That's according to a South Cook News analysis of 2022 test score data compiled by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).
ISBE reports that last year, 71.2 percent of Cook County's 49,227 public high school students failed the Math portion of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) and have “minimal (or) incomplete… understanding of the knowledge and skills relative to Illinois Learning Standards.”
Students can achieve four proficiencies in their subjects (partially met, approaching, meets, and exceeds standards). This report concludes students who partially met or approached the standards have failed in the subject.
Dunbar Vocational Career Academy High School (100 percent), Percy L. Julian High School (100 percent), and Perspectives Charter - Rodney D. Joslin Campus (100 percent) had the highest failure rates in Cook County. Northside College Preparatory High School (7.7 percent) and Payton College Preparatory High School (4.1 percent) had the lowest.
Of 194 Cook County high schools, only 19 schools -- Proviso Math and Science Academy, Lemont Township High School, Schaumburg High School, Riverside Brookfield Township High School, Prospect High School, Oak Park and River Forest High School, Lyons Township High School, James B. Conant High School, Maine South High School, Glenbrook South High School, John Hersey High School, William Fremd High School, New Trier Township High School Winnetka, Glenbrook North High School, Lane Technical High School, Jones College Prep High School, Whitney M. Young Magnet High School, Northside College Preparatory High School, and Payton College Preparatory High School had passing rates of more than 50 percent.
County-wide, Math test failure rates rose from 65.4 percent in 2019 to 71.2 percent in 2022.
The failure rate increased at 159 Cook County high schools in 2022, with the most significant increase happening at Noble Street Charter Schools - ITW David Speer Academy (86.9 percent).
Failure rates rose the most in Coles County (82.7 percent), Mercer County (83.5 percent), Pope County (89.8 percent), Union County (91.3 percent), and Henderson County (92.2 percent).
Horizon Science Academy McKinley and Uplift Community High School were the only Cook County high schools to see Math scores improve between 2019 and 2022.
Statewide, 70 percent of Illinois students failed the 2022 state Math exam, up from 64 percent in 2019.
The SAT test is administered to Illinois high school sophomores “to fulfill the requirement that students take an assessment for college and career readiness in order to receive a regular high school diploma.”
| High School | # of Students | Failing % in 2019 | Failing % in 2021 | Failing % in 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunbar Vocational Career Academy High School | 98 | 98.7% | 100% | 100% |
| Percy L. Julian High School | 88 | 98.6% | 99% | 100% |
| Perspectives Charter - Rodney D. Joslin Campus | 61 | 94.6% | 98.5% | 100% |
| Perspectives Charter - High School of Technology | 66 | 98.5% | 97.3% | 100% |
| Acero Charter School Network - Sor Juana Ines De La Cruz | 24 | 75.2% | 96% | 100% |
