Is Kelvyn Park High School a good school?

Kelvyn Park High School ranks in the bottom 5.6% of Illinois high schools.

How many students attend Kelvyn Park High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 525 students attended Kelvyn Park High School.

What is the racial makeup of Kelvyn Park High School?

Students at Kelvyn Park High School are 86% Hispanic, 11% African American, 2% White.

What schools feed into Kelvyn Park High School?

Kelvyn Park High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Funston Elementary School Elementary : Monroe Elementary School Elementary : Mozart Elementary School Elementary : Nixon Elementary School

Kelvyn Park High School

Summary:

Kelvyn Park High School is a public high school in Chicago, Illinois, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 514 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. Kelvyn Park High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Illinois high schools, with a ranking between 565 and 658 over the past several years, and has received a 0 or 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school faces significant challenges, including low four-year graduation rates ranging from 52.7% to 71.8%, high dropout rates of 5.0% to 8.6%, and extremely high chronic absenteeism rates reaching as high as 74.5% in the 2022-2023 school year. Kelvyn Park High School's performance on standardized tests, such as the SAT and IAR, is significantly below the state and district averages across all subject areas and grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 1.2% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in SAT Mathematics and English Language Arts, compared to 26.1% and 31.1% at the state level, respectively. The school's struggles appear to be closely linked to the socioeconomic status of its student population, with 88.72% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Intrinsic Charter High School and Noble St Charter-Pritzker Col Prep, which are also part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299, generally perform better than Kelvyn Park High School across various metrics, including graduation rates, test scores, and chronic absenteeism. Addressing the root causes of Kelvyn Park High School's challenges, particularly the high chronic absenteeism rates, will likely require a comprehensive, multi-faceted approach involving the school, district, and community stakeholders.

Detail:

Public 7-12

4343 W Wrightwood Ave
Chicago, IL 60639-2060

(773) 534-4200

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
658^th of 697 Illinois High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $21,971

Feeder schools for Kelvyn Park High School:

Elementary:	Funston Elementary School
	Monroe Elementary School
	Mozart Elementary School
	Nixon Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 11.6

Number of students: 525

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.7%

African American:

10.9%

White:

2.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 84.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Kelvyn Park High School ranks worse than 99.9% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 7.61. (See more...)

Compare Details Kelvyn Park High School ranks worse than 94.4% of high schools in Illinois. It also ranks 110^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 10.96. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Kelvyn Park 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 Racial makeup is: Hispanic (85.7%), African American (10.9%), White (2.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 84.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Kelvyn Park High School is 11.6, which is the 40^th best among 145 high schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299. (See more...)

Compare Kelvyn Park High School employs 45 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Kelvyn Park High School is $21,971, which is the 78^th highest among 145 high schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Kelvyn Park High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Kelvyn Park High School 1362^nd of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Kelvyn Park High School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Kelvyn Park High School 658^th of 697 Illinois public high schools. (See Kelvyn Park 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 Kelvyn Park High School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Kelvyn Park High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2016	9.70	1256^th	1294	2.9%
2017	7.55	1283^rd	1293	0.8%
2018	7.05	1290^th	1293	0.2%
2019	8.07	1338^th	1356	1.3%
2021	16.22	1102^nd	1241	11.2%
2022	10.26	1360^th	1369	0.7%
2023	9.58	1345^th	1367	1.6%
2024	7.61	1362^nd	1363	0.1%

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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Kelvyn Park High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	28.57	281^st	285	1.4%
2019	23.06	339^th	339	0.0%
2021	27.63	276^th	277	0.4%
2022	23.43	451^st	454	0.7%
2023	29.39	405^th	480	15.6%
2024	18.77	484^th	486	0.4%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Kelvyn Park High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	24.64	570^th	602	5.3%
2019	24.58	756^th	792	4.5%
2022	26.83	734^th	781	6.0%
2023	18.48	788^th	805	2.1%
2024	19.98	736^th	802	8.2%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Kelvyn Park High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	8.23	1157^th	1161	0.3%
2019	10.89	1189^th	1217	2.3%
2021	26.11	805^th	1019	21.0%
2022	13.81	1199^th	1221	1.8%
2023	12.60	1207^th	1234	2.2%
2024	8.53	1219^th	1219	0.0%

