Chicago Bulls College Prep (CBCP) is a

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four-year

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located on the Near West Side of

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. It is a part of the Noble Network of Charter Schools. It is named after the Chicago Bulls basketball team, which endowed the school. Chicago Bulls College Prep is a level 1+ school, based on CPS rankings. The building was formerly known as McKinley High School - one notable attendee in 1917 was Walt Disney. The school opened in August 2009.Home
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Academics

The school has an average graduation rate of 82%. In 2017, it was reported that all students in the senior class that year and since 2013 had been accepted to colleges and 50% of them dropped out.

Athletics

The school is a member of the

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(IHSA).

Discipline and controversy

As with other Noble Charter schools in Chicago, in 2012-13 Chicago Bulls College Prep expelled and suspended a larger proportion of students than public schools in Chicago. The school expelled 1.75% of its students in the year, compared to 0.05% of students in Chicago public schools, and suspended 38.5% of students compared to 9% of students in public schools. The school has been criticised for charging parents for their children's disciplinary offences. In 2016, a parent reported that the school had discouraged her son from applying to an

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