| Williams Medical Preparatory High School | 15 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Douglass Academy High School | 14 | 98.2% | 100% | 100% |
| Chicago Vocational Career Academy High School | 131 | 88.7% | 100% | 100% |
| Chicago Excel Academy High School | 38 | 85.7% | 100% | 100% |
| Legal Prep Academy Charter High School | 66 | 95% | 100% | 100% |
| Harlan Community Academy High School | 67 | 88.7% | 97.5% | 100% |
| Phillips Academy High School | 114 | 94.6% | 97.6% | 100% |
| Raby High School | 46 | 98.4% | 100% | 100% |
| YCCS - West Town Academy Alternative High School | 27 | 97.8% | 96.9% | 100% |
| YCCS - Progressive Leadership Academy | 39 | 69.1% | 92.8% | 100% |
| YCCS - Latino Youth Alternative High School | 39 | 88.7% | 98.2% | 100% |
| YCCS - Austin Career Education Center High School | 17 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| YCCS - Aspira Pantoja Alternative High School | 67 | 83.2% | 100.1% | 100% |
| YCCS - Albizu Campos Puerto Rican High School | 24 | 77.4% | 100% | 100% |
| Spry Community Links High School | 22 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| CICS - Ralph Ellison Campus | 30 | 98.7% | 95.6% | 100% |
| Manley Career Academy High School | 25 | 69.3% | 100% | 100% |
| Hirsch Metropolitan High School | 34 | 73.5% | 100% | 100% |
| Walter H. Dyett High School for the Arts | 138 | 97.1% | 97.8% | 100% |
| North Lawndale College Prep - Collins | 109 | 100% | 98.9% | 100% |
| Kelvyn Park High School | 99 | 88% | 98.4% | 100% |
| Tilden Career Communty Academy High School | 44 | 91.8% | 97.7% | 100% |
| Clark Academy Preparatory Magnet High School | 128 | 99.2% | 100% | 99.2% |
| Epic Academy High School | 109 | 92.6% | 97% | 99.1% |
| Instituto Health Science Career Academy - Charter High School | 108 | 94.9% | 98.7% | 99.1% |
| Fenger Academy High School | 93 | 85.6% | 100% | 99% |
| Noble Street Charter Schools - Rowe-Clark Math & Science Academy | 89 | 71.2% | 94.3% | 98.8% |
| CICS - Longwood Campus | 77 | 97.4% | 100% | 98.7% |
| Bogan High School | 150 | 93.3% | 98.3% | 98.6% |
| North Lawndale College Prep - Christiana | 71 | 92.6% | 100% | 98.6% |
| Perspectives Charter - IIT Math & Science Academy | 65 | 96.2% | 100% | 98.5% |
| Orr Academy High School | 67 | 84.5% | 97.3% | 98.5% |
| Richards Career Academy | 66 | 97.5% | 98.5% | 98.5% |
| Morgan Park High School | 193 | 95.4% | 99.2% | 98.5% |
| Proviso East High School | 310 | 90.1% | 98.2% | 98.4% |
| Multicultural Arts High School | 60 | 79.4% | 97.8% | 98.4% |
| Urban Prep Charter Academy Bronzeville High School | 59 | 98.4% | 97.7% | 98.3% |
| Bowen High School | 60 | 78.2% | 100% | 98.3% |
| Collins Academy High School | 56 | 100% | 100% | 98.2% |
| Marshall Metropolitan High School | 56 | 78.4% | 98.6% | 98.2% |
| Simeon Career Academy High School | 274 | 97.3% | 98.7% | 98.1% |
| Hyde Park Academy High School | 154 | 93.5% | 100% | 98% |
| Gage Park High School | 97 | 86.1% | 99% | 98% |
| Perspectives High School of Technology & Leadership Academy | 91 | 98% | 100% | 97.8% |
| Urban Prep Charter Academy Englewood High School | 46 | 97.3% | 95.4% | 97.8% |
| Proviso West High School | 304 | 87.3% | 96.1% | 97.7% |
| Clemente Community Academy High School | 126 | 96.8% | 96% | 97.7% |
