The top reported proficiency rate is 81% in English language arts. The lowest is 34% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Lindblom Math & Science Acad Hs
Lindblom Math & Science Academy High School is a regular public school serving grades seven through twelve in Chicago's South Side, with an enrollment of about fourteen hundred students. The school draws heavily from the surrounding Black and Latino neighborhoods, with a student body that is roughly two-thirds Black and one-quarter Latino, and a very small white enrollment. The school houses both middle grades (seventh and eighth) and a full high school (ninth through twelfth), which means students experience multiple grade transitions under one roof.
What testing data is available shows a divided academic picture. In English language arts, seventh and eighth graders show strength: seventh graders meet proficiency at a rate above eighty percent, and eighth graders at three-quarters. Middle-grade math tells a different story. Seventh-grade math proficiency sits around sixty percent, which is solidly better than many peers, but eighth-grade math proficiency drops sharply to roughly a third. Science in eighth grade is similarly low, at about a third. The pattern suggests particular pressure points in the math-science pipeline at the transition into high school, which may warrant a parent's close attention given the school's name and identity as a math and science academy. State assessment data for grades nine through twelve was not available, so a full picture of high school performance cannot be drawn from these results. The school's overall proficiency index, averaging across all reported tested subjects and grades, sits above the midpoint among Cook County school districts, indicating strength relative to peers, but with important caveat that only middle grades are measured in the available data.
A parent may want to look into the school's specific offerings and supports in higher math and science grades, as well as what approaches Lindblom uses to address the apparent eighth-grade dip. The school's name signals a specialized mission in these subjects, and understanding how that translates to curriculum, teacher expertise, and supports for students struggling in these domains would be helpful context.
Graduation rate data was not available. Chronic absenteeism rates and other operational metrics that might shed light on school climate and student engagement were also absent from the available data, as was information on free-or-reduced-price lunch rates or counts of students with disabilities or English learners, limiting a full picture of the student support landscape.
Chicago itself has resumed growth after a decade of decline and is increasingly attracting young families and workers. Housing in the Englewood zip code where Lindblom sits is relatively affordable by Chicago standards, with median home values and rents well below the city and state benchmarks. The surrounding neighborhoods are working-class and have been experiencing gentrification pressure, making school choice and quality a significant consideration as the area evolves. The city's public schools themselves are in the midst of major governance and strategic change: a newly elected school board took office in 2025 and will be fully elected by 2027, and district priorities have shifted toward strengthening neighborhood schools and moving away from the school-choice model that has dominated CPS for decades.
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