Is Marshall Metropolitan High School a good school?

Marshall Metropolitan High School ranks in the bottom 2.4% of Illinois high schools.

How many students attend Marshall Metropolitan High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 229 students attended Marshall Metropolitan High School.

What is the racial makeup of Marshall Metropolitan High School?

Students at Marshall Metropolitan High School are 93% African American, 6% Hispanic.

What schools feed into Marshall Metropolitan High School?

Marshall Metropolitan High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Beidler Elementary School Elementary : Cather Elementary School Elementary : Dett Elementary School Elementary : Faraday Elementary School Elementary : Hefferan Elementary School Elementary : Melody Elementary School Elementary : Nash Elementary School

Marshall Metropolitan High School

Summary:

Marshall Metropolitan High School is a small public high school in Chicago, Illinois, serving grades 9-12 and part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299. Despite its relatively small size of 239 students, the school has consistently struggled, ranking in the bottom 10-15% of Illinois high schools over the past decade and maintaining a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school's academic performance is strikingly low, with 0% of 11th-grade students proficient in SAT Math and English Language Arts, significantly below the district and state averages. Marshall Metropolitan High School also faces extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, reaching as high as 86.8% in the 2021-2022 school year, nearly double the district and state averages. Correspondingly, the school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 39.1% and 60.6% over the past five years, well below the district and state averages, and it has had high dropout rates ranging from 7.3% to 13.2% in recent years.

Comparing Marshall Metropolitan High School to nearby schools, such as Westinghouse High School, which is less than a mile away, highlights the stark disparities in educational opportunities and outcomes within the same district. While Marshall Metropolitan struggles across the board, its performance for specific student subgroups, such as African American students and students with disabilities, is particularly concerning, ranking in the bottom 10-15% of their respective statewide categories. Despite the school's poor outcomes, it has relatively high spending per student, suggesting that funding alone may not be the primary driver of the school's challenges.

Detail:

Public 9-12

3250 W Adams St
Chicago, IL 60624-2901

(773) 534-6455

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
680^th of 697 Illinois High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $36,883

Feeder schools for Marshall Metropolitan High School:

Elementary:	Beidler Elementary School
	Cather Elementary School
	Dett Elementary School
	Faraday Elementary School
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	Hefferan Elementary School
	Melody Elementary School
	Nash Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 9.1

Number of students: 229

Racial breakdown:

African American:

93.4%

Hispanic:

5.7%

Two or more races:

0.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 90.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Marshall Metropolitan High School ranks worse than 97.6% of high schools in Illinois. It also ranks 129^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 9.68. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Marshall Metropolitan 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: African American (93.4%), Hispanic (5.7%), two or more races (0.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 90.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Marshall Metropolitan High School is 9.1, which is the 26^th best among 145 high schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299. (See more...)

Compare Marshall Metropolitan High School employs 25 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Marshall Metropolitan High School is $36,883, which is the 10^th highest among 145 high schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Marshall Metropolitan High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Marshall Metropolitan High School 680^th of 697 Illinois public high schools. (See Marshall Metropolitan High School in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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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 Marshall Metropolitan High School

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Rank History for all students at Marshall Metropolitan High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	0.39	583^rd	586	0.5%
2004	0.35	590^th	592	0.3%
2005	0.42	586^th	590	0.7%
2006	0.55	593^rd	596	0.5%
2007	0.69	610^th	612	0.3%
2008	0.92	617^th	624	1.1%
2009	1.00	626^th	632	0.9%
2010	0.89	638^th	643	0.8%
2011	1.63	649^th	655	0.9%
2012	1.93	641^st	665	3.6%
2013	1.64	658^th	670	1.8%
2014	1.62	661^st	670	1.3%
2015	10.36	600^th	614	2.3%
2016	14.27	583^rd	643	9.3%
2017	4.38	631^st	642	1.7%
2018	5.34	640^th	647	1.1%
2019	7.07	679^th	701	3.1%
2021	9.15	658^th	688	4.4%
2022	9.79	648^th	699	7.3%
2023	7.85	686^th	699	1.9%
2024	9.68	680^th	697	2.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Marshall Metropolitan High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	27.23	248^th	374	33.7%
2019	34.10	274^th	473	42.1%
2021	29.28	270^th	453	40.4%
2022	31.21	286^th	493	42.0%
2023	21.07	375^th	476	21.2%
2024	20.75	377^th	482	21.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Marshall Metropolitan High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	8.53	576^th	585	1.5%
2019	11.20	610^th	639	4.5%
2021	13.80	570^th	611	6.7%
2022	13.43	587^th	626	6.2%
2023	10.77	626^th	644	2.8%
2024	12.16	609^th	639	4.7%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Marshall Metropolitan High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	37.95	48^th	91	47.3%
2022	28.47	46^th	98	53.1%
2024	25.74	68^th	125	45.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Marshall Metropolitan High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	6.22	601^st	620	3.1%
2019	8.34	616^th	665	7.4%
2021	10.77	589^th	639	7.8%
2022	8.68	622^nd	658	5.5%
2023	7.50	646^th	656	1.5%
2024	10.08	632^nd	664	4.8%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Marshall Metropolitan High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	28.99	301^st	428	29.7%
2024	27.00	261^st	429	39.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Marshall Metropolitan High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	4.78	616^th	619	0.5%
2019	6.55	666^th	675	1.3%
2021	8.58	626^th	653	4.1%
2022	12.15	601^st	664	9.5%
2023	8.38	646^th	668	3.3%
2024	10.02	632^nd	668	5.4%