| Chicago Technology Academy High School | 87 | 100% | 97% | 97.7% |
| Corliss High School | 80 | 85.9% | 100% | 97.5% |
| Austin College And Career Academy High School | 39 | 92.3% | 100% | 97.4% |
| Thornridge High School | 226 | 91.4% | 94.4% | 97.3% |
| Juarez Community Academy High School | 394 | 97.1% | 95.7% | 97.2% |
| William H. Wells Community Academy High School | 70 | 94.3% | 100% | 97.1% |
| YCCS - Jane Addams Alternative High School | 33 | 97.6% | 100% | 97% |
| Noble Street Charter Schools - Johnson College Prep | 124 | 81.6% | 98% | 96.8% |
| Noble Street Charter Schools - DRW College Prep | 60 | 92.2% | 96.2% | 96.7% |
| Chicago Military Academy High School | 60 | 97.7% | 93.6% | 96.6% |
| Acero Charter School Network - Victoria Soto Campus | 139 | 96.2% | 97.3% | 96.4% |
| South Shore International College Preparatory High School | 82 | 93.4% | 97% | 96.3% |
| Acero Charter School Network - Major Hector P. Garcia Md Campus | 157 | 88.8% | 93.1% | 96.2% |
| Noble Street Charter Schools - Butler College Prep | 151 | 88.6% | 99.3% | 96% |
| Sullivan High School | 125 | 89.7% | 90.8% | 96% |
| Richard T. Crane Medical Preparatory High School | 100 | 89.4% | 96.8% | 96% |
| Foreman High School | 97 | 96.9% | 96.7% | 95.8% |
| ACE Amandla Charter School | 23 | 98.5% | 100% | 95.7% |
| Steinmetz College Prep High School | 226 | 91.5% | 96.6% | 95.6% |
| Goode Stem Academy High School | 221 | 89.6% | 94.9% | 95.5% |
| Roosevelt High School | 222 | 91.7% | 98.2% | 95.5% |
| ASPIRA Charter - Early College High School | 86 | 88.2% | 95.4% | 95.4% |
| University of Chicago Charter - Woodlawn | 63 | 97.7% | 95.6% | 95.2% |
| Schurz High School | 309 | 86.9% | 95.1% | 95.1% |
| Thornton Township High School | 324 | 90.3% | 93.3% | 95.1% |
| Aspira Charter - Business And Finance High School | 134 | 95.7% | 96.9% | 94.8% |
| School of Social Justice High School | 77 | 98.4% | 98.7% | 94.8% |
| Thornwood High School | 457 | 90.1% | 92.1% | 94.8% |
| World Language High School | 77 | 93.7% | 91.9% | 94.8% |
| Noble Street Charter Schools - Gary Comer College Prep | 186 | 90% | 88.3% | 94.1% |
| Noble Street Charter Schools - Golder College Prep | 152 | 63.2% | 91.8% | 94.1% |
| Horizon Science Academy - Southwest Charter | 33 | 90% | 91.7% | 94% |
| Bloom Trail High School | 217 | 89.7% | 90.2% | 94% |
| Rich Central Campus High School | 583 | 89.7% | 95% | 93.3% |
| Thornton Fractional North High School | 255 | 91.2% | 94.3% | 93.3% |
| Bloom High School | 264 | 86.9% | 93.2% | 93.2% |
| J. Sterling Morton East High School | 992 | 93.3% | 92.6% | 93.1% |
| Carver Military Academy High School | 99 | 81.2% | 94.6% | 93% |
| Uplift Community High School | 14 | 100% | 100% | 92.9% |
| George Washington High School | 370 | 90.7% | 95.2% | 92.7% |
| Marine Leadership Academy - Ames | 125 | 88.3% | 87.9% | 92% |
| Farragut Career Academy High School | 87 | 91.8% | 98.3% | 91.9% |
| Hubbard High School | 388 | 88.4% | 94.4% | 91.5% |
| Dwight D. Eisenhower High School | 406 | 87.7% | 89.2% | 91.4% |
| Bremen High School | 349 | 88.3% | 90.4% | 91.4% |
| North-Grand High School | 233 | 91.6% | 98.4% | 91.4% |
