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Von Steuben Metro Science High School

City Of Chicago School District 299 School District
Cook County

5039 N Kimball Avenue
Chicago, Illinois
(773)534-5100

Poverty-Adjusted Adjusted Performance Index:	1.5
Disadvantaged Students Performance Gap:	11.6
College Readiness Index	23.0

For more information on this school, visit the SchoolMatters website.

Grades Served	9-12
Magnet School	Yes
Charter School	No
Admissions Type	Application-Merit Selection
NCES Locale Type	Large City
Receives Title I Funding	No

Enrollment	1,531
Minority Enrollment (% of total)	52.1%
Disadvantaged Student Enrollment (% of total)	49.2%

State Test Performance Index	80.8
Poverty-Adjusted Adjusted Performance Index	1.5

Disadvantaged Students' State Test Proficiency Rate	46.5
Disadvantaged Students Performance Gap	11.6
Non-disadvantaged Students' State Test Proficiency Rate	Not Available
Current State Test Achievement Gap	Not Available

AP Participation Rate	42.6%
Quality-Adjusted AP Participation Rate	16.4%
Exams Per Test Taker	2.7
Quality-Adjusted Exams Per Test Taker	2.6
AP Pass Rate	36.8%
College Readiness Index	23.0

Criteria for Medals

Gold Medal

Top 100 schools nationally based on College Readiness Index

Silver Medal

all other schools with a college-readiness index of at least 20, but that are not in the top 100 nationally

Bronze Medal

either do not offer AP, or do not achieve a college readiness index of at least 20, but successfully meet other two key performance indicator criteria

Notes