	592	12.3%
2005	8.93	529^th	590	10.3%
2006	13.28	519^th	596	12.9%
2007	2.13	589^th	612	3.8%
2008	2.19	594^th	624	4.8%
2009	3.77	585^th	632	7.4%
2010	4.90	584^th	643	9.2%
2011	8.22	577^th	655	11.9%
2012	10.42	581^st	665	12.6%
2013	9.47	592^nd	670	11.6%
2014	16.05	562^nd	670	16.1%
2015	21.26	503^rd	614	18.1%
2016	66.00	134^th	643	79.2%
2017	29.64	473^rd	642	26.3%
2018	88.08	59^th	647	90.9%
2019	96.45	26^th	701	96.3%
2021	83.94	95^th	688	86.2%
2022	90.07	49^th	699	93.0%
2023	93.72	38^th	699	94.6%
2024	98.56	22^nd	697	96.8%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Hancock College Preparatory High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	99.91	3^rd	248	98.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Hancock College Preparatory High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	99.99	7^th	473	98.5%
2021	99.78	8^th	453	98.2%
2022	99.99	6^th	493	98.8%
2023	99.77	10^th	476	97.9%
2024	99.18	16^th	482	96.7%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Hancock College Preparatory High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	98.67	7^th	585	98.8%
2019	99.86	7^th	639	98.9%
2021	97.44	17^th	611	97.2%
2022	97.54	9^th	626	98.6%
2023	99.19	6^th	644	99.1%
2024	99.99	6^th	639	99.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Hancock College Preparatory High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	82.36	89^th	620	85.6%
2019	94.66	32^nd	665	95.2%
2021	70.13	165^th	639	74.2%
2022	82.08	103^rd	658	84.3%
2023	88.47	65^th	656	90.1%
2024	98.35	21^st	664	96.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Hancock College Preparatory High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	91.12	42^nd	619	93.2%
2019	96.65	24^th	675	96.4%
2021	91.31	61^st	653	90.7%
2022	94.00	35^th	664	94.7%
2023	95.62	24^th	668	96.4%
2024	97.94	25^th	668	96.3%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Hancock College Preparatory High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	94.51	12^th	291	95.9%
2019	98.54	7^th	317	97.8%
2021	90.28	28^th	317	91.2%
2022	94.83	18^th	335	94.6%
2023	97.34	9^th	333	97.3%
2024	99.64	8^th	336	97.6%

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Rank History for White students at Hancock College Preparatory High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2022	97.83	6^th	560	98.9%
2023	95.82	14^th	557	97.5%
2024	98.04	18^th	554	96.8%

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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 Hancock College Preparatory High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1998	9	12	1	123	0	n/a	n/a	0	145
1999	11	18	3	180	0	n/a	n/a	0	212
2000	31	27	3	237	0	n/a	n/a	0	298
2001	31	50	4	319	0	n/a	n/a	0	404
2002	70	50	4	479	0	n/a	n/a	0	603
2003	70	50	4	479	0	n/a	n/a	0	603
2004	91	44	9	677	2	n/a	n/a	0	823
2005	97	28	3	667	0	n/a	n/a	0	795
2006	83	25	3	683	1	n/a	n/a	20	815
2007	84	37	0	748	2	n/a	n/a	2	873
2008	70	37	4	789	3	n/a	n/a	10	913
2009	60	34	5	876	4	n/a	n/a	1	980
2010	58	28	4	911	5	n/a	n/a	0	1006
2011	39	25	5	909	3	1	0	0	982
2012	36	15	8	896	4	1	4	0	964
2013	34	8	6	880	4	1	4	0	937
2014	37	7	6	860	2	0	5	0	917
2015	17	10	6	864	5	0	7	0	909
2016	18	11	7	843	5	0	3	0	887
2017	19	9	8	842	6	0	3	0	887
2018	25	16	8	907	9	0	2	0	967
2019	29	18	11	947	3	0	0	0	1008
2020	35	18	9	947	5	1	1	0	1016
2021	39	20	10	944	4	1	1	0	1019
2022	46	17	13	928	3	1	2	0	1010
2023	61	10	8	917	3	1	13	0	1013

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 Hancock College Preparatory High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1998	145	12.0	12.1	n/a
1999	212	14.0	15.1	n/a
2000	298	17.0	17.5	n/a
2001	404	19.0	21.3	n/a
2002	603	27.0	22.3	n/a
2003	603	27.0	22.3	n/a
2004	823	39.2	21.0	n/a
2005	795	44.0	18.1	n/a
2006	815	46.5	17.5	n/a
2007	873	41.0	21.3	n/a
2008	913	48.0	19.0	n/a
2009	980	57.0	17.2	n/a
2010	1006	60.0	16.7	94.5
2011	982	57.0	17.2	94.6
2012	964	60.0	16.0	94.6
2013	937	78.0	12.0	97.2
2014	917	58.0	15.8	95
2015	909	51.0	17.8	96.6
2016	887	51.0	17.3	93
2017	887	48.6	18.2	91.2
2018	967	52.9	18.2	86.3
2019	1008	56.0	18.0	81.7
2020	1016	58.0	17.5	79.7
2021	1019	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	1010	59.0	17.1	71.6
2023	1013	62.5	16.2	66.3

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 Hancock College Preparatory High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1998	145	12.0	12.1	n/a
1999	212	14.0	15.1	n/a
2000	298	17.0	17.5	n/a
2001	404	19.0	21.3	n/a
2002	603	27.0	22.3	n/a
2003	603	27.0	22.3	n/a
2004	823	39.2	21.0	n/a
2005	795	44.0	18.1	n/a
2006	815	46.5	17.5	n/a
2007	873	41.0	21.3	n/a
2008	913	48.0	19.0	n/a
2009	980	57.0	17.2	n/a
2010	1006	60.0	16.7	94.5
2011	982	57.0	17.2	94.6
2012	964	60.0	16.0	94.6
2013	937	78.0	12.0	97.2
2014	917	58.0	15.8	95
2015	909	51.0	17.8	96.6
2016	887	51.0	17.3	93
2017	887	48.6	18.2	91.2
2018	967	52.9	18.2	86.3
2019	1008	56.0	18.0	81.7
2020	1016	58.0	17.5	79.7
2021	1019	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	1010	59.0	17.1	71.6
2023	1013	62.5	16.2	66.3

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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