| Hillcrest High School | 267 | 93.3% | 96% | 91.4% |
| Air Force Academy High School | 44 | 92.4% | 92.2% | 90.9% |
| John F. Kennedy High School | 341 | 79.1% | 87.1% | 90.3% |
| Catalyst Charter - Maria Elementary School | 109 | 94.4% | 98.5% | 89.9% |
| Thornton Fractional South High School | 429 | 85.8% | 88.5% | 89.5% |
| Noble Street Charter Schools - Rauner College Prep | 161 | 55% | 84.5% | 88.8% |
| West Leyden High School | 425 | 81.5% | 90.7% | 88.8% |
| Rickover Naval Academy | 96 | 80.5% | 94.5% | 88.6% |
| Disney II Magnet High School | 159 | 78.3% | 81.2% | 88.6% |
| Noble Street Charter Schools - Noble Street College Prep | 157 | 50.3% | 86% | 88.5% |
| Kelly High School | 353 | 86% | 89.8% | 88.1% |
| Alcott College Prep High School | 50 | 80% | 89.2% | 88% |
| J. Sterling Morton West High School | 732 | 89.4% | 90% | 87.4% |
| Noble Street Charter Schools - Baker College Prep | 63 | 77.3% | 94.8% | 87.3% |
| Phoenix Military Academy High School | 138 | 75.6% | 91.3% | 86.9% |
| Noble Street Charter Schools - ITW David Speer Academy | 281 | 41.6% | 87.3% | 86.9% |
| Noble Street Charter Schools - Pritzker College Prep | 241 | 44.3% | 79.5% | 86.7% |
| Noble Street Charter Schools - Hansberry College Prep | 104 | 78.2% | 98.2% | 86.5% |
| Curie Metropolitan High School | 747 | 86.2% | 91.2% | 86.4% |
| Noble Street Charter Schools - The Noble Academy | 131 | 60.9% | 89.7% | 86.3% |
| Noble Street Charter Schools - Mansueto High School | 257 | 58.6% | 87.6% | 86% |
| Lake View High School | 237 | 83.6% | 90.9% | 85.7% |
| CICS - Northtown Campus | 216 | 79.7% | 85.9% | 85.7% |
| Noble Street Charter Schools - Muchin College Prep | 220 | 58.2% | 84.5% | 85% |
| Prosser Career Academy High School | 245 | 81.3% | 90.6% | 84.9% |
| Chicago High School for The Arts | 139 | 81.2% | 83.5% | 84.9% |
| Mather High School | 393 | 76.3% | 87% | 84.8% |
| Noble Street Charter Schools - Chicago Bulls College Prep | 306 | 52.5% | 83.9% | 84.3% |
| Noble Street Charter Schools - UIC College Prep | 216 | 42.6% | 87.1% | 84.3% |
| Ogden International High School | 135 | 79.4% | 88.8% | 83.7% |
| Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences | 174 | 74.4% | 86.1% | 82.2% |
| Reavis High School | 481 | 78.8% | 81.4% | 82.2% |
| Solorio Academy High School | 290 | 61.8% | 80.4% | 81.3% |
| Infinity Math Science and Tech High School | 101 | 76.8% | 83.1% | 81.2% |
| Chicago Academy High School | 142 | 82.3% | 84.7% | 81% |
| Intrinsic Charter High School | 162 | 74.8% | 85% | 80.3% |
| Oak Lawn Community High School | 417 | 74.1% | 78.2% | 79.9% |
| Senn High School | 405 | 70.4% | 83% | 79.3% |
| King College Preparatory High School | 96 | 73.8% | 85.8% | 79.2% |
| Harold L. Richards High School | 383 | 81.7% | 82.3% | 79.1% |
| A.B. Shepard High School | 455 | 75% | 81.8% | 78.1% |
| Argo Community High School | 448 | 73.2% | 79.6% | 78.1% |
| Evergreen Park High School | 208 | 63.8% | 75.3% | 76.5% |
| Kenwood Academy High School | 515 | 64.5% | 75.9% | 75.9% |
| Elk Grove High School | 453 | 63% | 70.1% | 75.3% |
| Southland College Prep Charter High School | 129 | 69.8% | 78.4% | 75.2% |
| Back of the Yards College Preparatory High School | 244 | 72.3% | 78.6% | 75% |
