Is Corliss High School a good school?

Corliss High School ranks in the bottom 11.0% of Illinois high schools.

How many students attend Corliss High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 320 students attended Corliss High School.

What is the racial makeup of Corliss High School?

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

What schools feed into Corliss High School?

Corliss High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Cullen Elementary School Elementary : Green W Elementary School Elementary : Lavizzo Elementary School Elementary : Smith W Elementary School

Corliss High School

Summary:

Corliss High School is a public high school in Chicago, Illinois, serving 339 students in grades 9-12. 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. Corliss High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Illinois high schools, with a ranking of 620 out of 697 schools in the 2023-2024 school year and a 1-star rating.

Corliss High School's academic performance is significantly below the state and district averages. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 0% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in SAT Mathematics, compared to 18.6% for the district and 26.1% for the state. Similarly, only 6.7% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in SAT English Language Arts, compared to 22.4% for the district and 31.1% for the state. The school's graduation rate is also low, at 74.4% in the 2023-2024 school year, and its dropout rate is high at 4.2%. Additionally, Corliss High School has a very high chronic absenteeism rate, with 71.9% of students chronically absent in the 2023-2024 school year.

When comparing Corliss High School to nearby schools in the same district, it becomes clear that the school is performing significantly worse than its peers. For example, Brooks College Prep Academy High School, which is located just over a mile away, has much higher academic performance, a higher four-year graduation rate of 91.4%, and a lower chronic absenteeism rate of 48.7%. The challenges facing Corliss High School appear to be multifaceted, with socioeconomic factors and systemic issues within the district potentially playing a role in the school's poor performance.

Detail:

Public 9-12

821 E 103rd St
Chicago, IL 60628-3003

(773) 535-5115

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
620^th of 697 Illinois High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $30,536

Feeder schools for Corliss High School:

Elementary:	Cullen Elementary School
	Green W Elementary School
	Lavizzo Elementary School
	Smith W Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 11.1

Number of students: 320

Racial breakdown:

African American:

92.8%

Hispanic:

6.3%

Two or more races:

0.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 90.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Corliss High School ranks worse than 89% of high schools in Illinois. It also ranks 84^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 13.2. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Corliss 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 (92.8%), Hispanic (6.3%), two or more races (0.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 90.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Corliss High School is 11.1, which is the 37^th best among 145 high schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299. (See more...)

Compare Corliss High School employs 28.7 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Corliss High School is $30,536, which is the 27^th highest among 145 high schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Corliss High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Corliss High School 620^th of 697 Illinois public high schools. (See Corliss 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 Corliss High School

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Rank History for all students at Corliss High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	0.80	572^nd	586	2.4%
2004	1.01	575^th	592	2.9%
2005	0.43	585^th	590	0.8%
2006	1.23	579^th	596	2.9%
2007	1.71	597^th	612	2.5%
2008	1.85	599^th	624	4.0%
2009	1.74	613^th	632	3.0%
2010	1.99	620^th	643	3.6%
2011	1.56	650^th	655	0.8%
2012	2.34	636^th	665	4.4%
2013	1.72	653^rd	670	2.5%
2014	2.07	647^th	670	3.4%
2015	11.14	583^rd	614	5.0%
2016	8.90	636^th	643	1.1%
2017	4.53	628^th	642	2.2%
2018	4.91	646^th	647	0.2%
2019	7.66	660^th	701	5.8%
2021	9.01	659^th	688	4.2%
2022	10.60	634^th	699	9.3%
2023	8.29	675^th	699	3.4%
2024	13.20	620^th	697	11.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Corliss High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	27.23	248^th	374	33.7%
2019	29.55	306^th	473	35.3%
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	24.11	361^st	482	25.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Corliss High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	7.81	583^rd	585	0.3%
2019	10.78	618^th	639	3.3%
2021	13.77	571^st	611	6.5%
2022	16.38	558^th	626	10.9%
2023	11.56	616^th	644	4.3%
2024	17.74	559^th	639	12.5%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Corliss High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	41.32	40^th	98	59.2%
2024	25.74	68^th	125	45.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Corliss High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	4.67	618^th	620	0.3%
2019	7.01	639^th	665	3.9%
2021	8.44	616^th	639	3.6%
2022	9.30	607^th	658	7.8%
2023	9.63	618^th	656	5.8%
2024	11.18	625^th	664	5.9%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Corliss High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	23.38	382^nd	428	10.7%
2024	27.00	261^st	429	39.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Corliss High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	5.61	610^th	619	1.5%
2019	8.65	627^th	675	7.1%
2021	10.27	615^th	653	5.8%
2022	11.85	604^th	664	9.0%
2023	7.62	660^th	668	1.2%
2024	15.99	565^th	668	15.4%

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Rank History for African American students at Corliss High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	18.81	250^th	253	1.2%
2019	23.02	251^st	299	16.1%
2021	25.01	227^th	281	19.2%
2022	31.24	190^th	294	35.4%
2023	22.21	265^th	301	12.0%
2024	30.66	200^th	299	33.1%