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Rank History for middle school Homeless students at Kelvyn Park High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	20.45	70^th	70	0.0%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Kelvyn Park High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	7.26	1210^th	1226	1.3%
2019	7.84	1255^th	1276	1.6%
2021	9.52	1000^th	1017	1.7%
2022	9.29	1280^th	1286	0.5%
2023	9.30	1252^nd	1275	1.8%
2024	6.84	1251^st	1251	0.0%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Kelvyn Park High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	7.75	1223^rd	1223	0.0%
2019	9.50	1283^rd	1296	1.0%
2021	20.82	871^st	1048	16.9%
2022	12.53	1237^th	1286	3.8%
2023	11.14	1261^st	1292	2.4%
2024	9.63	1247^th	1264	1.3%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Kelvyn Park High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	5.85	590^th	590	0.0%
2019	6.76	637^th	639	0.3%
2021	18.18	484^th	517	6.4%
2022	9.32	659^th	662	0.5%
2023	9.62	658^th	661	0.5%
2024	7.50	643^rd	643	0.0%

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

Rank History for Kelvyn Park High School

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Rank History for all high school students at Kelvyn Park High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	0.58	578^th	586	1.4%
2004	0.75	580^th	592	2.0%
2005	0.82	576^th	590	2.4%
2006	1.35	577^th	596	3.2%
2007	2.16	586^th	612	4.2%
2008	2.94	588^th	624	5.8%
2009	3.02	595^th	632	5.9%
2010	3.51	600^th	643	6.7%
2011	2.79	627^th	655	4.3%
2012	3.15	629^th	665	5.4%
2013	3.04	632^nd	670	5.7%
2014	5.31	617^th	670	7.9%
2016	10.14	618^th	643	3.9%
2017	7.03	601^st	642	6.4%
2018	7.79	610^th	647	5.7%
2019	11.02	620^th	701	11.6%
2021	9.28	657^th	688	4.5%
2022	10.52	638^th	699	8.7%
2023	20.42	565^th	699	19.2%
2024	10.96	658^th	697	5.6%

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Rank History for high school English Language Learner students at Kelvyn Park High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	26.39	126^th	151	16.6%
2019	44.84	75^th	183	59.0%
2021	32.79	86^th	189	54.5%
2022	39.16	116^th	205	43.4%
2023	34.04	141^st	217	35.0%
2024	28.56	158^th	248	36.3%

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Rank History for high school Special Education students at Kelvyn Park High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	41.66	195^th	473	58.8%
2021	43.25	186^th	453	58.9%
2022	31.21	286^th	493	42.0%
2023	32.67	276^th	476	42.0%
2024	20.75	377^th	482	21.8%

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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Kelvyn Park High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	13.04	538^th	585	8.0%
2019	18.14	551^st	639	13.8%
2021	14.02	569^th	611	6.9%
2022	14.62	572^nd	626	8.6%
2023	32.42	456^th	644	29.2%
2024	12.16	609^th	639	4.7%

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Rank History for high school Female students at Kelvyn Park High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	8.18	578^th	620	6.8%
2019	9.35	600^th	665	9.8%
2021	8.44	616^th	639	3.6%
2022	8.64	623^rd	658	5.3%
2023	24.99	489^th	656	25.5%
2024	12.29	612^th	664	7.8%

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Rank History for high school Disabled students at Kelvyn Park High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	44.83	191^st	428	55.4%
2024	27.00	261^st	429	39.2%

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Rank History for high school Male students at Kelvyn Park High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	7.74	586^th	619	5.3%
2019	13.58	585^th	675	13.3%
2021	10.85	605^th	653	7.4%
2022	14.09	585^th	664	11.9%
2023	15.27	575^th	668	13.9%
2024	10.02	632^nd	668	5.4%