| Oak Forest High School | 344 | 67.8% | 72.6% | 74.1% |
| Tinley Park High School | 237 | 71.4% | 75.5% | 73.9% |
| Ridgewood Community High School | 190 | 79.6% | 81.9% | 73.7% |
| Homewood-Flossmoor High School | 665 | 63.7% | 78.3% | 73.4% |
| Wheeling High School | 401 | 70.5% | 73.6% | 73.3% |
| Elmwood Park High School | 215 | 67.5% | 75.6% | 73.1% |
| East Leyden High School | 410 | 69.3% | 79.1% | 72.7% |
| Maine West High School | 458 | 63.3% | 78.7% | 72.5% |
| Taft High School | 995 | 67.1% | 76.4% | 71.2% |
| Maine East High School | 433 | 65.4% | 73.7% | 70.2% |
| Palatine High School | 639 | 61.7% | 73.7% | 68.7% |
| Amundsen High School | 389 | 68% | 76.2% | 67.3% |
| Chicago Math and Science Elementary Charter School | 77 | 44% | 58% | 66.3% |
| Westinghouse High School | 292 | 58.6% | 76.7% | 65.4% |
| Amos Alonzo Stagg High School | 487 | 57.2% | 69.5% | 63.7% |
| Von Steuben Metro Science High School | 356 | 49.5% | 60.9% | 63.7% |
| Rolling Meadows High School | 483 | 51.8% | 62.5% | 61.5% |
| Niles North High School | 511 | 54.6% | 61.6% | 61.1% |
| Victor J. Andrew High School | 556 | 60.4% | 67.6% | 60.4% |
| Carl Sandburg High School | 713 | 54.4% | 56.9% | 59.8% |
| Hoffman Estates High School | 453 | 55% | 59.3% | 59.3% |
| Hancock College Preparatory High School | 232 | 39.9% | 61.6% | 59.1% |
| Niles West High School | 604 | 52.3% | 59.8% | 58.6% |
| Lindblom Math and Science Academy High School | 272 | 45% | 58.5% | 58.5% |
| Horizon Science Academy McKinley | 60 | 70.2% | 86.8% | 58.4% |
| Gwendolyn Brooks College Preparatory Academy High School | 218 | 34.4% | 58% | 56.9% |
| Devry Advantage Academy High School | 80 | 37.6% | 72.6% | 56.3% |
| Evanston Township High School | 853 | 49.6% | 52.8% | 55.2% |
| Lincoln Park High School | 481 | 48.4% | 54.4% | 54.1% |
| Buffalo Grove High School | 465 | 39.5% | 51.5% | 53.8% |
| Proviso Math and Science Academy | 214 | 30.9% | 60.6% | 49.5% |
| Lemont Township High School | 323 | 47.7% | 52.8% | 49.2% |
| Schaumburg High School | 534 | 47.3% | 50.8% | 48.8% |
| Riverside Brookfield Township High School | 384 | 46.2% | 56.5% | 47.9% |
| Prospect High School | 549 | 28.6% | 40.2% | 46.1% |
| Oak Park and River Forest High School | 793 | 41.3% | 47.6% | 46.1% |
| Lyons Township High School | 933 | 35.6% | 48.8% | 45.9% |
| James B. Conant High School | 583 | 41.4% | 48% | 44.1% |
| Maine South High School | 611 | 34.2% | 48.1% | 43.7% |
| Glenbrook South High School | 759 | 32% | 39.4% | 40.4% |
| John Hersey High School | 484 | 32.8% | 42.7% | 38.5% |
| William Fremd High School | 667 | 29.3% | 38.2% | 30.7% |
| New Trier Township High School Winnetka | 942 | 19.2% | 23.7% | 30.2% |
| Glenbrook North High School | 473 | 26.7% | 33.2% | 28.1% |
| Lane Technical High School | 1,033 | 10.2% | 18.6% | 11.6% |
| Jones College Prep High School | 476 | 6.9% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Whitney M. Young Magnet High School | 426 | 6.3% | 13% | 8.2% |
| Northside College Preparatory High School | 261 | 5.2% | 5.8% | 7.7% |
| Payton College Preparatory High School | 271 | 6.7% | 3.8% | 4.1% |
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