Curie Metropolitan High School
Chicago · IL · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 · Public
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J Sterling Morton East High Sch → J Sterling Morton West High Sch → Thomas Kelly College Preparatory → Hubbard High School → Reavis High School → Argo Community High School → Kennedy High School → Juarez Community Academy HS →At a glance
- 12 AP courses offered — Elite
- Dual-enrollment program (college credit while in HS)
- AP rigor: 73rd percentile nationally
- SAT/ACT participation: Top 0.5% by test-taker volume
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How Curie Metropolitan High School compares for families
Stronger-than-average college-prep profile.
- ▸ StatewideAP rigor at the 73rd percentile nationally with 12 AP courses.
- ▸ 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: J Sterling Morton East High Sch, J Sterling Morton West High Sch, Thomas Kelly College Preparatory and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Academic rigor
AP + advanced-course offerings
Elite — exceptional AP + advanced course breadth
73rd percentile nationally
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). CRDC reports what's offered + enrolled — it doesn't collect AP exam pass rates (College Board owns that data and doesn't release it school-level).
SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Top 0.5% 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.
Federal Title I context
High-poverty school
Title I Schoolwide eligible
≥75% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. These schools qualify for the highest tier of federal Title I funding and typically receive extra wraparound services. Academic outcomes vary widely — check the state assessment + grad-rate tiles.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
Your state's public flagship
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.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -1.3%/year, projecting from 2024's 3,099 students:
≈ 191 fewer students by 2029 — a real revenue/relevance risk worth getting ahead of.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue at risk
At $21,813 per student in district revenue, the 191 students projected to be lost by 2029 represent ≈ $4,166,283/year in funding at risk.
District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J Sterling Morton East High Sch Cicero |
Public | 4.0 | 3,394 | +1.0% |
| J Sterling Morton West High Sch Berwyn |
Public | 5.0 | 3,374 | -6.7% |
| Thomas Kelly College Preparatory Chicago |
Public | 1.8 | 1,762 | -7.7% |
| Hubbard High School Chicago |
Public | 1.5 | 1,710 | -12.9% |
| Reavis High School Burbank |
Public | 4.2 | 1,929 | -3.8% |
| Argo Community High School Summit |
Public | 4.6 | 1,817 | -6.5% |
| Kennedy High School Chicago |
Public | 3.1 | 1,647 | +5.2% |
| Juarez Community Academy HS Chicago |
Public | 4.6 | 1,585 | -9.6% |
At a glance
JSON · Using this page with an AI assistantCurie Metropolitan High School is a public high school in Chicago, IL, enrolling 3,099 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
Enrollment is down 4% from 2021 to 2024.
It offers 12 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 73% of U.S. high schools, and has a dual-enrollment program (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).
1,175 students took the SAT or ACT in the most recent federal count, a participation level above 99% of U.S. high schools.
It has about 344 students per school counselor.
Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.
Questions families ask
How many AP courses does Curie Metropolitan High School offer? Curie Metropolitan High School offers 12 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 73% of U.S. high schools, and has a dual-enrollment program (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).
How many students attend Curie Metropolitan High School? Curie Metropolitan High School is a public high school in Chicago, IL, enrolling 3,099 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
Analysis: Test Prep Gurus (High School Reach, highschoolreach.com). These figures may be quoted with attribution to Test Prep Gurus.
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