Is Lindblom Math & Science Academy High School a good school?

Yes. Lindblom Math & Science Academy High School ranks in the top 6.3% of Illinois high schools.

How many students attend Lindblom Math & Science Academy High School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,432 students attended Lindblom Math & Science Academy High School.

What is the racial makeup of Lindblom Math & Science Academy High School?

Students at Lindblom Math & Science Academy High School are 69% African American, 27% Hispanic, 3% White.

Lindblom Math & Science Academy High School

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Lindblom Math & Science Academy High School is a public high school in Chicago, Illinois, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 1,432 students. This exceptional school consistently ranks among the top high schools in Illinois, demonstrating its ability to provide a high-quality education to its diverse student population.

Lindblom Math & Science Academy's academic performance is significantly higher than the district and state averages, with 63.2% of its students proficient or better in SAT/English Language Arts, compared to 22.4% for the Chicago Public Schools District 299 and 31.1% for the state. The school's graduation rate is also exceptionally high, ranging from 91.0% to 98.9% over the past several years, far outpacing the district and state. However, Lindblom has experienced a higher chronic absenteeism rate in recent years, an area of concern that the school and district may need to address.

Lindblom's exceptional performance extends to its diverse student population, with the school ranking among the top 10-29 high schools in Illinois for African American and Hispanic students. This suggests that the school is effectively addressing the needs of traditionally underserved populations and promoting educational equity. In contrast, nearby schools like Richards Career Academy High School, Back of The Yards IB High School, and Noble St Charter-Johnson Colg Prep generally perform at a lower level across various metrics, highlighting the need for targeted interventions and support to address educational disparities within the Chicago Public Schools district.

Detail:

Public 7-12

6130 S Wolcott Ave
Chicago, IL 60636-2100

(773) 535-9300

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
44^th of 697 Illinois High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,534

Student/teacher ratio: 15.7

Number of students: 1,432

Racial breakdown:

African American:

68.8%

Hispanic:

26.7%

White:

2.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 51.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Lindblom Math & Science Academy High School ranks better than 68% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 60.89. (See more...)

Compare Details Lindblom Math & Science Academy High School ranks better than 93.7% of high schools in Illinois. It also ranks 8^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 95.24. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Lindblom Math & Science 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

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Lindblom Math & Science Academy High School is $16,534. 124 high schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Lindblom Math & Science Academy High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Lindblom Math & Science Academy High School 436^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Lindblom Math & Science Academy High School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Lindblom Math & Science Academy High School 44^th of 697 Illinois public high schools. (See Lindblom Math & Science 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 all middle school students at Lindblom Math & Science Academy High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2009	91.96	10^th	1318	99.2%
2010	92.27	1^st	1327	99.9%
2011	92.64	1^st	1344	99.9%
2012	92.44	11^th	1365	99.2%
2013	97.02	12^th	1367	99.1%
2014	95.27	22^nd	1322	98.3%
2015	58.78	432^nd	1302	66.8%
2016	70.22	318^th	1294	75.4%
2017	86.94	139^th	1293	89.2%
2018	27.39	942^nd	1293	27.1%
2019	64.42	426^th	1356	68.6%
2021	94.88	54^th	1241	95.6%
2022	66.50	371^st	1369	72.9%
2023	40.06	772^nd	1367	43.5%
2024	60.89	436^th	1363	68.0%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Lindblom Math & Science Academy High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	86.59	73^rd	802	90.9%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Lindblom Math & Science Academy High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	78.53	158^th	1217	87.0%
2021	99.86	5^th	1019	99.5%
2022	78.93	129^th	1221	89.4%
2023	54.95	446^th	1234	63.9%
2024	79.73	140^th	1219	88.5%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Lindblom Math & Science Academy High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	35.27	787^th	1226	35.8%
2019	59.39	463^rd	1276	63.7%
2021	93.08	43^rd	1017	95.8%
2022	59.77	412^th	1286	68.0%
2023	37.24	764^th	1275	40.1%
2024	55.59	476^th	1251	62.0%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Lindblom Math & Science Academy High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	40.87	676^th	1223	44.7%
2019	64.29	386^th	1296	70.2%
2021	90.26	71^st	1048	93.2%
2022	72.12	276^th	1286	78.5%
2023	42.68	669^th	1292	48.2%
2024	64.75	361^st	1264	71.4%

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Rank History for middle school African American students at Lindblom Math & Science Academy High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	46.10	224^th	511	56.2%
2019	92.77	22^nd	565	96.1%
2021	99.96	3^rd	385	99.2%
2022	89.25	31^st	573	94.6%
2023	67.92	107^th	569	81.2%
2024	82.87	43^rd	548	92.2%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Lindblom Math & Science Academy High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	73.33	106^th	639	83.4%
2021	99.43	8^th	517	98.5%
2022	76.06	98^th	662	85.2%
2023	56.67	221^st	661	66.6%
2024	73.85	111^th	643	82.7%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Lindblom Math & Science Academy High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	65.70	257^th	898	71.4%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all high school students at Lindblom Math & Science Academy High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2008	81.76	91^st	624	85.4%
2009	85.13	68^th	632	89.2%
2010	76.71	134^th	643	79.2%
2011	91.39	32^nd	655	95.1%
2012	90.96	44^th	665	93.4%
2013	97.36	10^th	670	98.5%
2014	96.64	14^th	670	97.9%
2016	86.67	24^th	643	96.3%
2017	93.57	37^th	642	94.2%
2018	87.56	62^nd	647	90.4%
2019	85.78	85^th	701	87.9%
2021	89.62	69^th	688	90.0%
2022	69.60	172^nd	699	75.4%
2023	78.88	120^th	699	82.8%
2024	95.24	44^th	697	93.7%