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Rank History for high school Hispanic students at Kelvyn Park High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	11.39	279^th	291	4.1%
2019	12.99	294^th	317	7.3%
2021	12.24	313^th	317	1.3%
2022	14.75	312^th	335	6.9%
2023	31.05	230^th	333	30.9%
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 Kelvyn Park High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	108	97	16	1441	1	n/a	n/a	0	1663
1989	98	96	12	1367	3	n/a	n/a	0	1576
1990	78	82	6	1364	3	n/a	n/a	0	1533
1991	74	88	15	1364	0	n/a	n/a	0	1541
1992	42	103	9	1499	2	n/a	n/a	0	1655
1993	33	107	8	1539	0	n/a	n/a	0	1687
1994	20	91	6	1625	0	n/a	n/a	0	1742
1995	42	89	16	1775	2	n/a	n/a	0	1924
1996	42	89	16	1775	2	n/a	n/a	0	1924
1997	35	93	17	1769	1	n/a	n/a	0	1915
1998	45	87	5	1723	0	n/a	n/a	0	1860
1999	30	93	5	1815	1	n/a	n/a	0	1944
2000	40	83	5	1856	1	n/a	n/a	0	1985
2001	30	75	5	1918	1	n/a	n/a	0	2029
2002	22	71	6	1929	3	n/a	n/a	0	2031
2003	22	71	6	1929	3	n/a	n/a	0	2031
2004	34	88	3	1853	1	n/a	n/a	0	1979
2005	37	83	3	1650	0	n/a	n/a	0	1773
2006	39	88	7	1518	2	n/a	n/a	40	1694
2007	30	123	5	1352	3	n/a	n/a	36	1549
2008	28	118	6	1374	2	n/a	n/a	31	1559
2009	42	131	4	1449	2	n/a	n/a	0	1628
2010	28	118	3	1304	0	n/a	n/a	0	1453
2011	1	8	0	1291	0	0	111	0	1411
2012	25	33	1	1089	1	0	69	0	1218
2013	24	41	1	902	2	0	41	0	1011
2014	17	50	1	773	3	0	27	0	871
2015	16	61	3	779	5	0	2	0	866
2016	13	46	4	627	4	0	1	0	695
2017	8	36	1	466	2	0	2	0	515
2018	6	33	1	414	2	1	2	0	459
2019	10	23	0	371	1	1	1	0	407
2020	7	30	0	368	2	1	2	0	410
2021	13	30	1	444	3	1	2	0	494
2022	17	44	1	509	3	1	6	0	581
2023	16	41	0	450	2	1	4	0	514
2024	11	57	0	450	3	0	4	0	525

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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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 Kelvyn Park High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1663	100.4	16.5	n/a
1989	1576	94.4	16.6	n/a
1990	1533	98.6	15.5	n/a
1991	1541	98.6	15.6	n/a
1992	1655	97.6	16.9	n/a
1993	1687	100.8	16.7	n/a
1994	1742	81.4	21.4	n/a
1995	1924	98.2	19.6	n/a
1996	1924	98.2	19.6	n/a
1997	1915	100.2	19.1	n/a
1998	1860	104.2	17.9	n/a
1999	1944	109.4	17.8	n/a
2000	1985	118.8	16.7	n/a
2001	2029	131.0	15.5	n/a
2002	2031	133.0	15.3	71.9
2003	2031	133.0	15.3	71.9
2004	1979	125.7	15.7	70.7
2005	1773	135.7	13.1	71.3
2006	1694	137.2	12.3	84
2007	1549	88.0	17.6	94.8
2008	1559	94.0	16.6	90.9
2009	1628	107.0	15.2	85.8
2010	1453	90.0	16.1	92
2011	1411	84.0	16.7	74.9
2012	1218	84.0	14.5	95.6
2013	1011	90.8	11.1	93.7
2014	871	62.5	13.9	97.1
2015	866	54.0	16.0	96.3
2016	695	43.0	16.1	96.8
2017	515	33.2	15.4	96.5
2018	459	24.8	18.4	96.1
2019	407	31.5	12.9	96.8
2020	410	32.5	12.6	97.3
2021	494	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	581	39.0	14.8	86.1
2023	514	42.5	12.0	88.7
2024	525	45.0	11.6	84.6

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 Kelvyn Park High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1663	100.4	16.5	n/a
1989	1576	94.4	16.6	n/a
1990	1533	98.6	15.5	n/a
1991	1541	98.6	15.6	n/a
1992	1655	97.6	16.9	n/a
1993	1687	100.8	16.7	n/a
1994	1742	81.4	21.4	n/a
1995	1924	98.2	19.6	n/a
1996	1924	98.2	19.6	n/a
1997	1915	100.2	19.1	n/a
1998	1860	104.2	17.9	n/a
1999	1944	109.4	17.8	n/a
2000	1985	118.8	16.7	n/a
2001	2029	131.0	15.5	n/a
2002	2031	133.0	15.3	71.9
2003	2031	133.0	15.3	71.9
2004	1979	125.7	15.7	70.7
2005	1773	135.7	13.1	71.3
2006	1694	137.2	12.3	84
2007	1549	88.0	17.6	94.8
2008	1559	94.0	16.6	90.9
2009	1628	107.0	15.2	85.8
2010	1453	90.0	16.1	92
2011	1411	84.0	16.7	74.9
2012	1218	84.0	14.5	95.6
2013	1011	90.8	11.1	93.7
2014	871	62.5	13.9	97.1
2015	866	54.0	16.0	96.3
2016	695	43.0	16.1	96.8
2017	515	33.2	15.4	96.5
2018	459	24.8	18.4	96.1
2019	407	31.5	12.9	96.8
2020	410	32.5	12.6	97.3
2021	494	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	581	39.0	14.8	86.1
2023	514	42.5	12.0	88.7
2024	525	45.0	11.6	84.6

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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