Is Chicago Military Academy High School a good school?

Chicago Military Academy High School ranks in the bottom 5.5% of Illinois high schools.

How many students attend Chicago Military Academy High School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 232 students attended Chicago Military Academy High School.

What is the racial makeup of Chicago Military Academy High School?

Students at Chicago Military Academy High School are 62% African American, 34% Hispanic, 2% White, 2% Two or more races.

Chicago Military Academy High School

Summary:

Chicago Military Academy High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Chicago, Illinois, with an enrollment of 232 students. 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.

Chicago Military Academy High School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Illinois high schools, with academic performance significantly below the state and district averages across various standardized tests. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 1.9% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in SAT Math, compared to 18.6% for the district and 26.1% for the state. The school has also experienced fluctuations in its four-year graduation rate, ranging from 68.4% to 96.4% over the past 5 years, and a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 19.4% in 2019-2020 to 66.2% in 2023-2024. The school's performance across different student subgroups, such as female, male, African American, Hispanic, and special education students, is consistently in the bottom quartile of Illinois high schools.

Nearby schools, such as Dunbar Vocational Career Academy High School, Air Force Academy High School, and YCCS-McKinley-Lakeside Leadership, also struggle with low academic performance, high chronic absenteeism, and low graduation rates, similar to Chicago Military Academy High School. However, some schools, like King College Prep High School, perform slightly better in certain areas, such as higher graduation rates and better test scores. Despite increased per-student spending at Chicago Military Academy High School, from $15,321 in 2019-2020 to $25,881 in 2022-2023, the school's academic performance and other key metrics have not shown substantial improvement.

Detail:

Public 9-12

3519 S Giles Ave
Chicago, IL 60653-1105

(773) 534-9750

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
659^th of 697 Illinois High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $32,435

Student/teacher ratio: 10.3

Number of students: 232

Racial breakdown:

African American:

61.6%

Hispanic:

34.1%

White:

1.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 82.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Chicago Military Academy High School ranks worse than 94.5% of high schools in Illinois. It also ranks 111^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 10.95. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Chicago Military 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 Chicago Military Academy 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 Chicago Military Academy High School is $32,435, which is the 19^th highest among 145 high schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Chicago Military Academy High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Chicago Military Academy High School 659^th of 697 Illinois public high schools. (See Chicago Military Academy 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 Chicago Military Academy High School

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Rank History for all students at Chicago Military Academy High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	38.11	433^rd	586	26.1%
2004	20.13	494^th	592	16.6%
2005	16.68	508^th	590	13.9%
2006	12.16	523^rd	596	12.2%
2007	22.09	506^th	612	17.3%
2008	18.17	526^th	624	15.7%
2009	28.47	491^st	632	22.3%
2010	14.91	547^th	643	14.9%
2011	16.30	545^th	655	16.8%
2012	18.30	550^th	665	17.3%
2013	19.75	541^st	670	19.3%
2014	18.10	556^th	670	17.0%
2015	12.31	578^th	614	5.9%
2016	26.48	496^th	643	22.9%
2017	10.66	579^th	642	9.8%
2018	7.90	608^th	647	6.0%
2019	14.43	599^th	701	14.6%
2021	15.11	588^th	688	14.5%
2022	10.08	643^rd	699	8.0%
2023	13.27	609^th	699	12.9%
2024	10.95	659^th	697	5.5%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Chicago Military Academy High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	42.00	190^th	473	59.8%
2021	59.85	109^th	453	75.9%
2022	31.21	286^th	493	42.0%
2023	42.70	204^th	476	57.1%
2024	20.75	377^th	482	21.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Chicago Military Academy High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	11.65	550^th	585	6.0%
2019	24.62	505^th	639	21.0%
2021	14.49	567^th	611	7.2%
2022	16.87	553^rd	626	11.7%
2023	20.03	538^th	644	16.5%
2024	14.89	586^th	639	8.3%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Chicago Military Academy High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	43.25	43^rd	91	52.7%
2022	28.47	46^th	98	53.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Chicago Military Academy High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	6.79	590^th	620	4.8%
2019	9.34	601^st	665	9.6%
2021	20.77	503^rd	639	21.3%
2022	7.16	648^th	658	1.5%
2023	13.12	569^th	656	13.3%
2024	10.08	632^nd	664	4.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Chicago Military Academy High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	10.58	562^nd	619	9.2%
2019	21.09	541^st	675	19.9%
2021	10.35	613^th	653	6.1%
2022	13.12	594^th	664	10.5%
2023	13.78	585^th	668	12.4%
2024	12.22	618^th	668	7.5%

