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Legal Prep Academy Charter High School is a public charter high school located in Chicago, Illinois, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 256 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.
Legal Prep Academy Charter High School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Illinois high schools over the past several years, with academic performance, as measured by standardized test scores, significantly below the district and state averages. In the 2023-2024 school year, 0% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in both SAT Mathematics and English Language Arts, compared to 18.6% and 22.4% for the district, and 26.1% and 31.1% for the state. The school's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 78.4% to 90.2% in recent years, which is generally lower than the district and state averages. Additionally, the school has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 39.8% in 2019-2020 to 73.1% in 2023-2024, much higher than the district and state averages.
Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Austin College and Career Academy High School, Orr Academy High School, and Raby High School, also struggle with low academic performance, high chronic absenteeism, and low graduation rates, similar to Legal Prep Academy Charter High School. However, some schools, like Westinghouse High School, perform significantly better academically. Despite the relatively high per-student spending of $20,404 in 2022-2023 and a student-teacher ratio of 23.2, Legal Prep Academy Charter High School's academic outcomes remain poor, suggesting that factors beyond just funding and staffing may be contributing to the school's challenges.
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