Cook Co Juvenile-Jefferson Alt HS
Chicago · IL · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 · Public · K-12 combined
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- ✅ Dual-enrollment program (college credit while in HS)
- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 33% of US high schools
- 📝 SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 20% by test-taker volume
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Cook Co Juvenile-Jefferson Alt HS compares for families
What families should know about Cook Co Juvenile-Jefferson Alt HS.
- ▸ 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: IL Center for Rehab & Educ-R, Noble St Chtr-UIC College Prep, Crane Medical Prep HS and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Bottom 20% by test-taker volume
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.
👩🏫 Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Counselor capacity
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.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IL Center for Rehab & Educ-R Chicago |
Public | 0.3 | — | — |
| Noble St Chtr-UIC College Prep Chicago |
Public · charter | 0.3 | 957 | +5.0% |
| Crane Medical Prep HS Chicago |
Public | 0.6 | 295 | -26.1% |
| Simpson Acad HS for Young Women Chicago |
Public | 0.7 | — | — |
| Noble St Chtr-Chicago Bulls Prep Chicago |
Public · charter | 0.8 | 1,060 | -9.6% |
| Phoenix Military Academy HS Chicago |
Public | 0.9 | 372 | -31.1% |
| Manley Career Academy High School Chicago |
Public | 1.0 | 193 | -1.0% |
| Collins Academy STEAM High School Chicago |
Public | 1.1 | 228 | -8.8% |