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Rank History for African American students at Marshall Metropolitan High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	20.03	240^th	253	5.1%
2019	21.21	272^nd	299	9.0%
2021	25.00	228^th	281	18.9%
2022	22.45	264^th	294	10.2%
2023	20.04	287^th	301	4.7%
2024	22.06	274^th	299	8.4%

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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 Marshall Metropolitan High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	n/a	1864	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	1864
1990	n/a	1740	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	1740
1991	0	1603	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	1603
1992	0	1703	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	1704
1993	0	1672	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	1673
1994	0	1697	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	1698
1995	0	1766	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	1766
1996	0	1766	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	1766
1997	0	1601	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	1601
1998	0	1432	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	1432
1999	0	1263	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	1263
2000	0	1164	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	1164
2001	0	1194	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	1194
2002	0	1347	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	1348
2003	0	1347	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	1348
2004	0	1277	0	0	35	n/a	n/a	0	1312
2005	0	1401	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	1403
2006	1	1137	0	6	0	n/a	n/a	13	1157
2007	2	1123	0	6	0	n/a	n/a	4	1135
2008	2	1252	1	6	1	n/a	n/a	8	1270
2009	4	1349	0	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	1361
2010	1	1000	0	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	1005
2011	0	794	0	6	0	0	1	0	801
2012	0	689	0	6	0	0	5	0	700
2013	0	606	0	6	0	0	5	0	617
2014	0	576	1	11	0	0	2	0	590
2015	0	470	0	5	0	0	1	0	476
2016	1	401	0	6	1	0	2	0	411
2017	0	351	0	6	0	0	2	0	359
2018	0	331	0	5	0	0	1	0	337
2019	0	248	0	3	0	0	0	0	251
2020	0	242	0	5	0	0	0	0	247
2021	0	318	0	18	0	0	1	0	337
2022	0	260	0	17	0	0	5	0	282
2023	1	229	0	7	0	0	2	0	239
2024	0	214	0	13	0	0	2	0	229

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 Marshall Metropolitan High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1864	104.4	17.8	n/a
1990	1740	106.4	16.3	n/a
1991	1603	99.4	16.1	n/a
1992	1704	97.4	17.4	n/a
1993	1673	96.6	17.3	n/a
1994	1698	81.6	20.8	n/a
1995	1766	91.4	19.3	n/a
1996	1766	91.4	19.3	n/a
1997	1601	91.2	17.6	n/a
1998	1432	76.6	18.7	n/a
1999	1263	73.0	17.3	n/a
2000	1164	67.2	17.3	n/a
2001	1194	73.0	16.4	n/a
2002	1348	80.0	16.9	91.3
2003	1348	80.0	16.9	91.3
2004	1312	77.6	16.9	87.7
2005	1403	89.8	15.6	77.8
2006	1157	99.6	11.6	80.9
2007	1135	52.0	21.8	84.2
2008	1270	61.0	20.8	79.4
2009	1361	71.0	19.2	68.3
2010	1005	69.0	14.5	84.1
2011	801	63.0	12.7	73.5
2012	700	60.0	11.6	92.7
2013	617	62.1	9.9	86.1
2014	590	47.0	12.5	80.3
2015	476	41.0	11.6	88.4
2016	411	31.0	13.2	99
2017	359	25.7	13.9	99.2
2018	337	24.6	13.6	97.6
2019	251	27.0	9.2	96.8
2020	247	23.0	10.7	99.6
2021	337	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	282	21.5	13.1	89.4
2023	239	23.0	10.3	92.9
2024	229	25.0	9.1	90.8

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 Marshall Metropolitan High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1864	104.4	17.8	n/a
1990	1740	106.4	16.3	n/a
1991	1603	99.4	16.1	n/a
1992	1704	97.4	17.4	n/a
1993	1673	96.6	17.3	n/a
1994	1698	81.6	20.8	n/a
1995	1766	91.4	19.3	n/a
1996	1766	91.4	19.3	n/a
1997	1601	91.2	17.6	n/a
1998	1432	76.6	18.7	n/a
1999	1263	73.0	17.3	n/a
2000	1164	67.2	17.3	n/a
2001	1194	73.0	16.4	n/a
2002	1348	80.0	16.9	91.3
2003	1348	80.0	16.9	91.3
2004	1312	77.6	16.9	87.7
2005	1403	89.8	15.6	77.8
2006	1157	99.6	11.6	80.9
2007	1135	52.0	21.8	84.2
2008	1270	61.0	20.8	79.4
2009	1361	71.0	19.2	68.3
2010	1005	69.0	14.5	84.1
2011	801	63.0	12.7	73.5
2012	700	60.0	11.6	92.7
2013	617	62.1	9.9	86.1
2014	590	47.0	12.5	80.3
2015	476	41.0	11.6	88.4
2016	411	31.0	13.2	99
2017	359	25.7	13.9	99.2
2018	337	24.6	13.6	97.6
2019	251	27.0	9.2	96.8
2020	247	23.0	10.7	99.6
2021	337	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	282	21.5	13.1	89.4
2023	239	23.0	10.3	92.9
2024	229	25.0	9.1	90.8

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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