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Rank History for African American students at Chicago Military Academy High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	25.44	205^th	253	19.0%
2019	33.27	179^th	299	40.1%
2021	30.65	190^th	281	32.4%
2022	23.33	257^th	294	12.6%
2023	24.97	237^th	301	21.3%
2024	22.06	274^th	299	8.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Chicago Military Academy High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	18.10	254^th	291	12.7%
2019	21.38	261^st	317	17.7%
2021	19.11	278^th	317	12.3%
2022	19.93	280^th	335	16.4%
2023	28.56	250^th	333	24.9%
2024	11.57	325^th	336	3.3%

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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 Chicago Military Academy High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2000	6	117	0	25	1	n/a	n/a	0	149
2001	9	206	2	60	0	n/a	n/a	0	277
2002	18	355	1	118	21	n/a	n/a	0	513
2003	18	355	1	118	21	n/a	n/a	0	513
2004	17	360	2	141	0	n/a	n/a	0	520
2005	28	336	1	139	0	n/a	n/a	0	504
2006	20	305	1	145	1	n/a	n/a	15	487
2007	22	319	3	154	1	n/a	n/a	19	518
2008	12	332	0	143	1	n/a	n/a	19	507
2009	14	357	3	138	2	n/a	n/a	0	514
2010	10	380	3	112	1	n/a	n/a	0	506
2011	8	371	1	105	2	1	31	0	519
2012	8	360	0	88	1	0	25	0	482
2013	7	346	0	92	1	0	17	0	463
2014	7	311	0	78	1	0	6	0	403
2015	6	300	0	84	1	0	4	0	395
2016	5	242	0	75	1	0	1	0	324
2017	4	206	0	79	1	0	2	0	292
2018	5	200	1	99	0	0	4	0	309
2019	4	188	0	104	0	0	3	0	299
2020	4	195	1	103	0	0	4	0	307
2021	7	172	1	96	1	0	3	0	280
2022	6	144	1	85	1	0	3	0	240
2023	4	143	0	79	2	0	4	0	232

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 Chicago Military Academy High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2000	149	12.8	11.6	n/a
2001	277	21.8	12.7	n/a
2002	513	26.0	19.7	n/a
2003	513	26.0	19.7	n/a
2004	520	30.8	16.9	n/a
2005	504	42.2	11.9	n/a
2006	487	37.2	13.1	n/a
2007	518	25.0	20.7	n/a
2008	507	30.0	16.9	n/a
2009	514	33.0	15.6	71.4
2010	506	30.0	16.8	86.6
2011	519	30.0	17.3	79.2
2012	482	27.0	17.8	89.8
2013	463	32.3	14.3	84
2014	403	25.0	16.1	88.8
2015	395	21.0	18.8	94.9
2016	324	20.0	16.2	90.7
2017	292	16.9	17.2	94.5
2018	309	17.0	18.1	91.9
2019	299	21.0	14.2	73.9
2020	307	22.0	13.9	87
2021	280	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	240	22.0	10.9	87.1
2023	232	22.5	10.3	82.8

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 Chicago Military Academy High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2000	149	12.8	11.6	n/a
2001	277	21.8	12.7	n/a
2002	513	26.0	19.7	n/a
2003	513	26.0	19.7	n/a
2004	520	30.8	16.9	n/a
2005	504	42.2	11.9	n/a
2006	487	37.2	13.1	n/a
2007	518	25.0	20.7	n/a
2008	507	30.0	16.9	n/a
2009	514	33.0	15.6	71.4
2010	506	30.0	16.8	86.6
2011	519	30.0	17.3	79.2
2012	482	27.0	17.8	89.8
2013	463	32.3	14.3	84
2014	403	25.0	16.1	88.8
2015	395	21.0	18.8	94.9
2016	324	20.0	16.2	90.7
2017	292	16.9	17.2	94.5
2018	309	17.0	18.1	91.9
2019	299	21.0	14.2	73.9
2020	307	22.0	13.9	87
2021	280	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	240	22.0	10.9	87.1
2023	232	22.5	10.3	82.8

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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