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Rank History for high school Special Education students at Lindblom Math & Science Academy High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	99.98	10^th	473	97.9%
2021	99.99	6^th	453	98.7%
2022	99.71	7^th	493	98.6%
2023	99.37	14^th	476	97.1%
2024	99.66	13^th	482	97.3%

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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Lindblom Math & Science Academy High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	97.77	12^th	585	97.9%
2019	94.58	15^th	639	97.7%
2021	98.70	12^th	611	98.0%
2022	76.93	83^rd	626	86.7%
2023	92.31	25^th	644	96.1%
2024	99.43	9^th	639	98.6%

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Rank History for high school Female students at Lindblom Math & Science Academy High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	80.34	102^nd	620	83.5%
2019	81.32	99^th	665	85.1%
2021	84.05	89^th	639	86.1%
2022	66.69	194^th	658	70.5%
2023	70.16	159^th	656	75.8%
2024	91.80	58^th	664	91.3%

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Rank History for high school Male students at Lindblom Math & Science Academy High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	91.19	41^st	619	93.4%
2019	87.79	72^nd	675	89.3%
2021	91.04	64^th	653	90.2%
2022	69.71	154^th	664	76.8%
2023	85.74	71^st	668	89.4%
2024	96.76	35^th	668	94.8%

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Rank History for high school African American students at Lindblom Math & Science Academy High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	98.98	8^th	253	96.8%
2019	98.62	9^th	299	97.0%
2021	98.93	7^th	281	97.5%
2022	92.49	16^th	294	94.6%
2023	96.54	16^th	301	94.7%
2024	99.79	10^th	299	96.7%

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Rank History for high school Hispanic students at Lindblom Math & Science Academy High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	91.81	21^st	291	92.8%
2019	91.22	22^nd	317	93.1%
2021	93.75	22^nd	317	93.1%
2022	68.33	74^th	335	77.9%
2023	86.85	29^th	333	91.3%
2024	99.07	9^th	336	97.3%

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Rank History for high school White students at Lindblom Math & Science Academy High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	92.01	41^st	560	92.7%

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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 Lindblom Math & Science Academy High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2006	4	90	1	16	1	n/a	n/a	2	114
2007	7	202	2	39	0	n/a	n/a	0	250
2008	6	376	8	82	5	n/a	n/a	7	484
2009	20	499	6	114	0	n/a	n/a	0	639
2010	19	546	7	152	0	n/a	n/a	0	724
2011	18	647	5	203	2	3	8	0	886
2012	18	646	7	223	4	2	7	0	907
2013	19	721	12	268	3	2	8	0	1033
2014	27	797	16	295	3	2	11	0	1151
2015	22	826	18	290	3	2	13	0	1174
2016	19	890	19	308	4	2	11	0	1253
2017	25	924	15	315	3	0	10	0	1292
2018	34	938	14	324	3	0	12	0	1325
2019	38	966	12	332	4	0	9	0	1361
2020	44	943	11	350	4	0	5	0	1357
2021	53	926	11	348	4	0	8	0	1350
2022	45	913	11	350	2	0	14	0	1335
2023	41	985	8	383	2	1	12	0	1432

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 Lindblom Math & Science Academy High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2006	114	n/a	n/a	n/a
2007	250	20.0	12.5	n/a
2008	484	34.0	14.2	n/a
2009	639	50.0	12.8	n/a
2010	724	48.0	15.0	n/a
2011	886	53.0	16.7	68.6
2012	907	58.0	15.6	70.1
2013	1033	68.2	15.1	66.3
2014	1151	80.0	14.3	67.9
2015	1174	71.0	16.5	68.2
2016	1253	74.0	16.9	64.3
2017	1292	72.4	17.8	67.2
2018	1325	75.5	17.5	67.3
2019	1361	84.0	16.2	63.9
2020	1357	85.5	15.8	62.5
2021	1350	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	1335	90.5	14.7	49.8
2023	1432	91.0	15.7	51.6

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 Lindblom Math & Science Academy High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2006	114	n/a	n/a	n/a
2007	250	20.0	12.5	n/a
2008	484	34.0	14.2	n/a
2009	639	50.0	12.8	n/a
2010	724	48.0	15.0	n/a
2011	886	53.0	16.7	68.6
2012	907	58.0	15.6	70.1
2013	1033	68.2	15.1	66.3
2014	1151	80.0	14.3	67.9
2015	1174	71.0	16.5	68.2
2016	1253	74.0	16.9	64.3
2017	1292	72.4	17.8	67.2
2018	1325	75.5	17.5	67.3
2019	1361	84.0	16.2	63.9
2020	1357	85.5	15.8	62.5
2021	1350	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	1335	90.5	14.7	49.8
2023	1432	91.0	15.7	51.6

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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