Senn High School

Senn High School

Public High School | Grade 9-12
5900 N Glenwood Ave,  Chicago, IL
Chicago Public Schools
3.7
3.4
1,660 Students
B
Niche Grade

School Details

Head of School
Mary Beck
Student Teacher Ratio
15:1
Average SAT Score
1070
Average ACT Score
21
Math Proficiency
17%
Reading Proficiency
25%
Average GPA
3.3
Graduation Rate
87%

Niche Grade

B-
Academics
A-
Teachers
B+
College Prep
C
Administration
B-
Resources/Facilities
B
Clubs and Activities
B-
Sports
C-
Food
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Niche Grade Details

Academics
Average GPA
3.3
Reading Proficiency
25%
Math Proficiency
17%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
15:1
Teachers
107
Full Time Teachers
107
Teachers in First or Second Year
16.7%
College Prep
Average SAT
1070
Math
530
Verbal
540
Average ACT
21
Math
20
English
21
Reading
21
Science
20
Number of AP Courses
9
AP Pass Rate
39.5%
AP Math Enrollment
Very Low
AP Science Enrollment
Very Low
Other AP Enrollment
Average
Clubs and Activities
Girls Athletic Participation
Low
Boys Athletic Participation
Low

GreatSchools Rating

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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
258:1

Student Diversity

Female
53.7%
Male
46.3%
Hispanic
39.7%
Black
26.3%
White
17.6%
Asian or Pacific Islander
12.8%
Two or more races
2.7%
Native American
<1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
<1%
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School Rankings

#10 Best HS for the Arts in Illinois
#12 Niche Standout HS in Illinois
#31 Most Diverse Public HS in Illinois
Source: Niche

Specialty School Programs

AP Programs Offered
IB Programs Offered
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
Athletics Program

Colleges Students are Considering

Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
University of Illinois Chicago 599 Students
Loyola University Chicago 495 Students
DePaul University 441 Students
Northwestern University 317 Students
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 285 Students
Northern Illinois University 261 Students
Illinois State University 250 Students
Northeastern Illinois University 241 Students
University of Chicago 180 Students
Roosevelt University 155 Students

What Students Want to Study

Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Psychology 170 Students
Business 156 Students
Nursing 134 Students
Biology 124 Students
Pre-Medicine Studies 113 Students
Computer Science 113 Students
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Administration 48 Students
Criminology 42 Students
Marketing 39 Students
Dance 35 Students

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
3.7 340 Reviews
4.0 Alum
11/4/2024
I had a great time here. When I went the school was in a transition of accepting more students. Teachers are generally nice and care about. IB and honors have kids serious about school. Regular level classes is a mixed bag.
3.0 Senior
7/29/2024
I think Senn have a lot of potential when it comes to clubs, sports, and programs but it lacks basic support and structure.
5.0 Senior
10/13/2023
So the best part of senn was getting a due over from middle school being able to create a community in soccer and cross country. Being able to get to know myself in the school with what I liked and didn't. The worst part was probably not knowing that the program Schuler you could of just applied but I thought they requested for you and feeling like I don't really have major support with what to do for college and being the 1st one in my family to go is stressful.
GreatSchools Reviews
3.4 10 Reviews
1.0 other
9/19/2023
Absolutely atrocious learning environment. Guaranteed to find students smoking in the bathrooms. Teachers and staff are completely disrespectful, rude, and simply do not care about the health and well-being of the students. Only focused on academics. Students have reported a strong desire to transfe...
2.0 other
11/16/2022
This school sucks, it needs to be shut down..too many roaches and bad smells, a fight in the lunchroom almost every week, worst staffthought it would be good cause my friends went there too but I was wrong
1.0 other
9/14/2022
Could be better for a neighborhood high school. The administration staff is a joke and the teachers simply don't seem to take their students seriously. This school is more concerned about the academics rather then the education or well-being of the student and that's a fact!
1.0 other
1/6/2022
This school is bad, really bad! Please do not put your kids here. The school is huge and has many programs. However the teachers and staff members are rude, very rude! Especially the administration, they don't care. They are very disingenuous and show little to no effort in helping students' needs....

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