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Schools

High schools

Roberto Clemente Community Academy, Chicago (2006)

There are several types of high schools in the district, including neighborhood, career academy, charter, contract, magnet, military academy, selective enrollment, small and special education.

Alternative Learning Options (ALOP)

*Bridgescape Schools **Bridgescape Academy Brainerd **Bridgescape Academy Humboldt Park **Bridgescape Academy Lawndale **Bridgescape Academy Roseland

Career and Technical Education (CTE)

Louisa May Alcott College Preparatory High School Louisa may refer to: Places ;Australia * Louisa Island (Tasmania) ;Canada * Louisa or Lac-Louisa, a community in Wentworth, Quebec ;Malaysia * Louisa Reef, Sabah ;United States * Louisa, Kentucky * Louisa, Missouri * Louisa, Virginia * Lou ...

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Amundsen High School Roald Amundsen High School is a public 4–year high school located between the Ravenswood, Andersonville and Lincoln Square neighborhoods in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Opened in 1929, Amundsen is a part of Chicago Public Schools district ...

* * Austin Community Academy High School* *

Bogan High School William J. Bogan Computer Technical High School (also known simply as Bogan High School) is a public 4–year high school located in the Ashburn neighborhood on the southwest side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Operated by Chicago Public Scho ...

* * Bowen High School* *

Chicago Vocational Career Academy Chicago Vocational High School (commonly known as CVCA, Chicago Vocational Career Academy or CVS) is a public 4–year vocational high school located in the Avalon Park neighborhood on the south side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Opened ...

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Roberto Clemente Community Academy Roberto Clemente Community Academy (commonly known as Clemente, Roberto Clemente High School) is a public 4–year high school located in the West Town community area of Chicago, Illinois. Operated by the Chicago Public Schools, the school is n ...

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Collins Academy High School Collins may refer to: People Surname Given name * Collins O. Bright (1917–?), Sierra Leonean diplomat * Collins Chabane (1960–2015), South African Minister of Public Service and Administration * Collins Cheboi (born 1987), Kenyan middle- ...

Curie Metropolitan High School Marie Sklodowska Curie Metropolitan High School is a public 4–year magnet high school located in the Archer Heights neighborhood on the southwest side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Curie is operated by Chicago Public Schools district. Th ...

* * Dunbar Vocational Career Academy * Dyett High School* * Farragut Career Academy* * Fenger Academy High School* * Foreman High School* *

Gage Park High School Gage Park High School is a public 4–year high school located in the Gage Park neighborhood on the south–west side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Opened in 1939, Gage Park is operated by the Chicago Public Schools district. Gage Park se ...

* * Hancock High School *

Harlan Community Academy High School John Marshall Harlan Community Academy High School is a public 4–year high school located in the Roseland neighborhood on the south side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. The school is a part of the Chicago Public Schools district. Opened i ...

* * Harper High School* *

Hirsch Metropolitan High School Emil G. Hirsch Metropolitan High School (formerly known as Emil G. Hirsch Metropolitan High School of Communications) is a public 4–year high school located in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, Unit ...

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Hyde Park Academy High School Hyde Park Academy High School (formerly known as Hyde Park High School and Hyde Park Career Academy) is a public 4–year high school located in the Woodlawn neighborhood on the south side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Opened in 1863, Hyd ...

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Jones College Prep High School William Jones College Preparatory High School (commonly known as Jones College Prep) is a public 4-year selective-enrollment high school located in the Printer's Row neighborhood in downtown Chicago, Illinois, United States. Jones is operated by ...

* Benito Juarez Community Academy* * Julian High School* *

Thomas Kelly High School Thomas Kelly College Preparatory High School is a public 4–year high school located in the Brighton Park neighborhood on the southwest side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. The school is named for Irish nationalist Thomas J. Kelly. Kelly ...

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Manley Career Academy High School Manley Career Academy High School (commonly known as Manley High School) is a public 4–year high school located in the East Garfield Park neighborhood on the West Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Opened in 1928, Manley is a part of the ...

