Ombudsman Chicago West

Chicago · IL · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 · Public


📋 At a glance

Academic signals
  • 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 25% of US high schools
  • 📝 SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 38% by test-taker volume

Composed from federal CRDC offerings, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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How Ombudsman Chicago West compares for families

What families should know about Ombudsman Chicago West.

  • LocallyIL sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
  • vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Noble St Chtr-DRW Trading Col, Collins Academy STEAM High School, North Lawndale Prep Chtr-Collins and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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SAT / ACT participation

CRDC federal data · 2020-21

Bottom 38% by test-taker volume

50th 90th
SAT/ACT test-takers
41
11th-12th graders who took 1+ college admissions test
Compared against
18,426
US high schools reporting SAT/ACT participation

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.

🏛️ Your state's public flagship

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

44%
admit rate
$16,004
in-state tuition/yr · $35,124 out-of-state
1270–1510
SAT 25–75 · ACT 29–34

The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $14,355/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.

See the full University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign profile → Estimate your odds with your scores →

Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.

Counselor capacity

Counselor FTE
3.0
Full-time-equivalent school counselors on staff.
Teacher FTE
8
Full-time-equivalent classroom teachers.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.

Not enough enrollment history on file to chart a trend for this school yet.

Most similar nearby high schools

The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
Noble St Chtr-DRW Trading Col
Chicago
Public · charter 0.2 323 +1.6%
Collins Academy STEAM High School
Chicago
Public 0.3 228 -8.8%
North Lawndale Prep Chtr-Collins
Chicago
Public · charter 0.3 276 -41.3%
Manley Career Academy High School
Chicago
Public 0.4 193 -1.0%
North Lawndale Prep Chtr - Christ
Chicago
Public · charter 0.6 258 -22.5%
Marshall Metropolitan High School
Chicago
Public 0.8 239 -15.2%
YCCS-CCA Academy HS
Chicago
Public · charter 1.0 124 -11.4%
Phoenix Military Academy HS
Chicago
Public 1.2 372 -31.1%

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