Illinois public high school · Chicago Public Schools District 299

Curie Metropolitan High School

4959 S Archer Ave, Chicago, IL 60632. 60.8% of its 604 graduates enrolled in college within 12 months.

60.8%Enrolled in college within 12 months6.0 pts below Illinois (66.8%)
83.5%4-year graduation rate (2026 Illinois Report Card)6.3 pts below Illinois (89.8%)
83.5%Students from low-income families
604Graduates in the class measured

The path from Curie Metropolitan

How Illinois measures this
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    After graduation

    4-year college 31.2%2-year college 29.6%Not enrolled within 12 months 39.2%

    Share of the most recent graduating class reported on the 2026 Illinois Report Card who enrolled in any college within 12 months. Source: Illinois State Board of Education, 2026 Illinois Report Card public data set.

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    What those choices lead to

    Illinois does not report which individual colleges each school's graduates attend. Here is how a typical college of each type in Illinois performs.

    College type in IllinoisCollegesGraduation rateAvg. net price / yrMedian earnings, 10 yrsMedian debt
    Public universities1251%$12,636$60,394$18,875
    Public 2-year and community colleges4543%$5,553$42,861$7,836
    Private nonprofit colleges3761%$19,426$61,717$22,597

    Medians across colleges of each type with at least 500 undergraduates. Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. All Illinois colleges.

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    Colleges closest to Curie Metropolitan

    CollegeDistanceGraduation rateAvg. net price / yrMedian earnings, 10 yrs
    Morton College2.6 mi28%$6,075$47,728
    City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College3.2 mi37%$6,286$42,018
    City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College4.3 mi26%$7,250$34,304
    Illinois Institute of Technology5.3 mi71%$22,443$90,804
    City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College5.8 mi19%$6,258$39,839
    University of Illinois Chicago6.1 mi61%$9,540$73,666

Where it is

Nearby high schools: Solorio Academy High School (0.7 mi, 70.7% to college) · Noble St. Chtr - Mansueto (1.4 mi, 68.2% to college) · Hubbard High School (1.5 mi, 64.4% to college) · Gage Park High School (1.8 mi, 43.8% to college) · Thomas Kelly College Preparatory (1.8 mi, 64.2% to college)

Living near a school does not guarantee attendance. Check Chicago Public Schools District 299's attendance zone for an address.

Compared with the district and state

MeasureCurie MetropolitanChicago Public Schools District 299Illinois
Enrolled in college within 12 months60.8%68.5%66.8%
Graduation rate83.5%—89.8%

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Quick answers

What percent of Curie Metropolitan High School graduates go to college?
60.8% of its most recent class at Curie Metropolitan High School enrolled in college within 12 months, compared with 66.8% in Illinois. Source: Illinois State Board of Education, 2026 Illinois Report Card public data set.
What is the graduation rate at Curie Metropolitan High School?
Curie Metropolitan High School has a four-year graduation rate of 83.5%. Source: Illinois State Board of Education, 2026 Illinois Report Card public data set.