* * John Marshall Metropolitan High School* *

Mather High School Stephen Tyng Mather High School (commonly known as simply Mather) is a public 4–year high school located in the West Ridge neighborhood on the north side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Opened in 1959, Mather is operated by the Chicago Pub ...

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North Grand High School North is one of the four compass points or cardinal directions. It is the opposite of south and is perpendicular to east and west. ''North'' is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography. Etymology The word ''north'' i ...

* * Wendell Phillips Academy High School* *

Prosser Career Academy Charles A. Prosser Career Academy (formerly known as Charles A. Prosser Vocational High School) is a public 4–year vocational high school located in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood on the northwest side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Pro ...

Al Raby High School AL, Al, Ål or al may stand for: Arts and entertainment Fictional characters * Al (''Aladdin'') or Aladdin, the main character in Disney's ''Aladdin'' media * Al (''EastEnders''), a minor character in the British soap opera * Al (''Fullmetal ...

Richards Career Academy Ellen H. Richards Career Academy (formerly known as Richards Vocational High School) is a public four-year vocational high school located in the Back of the Yards neighborhood on the southwest side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Opened in 1 ...

* * Roosevelt High School* *

Carl Schurz High School Carl Schurz High School is a public 4–year high school located in the Irving Park neighborhood on the northwest side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. The school is named after German–American Carl Schurz, a statesman, soldier, and advoca ...

* * Simeon Career Academy *

Solorio Academy High School Eric Solorio Academy High School is a public 4-year high school located in the Gage Park neighborhood on the Southwest side of Chicago, IL. Solorio is part of the Chicago Public Schools district and is managed by the Academy for Urban School Lea ...

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South Shore International College Preparatory High School South Shore International College Preparatory High School (commonly known as South Shore) is a public four–year selective enrollment high school located in the South Shore neighborhood on the southeast side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. ...

Roger C. Sullivan High School Sullivan High School is a public four-year high school located in the Rogers Park neighborhood on the north side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Sullivan is a part of the Chicago Public Schools district. Opened in 1926, the school is named ...

* *

Uplift Community High School Uplift Community High School (commonly known as simply Uplift) is a public four–year high school located in the Uptown neighborhood on the north side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Established in 2005, Uplift is a part of the Chicago Publ ...

* George Washington High School * Wells Community Academy High School * George Westinghouse College Prep *

Daniel Hale Williams Preparatory School of Medicine Jean Baptiste Point DuSable High School is a public four-year high school campus located in the Bronzeville neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. DuSable is owned by the Chicago Public Schools district. The school ...

Little Black Pearl Art and Design Academy Little is a synonym for small size and may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Little'' (album), 1990 debut album of Vic Chesnutt * ''Little'' (film), 2019 American comedy film *The Littles, a series of children's novels by American author John P ...

Charter

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**Major Hector P. Garcia MD **Victoria Soto *

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**ASPIRA Business and Finance **ASPIRA Early College High School *

Chicago Collegiate Charter School (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = List of sovereign states, Count ...

Chicago Math and Science Academy Chicago Math and Science Academy (CMSA), a public charter school, authorized by Chicago Public Schools (CPS) and rated by CPS as Level 1, or Level 1+ school for eight years consecutive years. CMSA is a middle school and high school (grades 6th-1 ...

Chicago International Charter School Chicago International Charter School (CICS) is a charter school with 14 campuses in Chicago, Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include th ...

(CICS) **

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** CICS Longwood **

CICS Northtown Academy Chicago International Charter School (CICS) - Northtown Academy is a 4–year charter high school in the North Park neighborhood on the northwest side of Chicago, Illinois (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , ...

EPIC Academy Charter High School Epic commonly refers to: * Epic poetry, a long narrative poem celebrating heroic deeds and events significant to a culture or nation * Epic film, a genre of film with heroic elements Epic or EPIC may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and medi ...

