Best Practice High School
2040 W Adams St, Chicago, IL, 60612-3052 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Best Practice High School
School Level High school
Grades Offered Grades 9 - 12
County Cook County, IL
Students & Faculty
Total Students 374 students
% Male / % Female 39%  /  61%
Total Classroom Teachers 50 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 9 - 109 students
Grade 10 - 77 students
Grade 11 - 105 students
Grade 12 - 83 students
This School
(IL) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:7 1:16
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(IL) School Average
% American Indian n/a n/a
% Asian 1% 2%
% Hispanic 14% 10%
% Black 83% 19%
% White 1% 66%
% Unknown 1 % 4%
Additional Student Information
This School
(IL) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch n/a 22%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch n/a 4%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
(IL) Statewide Testing Performance
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
School District:
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 423,413 students 984 students
District Total Revenue $4,135,342,000 $9,428,000
District Expenditure $4,345,502,000 $9,311,000
District Revenue / Student $9,767 $9,581
District Expenditure / Student $10,263 $9,462
District Graduation Rates 47% 92%
In the News:
  • How Chicago high schools ranked (Chicago Sun-Times)
    posted on October 30, 2009 at 08:06:02 am
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  • Shots hit Chicago school: Man misses intended target (Chicago Tribune)
    posted on April 17, 2009 at 01:45:12 am
    A West Side man is alleged to have fired a weapon after a quarrel, missed his intended target and struck the wall of a Chicago Public Schools building. No one was injured in Wednesday's shooting.
  • Bail set after gunshots hit Chicago school (Chicago Tribune)
    posted on April 17, 2009 at 01:19:03 am
    A West Side man is alleged to have fired a weapon after a quarrel, missed his intended target and struck the wall of a Chicago Public Schools building. No one was injured in Wednesday's shooting. Kewan Watts, 24, of the 100 block of South Seeley Avenue, was ordered held Thursday in lieu of $400,000 bail by Cook County Circuit Judge Peggy Chiampas. He is charged with aggravated discharge of a ...
  • Man shoots, misses target but hits Chicago high school: prosecutors (Chicago Sun-Times)
    posted on April 16, 2009 at 08:53:38 pm
    While firing his .38 caliber handgun at a man he fought with earlier outside a branch court on the West Side, a 24-year-old man struck a Chicago Public School while classes were in session, Cook County prosecutors said. No one was injured when Kewan Watts shot and hit a brick wall at the Best Practice High School Wednesday morning, but there were two classes being held nearby, assistant state's ...
  • Man Shot High School While Aiming For Another Man (CBS 2 Chicago)
    posted on April 16, 2009 at 08:04:45 pm
    While firing his .38 caliber handgun at a man he fought with earlier outside a branch court on the West Side, a 24-year-old man struck a Chicago Public School while classes were in session, Cook County prosecutors said.
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School Notes:
 
School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (60612)
School Zip (60612)
(IL) State Average
Population (Approximate) 37,990 people 12,207,380 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 23% 24%
Population Average Age 27 years old 33 years old
Average Household size 2.8 persons 2.6 persons
Median Household Income $25,143 $46,557
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 4.8 rooms 5.4 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 57 years old 49 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (60612)


Zillow Median Value of Housing Unit
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Zillow Median Value of Housing Unit
% Owning / % Renting 25% / 75% 62% / 38%
School Map:
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