Wells Community Academy High School - Chicago, Illinois/IL

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Wells Community Academy High School

936 N Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL, 60622-5118 -

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Definition of Terms

Wells Community Academy High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Cook County, IL

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1112 students

% Male / % Female

45% / 55%

Total Classroom Teachers

88 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 404 students

Grade 10 - 309 students

Grade 11 - 236 students

Grade 12 - 163 students

This School

( IL ) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:13

1:17

Students by Ethnicity

This School

( IL ) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	1%	3%
% Hispanic	53%	16%
% Black	40%	21%
% White	3%	56%
% Unknown	3 %	4%

Additional Student Information

This School

( IL ) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

82%

39%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

( IL ) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

City Of Chicago 299 School District

This School's Agency

( IL ) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	633	3
Number of Students Managed	432,702 students	907 students
District Total Revenue	$4,135,342,000	$8,184,000
District Expenditure	$4,345,502,000	$8,197,000
District Revenue / Student	$9,557	$7,864
District Expenditure / Student	$10,043	$9,159
District Graduation Rates	47%	70%

Wells Community Academy High School is a public secondary school located in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Wells, which serves grades 9 through 12, is a part of the Chicago Public Schools.
The school is located in the West Town area. Some areas of the Chicago Loop area, including The New Eastside, Palmolive Building and Water Tower Place, are zoned to Wells; 340 on the Park and Trump International Hotel and Tower will be zoned to Wells when they open, if the school boundaries stay the same.
History: Wells opened in 1935 as a high school. Originally, the city of Chicago planned for Wells to open as a junior high school in 1930; construction of the school was delayed.
School uniforms: Wells requires school uniforms. Students may wear white shirts and tops and blue and denim blue bottoms.
Feeder patterns: K-8 schools that feed into Wells include: Burr, Carpenter, Drummond, Jenner, Lozano, Mitchell, Nash, Ogden, Otis, Pulaski, Spencer, Talcott.
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About This Zip Code (60622)

School Zip (60622)

(IL) State Average

Population (Approximate)

76,015 people

12,207,380 people

% (age 25+) w/College Degree

39%

24%

Population Average Age

30 years old

34.7 years old

Average Household size

2.4 persons

2.6 persons

Median Household Income

$38,487

$46,560

Avg. # of Rooms in Household

4.4 rooms

5.4 rooms

Median Age of Housing Structure

69 years old

49 years old

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Zipcode (60622)

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% Owning / % Renting

27% / 73%

63% / 37%

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