Illinois public high school · Chicago Public Schools District 299

Hyde Park Academy High School

6220 S Stony Island Ave, Chicago, IL 60637. 52% of its 167 graduates enrolled in college within 12 months.

52%Enrolled in college within 12 months14.8 pts below Illinois (66.8%)
79.9%4-year graduation rate (2026 Illinois Report Card)9.9 pts below Illinois (89.8%)
98.2%Students from low-income families
167Graduates in the class measured

The path from Hyde Park Academy

How Illinois measures this
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    After graduation

    4-year college 39.4%2-year college 12.6%Not enrolled within 12 months 48%

    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 Hyde Park Academy

    CollegeDistanceGraduation rateAvg. net price / yrMedian earnings, 10 yrs
    University of Chicago0.8 mi95%$16,776$103,872
    City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College2.9 mi26%$7,250$34,304
    Illinois Institute of Technology4.0 mi71%$22,443$90,804
    Chicago State University4.5 mi15%$7,273$48,395
    City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College5.0 mi23%$6,760$35,991
    Columbia College Chicago6.7 mi47%$36,529$48,427

Where it is

Nearby high schools: Noble St. Chtr-Comer College Prep (1.4 mi, 53.5% to college) · Kenwood Academy High School (1.5 mi, 81% to college) · YCCS-Progressive Leadership Academy (1.6 mi, 18.2% to college) · South Shore Intl Col Prep High School (1.7 mi, 75.3% to college) · Walter Henri Dyett High School for the Arts (1.8 mi, 65.9% 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

MeasureHyde Park AcademyChicago Public Schools District 299Illinois
Enrolled in college within 12 months52%68.5%66.8%
Graduation rate79.9%—89.8%

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Quick answers

What percent of Hyde Park Academy High School graduates go to college?
52% of its most recent class at Hyde Park Academy 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 Hyde Park Academy High School?
Hyde Park Academy High School has a four-year graduation rate of 79.9%. Source: Illinois State Board of Education, 2026 Illinois Report Card public data set.