* Foundations College Preparatory Charter School *Institutio ** Instituto Health Sciences Career Academy ** Instituto - Justice Lozano *

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* Noble Network of Charter Schools **

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** Chicago Bulls **

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** DRW ** Golder ** Hansberry ** ITW Speer **

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** Mansueto ** Muchin ** Noble Academy ** Noble Street **

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** Rauner ** Rowe-Clark ** UIC *

Perspectives Charter Schools Perspectives Charter Schools is a charter school network in Chicago, Illinois. The organization was founded by Kim Day and Diana Shulla-Cose, two teachers at Chicago's Dyett Middle School. In 1993, Day and Shulla-Cose established their own small s ...

Urban Prep Academies Urban Prep Academies (also known as Urban Prep Charter Academy for Young Men or simply Urban Prep) is a nonprofit organization that operates a network of free open-enrollment public all-male college-preparatory high schools in Chicago. Founded in ...

Youth Connection Charter School Youth Connection Charter School (YCCS) is a charter school in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 1997 it is the only charter school in Illinois that targets dropouts and other at-risk students. YCCS serves over 3,500 students through 17 campuses throu ...

Latino Youth High School Latino Youth High School (LYHS) is a Level 1 public charter high school that was established in 1974 as a program of Latino Youth, Inc. to address the problem of high dropout rates among children in the Pilsen, Chicago#Pilsen, Pilsen / Little Vill ...

West Town Academy West Town Academy is a part of Greater West Town Community Development Project, a communitarian non-profit organization working toward development on the West Side of Chicago. The school originated as a GED program aimed at Chicago high schoo ...

Young Women's Leadership Charter School of Chicago Young Women's Leadership Charter School (YWLCS) was a grade 9-12 charter high school for girls in Douglas, Chicago, Illinois. The school was established in 1999. it had almost 350 students; it was Chicago's only public school only for girls. The ...

Citywide-Option

* Sarah E. Goode STEM Academy *

Nancy B. Jefferson Alternative High School Nancy may refer to: Places France * Nancy, France, a city in the northeastern French department of Meurthe-et-Moselle and formerly the capital of the duchy of Lorraine ** Arrondissement of Nancy, surrounding and including the city of Nancy ...

Simpson Academy High School for Young Women Simpson most often refers to: * Simpson (name), a British surname *''The Simpsons'', an animated American sitcom **The Simpson family, central characters of the series ''The Simpsons'' Simpson may also refer to: Organizations Schools * Sim ...

* Consuella B. York Alternative High School

Contract

Chicago Excel Academy (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ...

(Camelot charter) *

Chicago High School for the Arts Chicago High School for the Arts (ChiArts) is a public four–year college preparatory visual and performing arts high school located in the Humboldt Park neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Operated by the Chicago Public Schools ...

Chicago Technology Academy Chicago Tech Academy (Chicago Tech) is a high school in the Chicago University Village in Pilsen. Chicago Tech Opened in September 2009 as the city's first technology high school. The building was formerly Joseph Medill Elementary School. Afte ...

International Baccalaureate (IB)

Back of the Yards College Preparatory High School Back of the Yards College Preparatory High School, commonly known as Back of the Yards College Prep or BOYCP, is a public 4–year international baccalaureate high school located in the New City community area on the southwest side of Chicago, Il ...

* Benito Juarez Community Academy *

Bronzeville Scholastic Institute Jean Baptiste Point DuSable High School is a public four-year high school campus located in the Bronzeville neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. DuSable is owned by the Chicago Public Schools district. The school ...

* Farragut Career Academy * George Washington High School * Hubbard High School *

* Kennedy High School * Lincoln Park High School * Morgan Park High School * Ogden International High School *

* Senn High School *

Steinmetz College Prep Steinmetz College Prep (also known as Steinmetz High School or Steinmetz Academic Centre) is a public 4–year high school located in the Belmont Cragin community area on the Northwest Side of Chicago, Illinois. Steinmetz is a part of the Chicag ...

* Taft High School

Magnet

Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ...