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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 Corliss 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	1797	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	1797
1990	n/a	1730	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	1730
1991	0	1607	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	1609
1992	0	1561	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	1563
1993	0	1545	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	1548
1994	0	1521	0	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	1525
1995	0	1264	0	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	1274
1996	0	1264	0	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	1274
1997	0	1249	0	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	1257
1998	0	1210	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	1213
1999	0	1073	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	1073
2000	0	1073	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	1075
2001	0	1052	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	1054
2002	0	1083	0	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	1091
2003	0	1083	0	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	1091
2004	0	1120	1	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	1129
2005	1	1253	0	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	1259
2006	3	1406	0	11	3	n/a	n/a	4	1427
2007	4	1343	1	8	0	n/a	n/a	8	1364
2008	3	1216	2	14	3	n/a	n/a	11	1249
2009	3	1222	1	17	0	n/a	n/a	0	1243
2010	2	893	1	15	0	n/a	n/a	0	911
2011	1	751	0	10	0	0	2	0	764
2012	3	606	0	8	1	0	1	0	619
2013	1	509	0	9	1	1	0	0	521
2014	1	462	0	11	1	1	1	0	477
2015	0	405	0	7	1	1	1	0	415
2016	0	398	0	14	1	1	1	0	415
2017	0	366	0	2	1	0	0	0	369
2018	0	303	0	3	1	0	1	0	308
2019	0	265	0	4	2	0	1	0	272
2020	1	267	0	7	1	0	2	0	278
2021	4	349	0	10	0	0	3	0	366
2022	2	384	0	20	0	0	3	0	409
2023	2	322	0	14	0	0	1	0	339
2024	1	297	0	20	0	0	2	0	320

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 Corliss High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1797	105.2	17.0	n/a
1990	1730	101.2	17.0	n/a
1991	1609	96.2	16.7	n/a
1992	1563	86.4	18.0	n/a
1993	1548	94.2	16.4	n/a
1994	1525	83.8	18.2	n/a
1995	1274	82.8	15.4	n/a
1996	1274	82.8	15.4	n/a
1997	1257	78.0	16.1	n/a
1998	1213	71.0	17.1	n/a
1999	1073	63.0	17.0	n/a
2000	1075	66.0	16.3	n/a
2001	1054	60.6	17.4	n/a
2002	1091	68.0	16.0	57.2
2003	1091	68.0	16.0	57.2
2004	1129	75.6	14.9	84.6
2005	1259	92.2	13.7	99.4
2006	1427	107.6	13.3	58
2007	1364	73.0	18.7	68.4
2008	1249	74.0	16.9	98.6
2009	1243	77.5	16.0	71.7
2010	911	59.0	15.4	97.6
2011	764	47.0	16.2	84.9
2012	619	39.0	15.8	92.9
2013	521	51.2	10.1	94.2
2014	477	39.0	12.2	96
2015	415	33.0	12.5	96.4
2016	415	31.0	13.3	95.7
2017	369	26.5	13.9	96.7
2018	308	22.4	13.7	87.3
2019	272	20.5	13.2	91.2
2020	278	23.5	11.8	94.6
2021	366	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	409	28.0	14.6	85.8
2023	339	28.5	11.8	85.5
2024	320	28.7	11.1	90.6

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 Corliss High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1797	105.2	17.0	n/a
1990	1730	101.2	17.0	n/a
1991	1609	96.2	16.7	n/a
1992	1563	86.4	18.0	n/a
1993	1548	94.2	16.4	n/a
1994	1525	83.8	18.2	n/a
1995	1274	82.8	15.4	n/a
1996	1274	82.8	15.4	n/a
1997	1257	78.0	16.1	n/a
1998	1213	71.0	17.1	n/a
1999	1073	63.0	17.0	n/a
2000	1075	66.0	16.3	n/a
2001	1054	60.6	17.4	n/a
2002	1091	68.0	16.0	57.2
2003	1091	68.0	16.0	57.2
2004	1129	75.6	14.9	84.6
2005	1259	92.2	13.7	99.4
2006	1427	107.6	13.3	58
2007	1364	73.0	18.7	68.4
2008	1249	74.0	16.9	98.6
2009	1243	77.5	16.0	71.7
2010	911	59.0	15.4	97.6
2011	764	47.0	16.2	84.9
2012	619	39.0	15.8	92.9
2013	521	51.2	10.1	94.2
2014	477	39.0	12.2	96
2015	415	33.0	12.5	96.4
2016	415	31.0	13.3	95.7
2017	369	26.5	13.9	96.7
2018	308	22.4	13.7	87.3
2019	272	20.5	13.2	91.2
2020	278	23.5	11.8	94.6
2021	366	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	409	28.0	14.6	85.8
2023	339	28.5	11.8	85.5
2024	320	28.7	11.1	90.6

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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