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How The Chicago Academy for the Arts compares for families

What families should know about The Chicago Academy for the Arts.

  • 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: Fusion Academy Lp: Chicago- Lincoln Park, Esperanza Therapeutic School, Wolcott School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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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.

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

Their published college acceptances

College acceptances, Classes of 2019–2023

The Chicago Academy for the Arts publishes the colleges that admitted its graduates. What follows is copied from that document — 24 colleges, in the document's own order.

Princeton University Indiana University UCLA CalArts USC Carnegie Mellon University Berklee College of Music The New School Tufts University Oberlin Pratt Stanford University Northwestern University MICA Manhattan School of Music Loyola University Chicago Juilliard School Johns Hopkins University Elon University Emerson College SCAD Columbia College Chicago Rhode Island School of Design DePaul University

These graduates were admitted to the colleges above.

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Independently verified As published by The Chicago Academy for the Arts — Recent College Acceptances page ↗. Found at: "Recent College Acceptances" college-logo gallery.

About this listing

The Chicago Academy for the Arts is listed by PSS 2018 · NAIS. It has not reported to the federal Private School Survey, which is voluntary, so enrollment figures are not available here — many of the country's oldest independent schools are in the same position. The school's own site: www.chicagoacademyforthearts.org ↗

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
Fusion Academy Lp: Chicago- Lincoln Park
Chicago
Private 0.8 84
Esperanza Therapeutic School
Chicago
Private 0.9 46
Wolcott School
Chicago
Private 1.2 148 +5.7%
The Latin School Of Chicago
Chicago
Private 1.5 1,126 +3.5%
Gce Lab School
Chicago
Private 1.6 50
Gems World Academy Chicago
Chicago
Private 1.9 327 -9.2%
Chicago Lighthouse
Chicago
Private 2.3 20
Ucan Academy
Chicago
Private 2.6 55 -36.0%

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