* Michele Clark Magnet High School * Crane Medical Preparatory High School *

* DeVry University Advantage Academy - Grades 11-12, with college credit *

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(Engineering Program) * Senn High School (Fine and Performing Arts Program) *

Von Steuben Metropolitan Science Center Von Steuben Metropolitan High School (also known as Von Steuben Metropolitan Science High School) is a public 4–year magnet high school located on the border of the North Park and Albany Park neighborhoods on the north side of Chicago, Illinois ...

Military academies

Air Force Academy High School The atmosphere of Earth is the layer of gases, known collectively as air, retained by Earth's gravity that surrounds the planet and forms its planetary atmosphere. The atmosphere of Earth protects life on Earth by creating pressure allowing for ...

Carver Military Academy George Washington Carver Military Academy (formerly known as George Washington Carver Area High School) is a public 4–year military high school located in the Riverdale area on the far south side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Opened in ...

Chicago Military Academy Chicago Military Academy-Bronzeville is a public four-year military high school located in the Bronzeville neighborhood located on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, in a building known as the Eighth Regiment Armory. The academy opened on Aug ...

Marine Leadership Academy at Ames Marine is an adjective meaning of or pertaining to the sea or ocean. Marine or marines may refer to: Ocean * Maritime (disambiguation) * Marine art * Marine biology * Marine debris * Marine habitats * Marine life * Marine pollution Militar ...

Phoenix Military Academy Phoenix Military Academy is a public military high school in Chicago Illinois, United States. History Phoenix Military Academy, (Commonly abbreviated as PMA) was founded in 2004 and originally located in the same building as Orr Academy High ...

Rickover Naval Academy Senn High School is a public four-year high school located in the Edgewater neighborhood on the North Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Senn is operated by the Chicago Public Schools system and was opened on 3 February 1913. The school ...

Neighborhood

* * Austin Community Academy High School* *

* * Bowen High School* * Chatham Academy High School (no attendance boundaries) * Corliss High School* *

Douglass Academy High School Douglass may refer to: Surname * Douglass (surname) * Douglass family, family of Frederick Douglass ** Frederick Douglass (1818–1895), noted abolitionist Given name * Douglass Dumbrille (1889–1974), Canadian actor in early Hollywood * Doug ...

(no attendance boundaries) * Dyett High School* *

Englewood Stem High School Englewood STEM High School (ESHS) is a public 4–year high school located in the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Opened on September 3, 2019, Englewood STEM is a part of the Chicago Public Schools district. History ...

* *

* * Infinity Math Science & Technology High School* *

John Hope College Preparatory High School John Hope College Preparatory High School (JHCP) (locally known simply as John Hope) was a state school, public 4–year high school and former middle school located in the Englewood, Chicago, Englewood neighborhood on the south side of Chicago, ...

(no attendance boundaries) * Hubbard High School* *

Kelvyn Park High School Kelvyn Park High School is a public 4–year high school located in the Hermosa neighborhood on north-west side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Opened in 1933, Kelvyn Park is operated by the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) district. In addition ...

* * Kennedy High School* *

Kenwood Academy Kenwood Academy (also known as Kenwood Academy High School and formerly known as Kenwood High School) is a comprehensive public high school and magnet middle school located in the Hyde Park– Kenwood neighborhood on the south side of Chicago, Il ...

* * Lake View High School* * Lincoln Park High School* * Morgan Park High School* *

* * Orr Academy High School* * Senn High School* *

* * Tilden High School* * George Washington High School*

Selective enrollment

* George Westinghouse College Prep *

Gwendolyn Brooks College Preparatory Academy Gwendolyn Brooks College Preparatory Academy is a public 4–year selective enrollment magnet high school and middle school located in the Roseland neighborhood, near the Pullman District on the far south side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. ...

* John Hancock College Preparatory High School *

* King College Prep *

Lane Technical College Prep High School Lane Tech College Prep High School (often shortened to Lane Tech, full name Albert Grannis Lane Technical College Preparatory High School), is a public 4-year selective enrollment magnet high school located in the Roscoe Village neighborhood on ...

* Northside College Preparatory High School *

Robert Lindblom Math & Science Academy Robert Lindblom Math & Science Academy High School (LMSA) (formerly known as Lindblom Technical High School) is a public 4–year selective enrollment high school and middle school located in the West Englewood neighborhood on the south side of ...

Walter Payton College Prep Walter Payton College Preparatory High School (WPCP) is a public 4–year magnet high school located in the Old Town neighborhood on the near-north side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Opened in 2000, Payton is operated by the Chicago Public ...

Whitney M. Young Magnet High School Whitney M. Young Magnet High School (locally known simply as Whitney Young) is a public magnet high school and middle school located in the Near West Side neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Whitney Young is operated by the Chicago ...

Small

* Austin Community Academy High School * Bowen High School *

Chicago Academy High School (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ...

TEAM Englewood Community Academy Englewood High School (also known as Englewood Technical Prep Academy and later known as TEAM Englewood Academy High School) was a state school, public 4–year high school located in the Englewood, Chicago, Englewood neighborhood on the South Si ...

Special education

* Northside Learning Center High School * Ray Graham Training Center * Southside Occupational High School *

Vaughn Occupational High School Jacqueline B. Vaughn Occupational High School is a public 4–year special education high school located in the Portage Park neighborhood on the north–west side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Opened in 1968, The school is named for Chicago ...

Elementary/middle schools

Zoned Middle Schools

*Albany Park Multicultural Academy *Evergreen Academy Middle School *Eugene Field Elementary School *Irene C. Hernandez Middle School for the Advancement of Science *Francisco I. Madero Middle School *Northwest Middle School *Robert J. Richardson Middle School *James Shields Middle School *Wendell E Green Elementary School

Zoned 3-8

*Joseph E. Gar
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Zoned K-8

=Zoned K-8 A

= *Jane Addam
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*Louis A. Agassi
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*Louisa May Alcot
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*Ira F. Aldridg
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*Ariel (formerly Shakespeare
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*Phillip D. Armou
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*George Armstron
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*Ashbur
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*Arthur R. Ash
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*John J. Audubo
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*Avalon Par
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*Mariano Azuel
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=Zoned K-8 B

= *Alice L. Barnar
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*Clara Barto
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*Perkins Bas
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*Newton Batema
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*Jean Baptiste Beaubie
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*Ludwig Van Beethove
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*Jacob Beidle
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*Hiram H. Beldin
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*Belmont-Cragi
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*Frank I. Bennet
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*James G. Blain
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*Carrie Jacobs Bon
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*Daniel Boon
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*Edward A. Bouchet (formerly Bryn Mawr
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*Myra Bradwel
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*Joseph Brenneman
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*Lorenz Brentan
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*Norman A. Bridg
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*Orville T. Brigh
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*Brighton Par
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*Ronald Brown (formerly Samuel Gompers
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*William H. Brow
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*Milton Brunso
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*Lyman A. Budlon
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*Luther Burban
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*Edmond Burk
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*Augustus H. Burle
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*Burnham (formerly Luella
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*Jonathan Bur
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*John C. Burrough
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*Michael M. Byrn
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=Zoned K-8 C

= *Charles P. Caldwel
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*Calmec
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*Daniel R. Camero
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*Marvin Camra
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*Arthur E. Cant
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*Lazaro Cardena
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*Andrew Carnegi
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*Carroll/Rosenwald Specialty Schoo
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*Rachel Carson (formerly Gage Park
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*William W. Carte
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*George Washington Carve
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*Pablo Casal
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*George F. Cassel
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*Willa Cathe
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*Thomas Chalmer
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*Eliza Chappel
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*Salmon P. Chas
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*Cesar E. Chave
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*Frederic Chopi
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*Walter S. Christophe
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*George Rogers Clar
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*Henry Cla
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*Grover Clevelan
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*

DeWitt Clinton DeWitt Clinton (March 2, 1769February 11, 1828) was an American politician and naturalist. He served as a United States senator, as the mayor of New York City, and as the seventh governor of New York. In this last capacity, he was largely res ...

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*Henry R. Clissol
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*Johnie Colemo
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*Edward Cole
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*Columbia Explorers Academ
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*Christopher Columbu
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*John W. Coo
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*John C. Coonle
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*Peter Coope
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*Daniel J. Corker
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*Mary E. Courtenay (formerly Stockton
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*Crow
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*Paul Cuff
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*Countee Culle
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*George W. Curti
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=Zoned K-8 D

= *Ricard J. Dale
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*Charles R. Darwi
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*Nathan S. Davi
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Arthur Dixon Elementary School Arthur Dixon Elementary is a public K-8 school located in the Chatham neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois. It is part of the Chicago Public Schools system. The school is named for Chicago alderman and businessman, Arthur Dixon. D ...

*Everett McKinley Dirkse
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*John C. Dore Elementary Schoo
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=Zoned K-8 E

= *Christian Ebinger, Sr
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*John F. Eberhar
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=Zoned K-8 G

= *Frank L. Gillespi
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*Goeth
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*Virgil Grisso
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=Zoned K-8 H

= *Charles G. Hammon
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*Helen M. Heffera
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*John Ha
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* Lionel Hampton Fine & Performing Arts School *Robert Heal
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=Zoned K-8 J

= * Jenner

=Zoned K-8 L

Lenart Regional Gifted Center, Chicago, Illinois

*Abraham Lincol
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*Carl von Linn�
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=Zoned K-8 M

= *Arnold Mirele
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*George Manierr
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*Oscar Maye
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*Donald L. Morrill

=Zoned K-8 N

= * Louis Nettelhorstbr>School website
*Walter L Newberry Math & Science Academ
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*Florence Nightingale

=Zoned K-8 O

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*Otis World Language Academy - It was established in 1880 as Armour Street School and became James Otis School in 1901. Mildred E. Chuchut served as principal from 1960 to 1962. At some point a petition circulated that stated that she caused damage to the morale there.
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=Zoned K-8 P

= *Brian Piccolo (formerly Rezin Orr
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*Ernst Prussin
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* Mary G Peterson Elementary School *

Pritzker School A.N. Pritzker school is located in the Wicker Park neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois. Pritzker School serves grades K-8 with its neighborhood magnet-cluster school focused on fine and performing arts and a Regional Gifted Center. Pritzker also o ...

=Zoned K-8 R

= *Irma C. Rui
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*Ravenswoo
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=Zoned K-8 S

= *Mark Sheridan Math & Science Academ
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*Mark Skinner Elementary Schoo
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*Washington D. Smyser Elementary Schoo
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*Sidney Sawyer Elementary Schoo
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*Sayre Language Academ
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*South Loop Elementary Schoo

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Dual Language School, formerly Stowe Elementary School, in West Humboldt, Chicago up to the early 1970s had an entirely white student body. In 1966 it had 1,212 students and 38 teachers. On August 10, 1966, Mildred Chucut became principal after being transferred from Jenner School.Miss Chuchut Transferred
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Zoned K-7

*Helge A. Hauga
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*Patrick Henr
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Zoned K-6

*John Barr
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*Charles S. Brownel
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*Laughlin Falcone
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*William G. Hibbar
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*William P. Nixo
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*John T. Piri
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*Beulah Shoesmit
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*Woodlaw
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Zoned K-5

*Peter Coope
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*Edward Everet
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*Nathanael Green
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*Henry D. Lloy
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*Cyrus H. McCormic
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*Mary McDowel
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*Socorro Sandova
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*Franz Peter Schuber
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*Enrico Tont
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Zoned K-4

*New Fiel
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*Louis Pasteu
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*Ferdinand Pec
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*James Shield
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Zoned K-3

*Jackie Robinso
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Zoned K-2

*Josefa Ortiz De Domingue
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Elementary/middle schools by type

Chicago Public Schools offers a wide variety of choices for elementary school students, including neighborhood, academic centers, charter, classical, contract, international gifted program, magnet, regional gifted center, small and special education.

Academic centers

Academic centers are housed in high schools and provide a college preparatory program for academically gifted and talented seventh and eighth grade students. There are seven academic centers: * Brooks * Kenwood * Lane * Lindblom * Morgan Park * Taft * Young

Charter Schools

**Brighton Park **Cisneros **Clemente **De La Cruz **De Las Casas **Fuentes **Idar **Marquez **Paz **Santiago **Tamayo **Torres **Zizumbo *

**Haugen Middle School *Catalyst Elementary Charter School **Circle Rock **Maria *Christopher House Charter School *Chicago International Charter School **Avalon/South Shore **Basil **Lloyd Bond **Bucktown **Irving Park **Loomis Primary **Prairie **Washington Park **West Belden **Wrightwood *

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**Donoghue Elementary School **North Kenwood Oakland

Classical schools

The instructional program in classical schools is accelerated and highly structured for strong academic achievement in literature, mathematics, language arts, world language, and the humanities. There are seven classical schools: * Decatur * Edgar Allan Poe * McDade * Skinner North * Skinner West * Bronzeville * Sor Juana

International gifted program

* Lincoln

Magnet schools

* Black * Burnside (formerly Ambrose) * Clairemont (Zoned Magnet School) * Davis * Disney * Disney II * Drummond * Ericson * Franklin Fine Arts * Frazier Prospective * Galileo * Gunsaulus * Hawthorne Scholastic Academy * Hearst *

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* Jackson, Andrew * Kershaw * LaSalle * LaSalle II * Murray * Newberry * Owen * Prescott Magnet Cluster School * Sabin * Saucedo *

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* Stone Academy * Suder * Thorp * Turner-Drew * Vanderpoel * Wildwood

Regional gifted centers

There are eleven regional gifted centers: * Alexander Graham Bell School * Beasley * Beaubien * Carnegie * Coonley * Edison *

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* National Teachers Academy *

* Pulaski International School * South Loop

Special schools

* Daniel C. Beard Elenentary (K-3) * Blair Early Childhood Center *

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(7-9) * Wilma Rudolph Elementary Learning Center (K-5)

Defunct schools

Former high schools

*Academy of Communications and Technology Charter School - closed in 2010, the school building at 4319 W. Washington Blvd. was built in 1906 as St. Mel Catholic grade school *Richards Vocational High School - located at 5516 S. Maplewood Ave. now houses Rachel Carson Elementary School since 1991. An annex was built in 1997 * Calumet High School (1919–2006) - made way for the Perspectives Charter School, which currently occupies the building *

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(1912–1983) - now houses the Maria Saucedo Scholastic Academy *

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Academic Preparatory Center - occupied the old Hookway Elementary School *

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(1856–1880) - renamed Central High School in 1878, closed in 1880; building demolished in 1950 to make way for the Kennedy Expressway *

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(2009–2014) * Chicago Virtual Charter School (K–12, 2006–2020) * Collins High School - the building at 1313 South Sacramento Drive (inside Douglas Park) now houses both the Collins Academy High School and the

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* Cooley Vocational High School (1958–1979) - subject of the film ''

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''; the school, located on the 800 block of West Scott Street, closed in 1979 when it was replaced by a newer high school nearby and was eventually razed; the area around the former school was zoned to nearby Lincoln Park High School * Cregier Vocational High School - closed at the end of the 1994-1995 school year *

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* Englewood Technical Prep Academy (1873–2008) - closed due to poor performance; now houses

and Urban Prep Charter Academy * English High and Manual Training School - renamed Crane High School in 1905 * Forrestville High School - closed in 1971 when the nearby

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was completed and students were sent there. * Harper High School (1911–2021) – closed in 2021 due to low enrollment, performance, and others. * Harvard High School (1865–1962) - closed in 1962 due to declining enrollment; last used by St. George's School before the building was converted into condominiums and a family home * Hibbard High School - closed in 1927 when the nearby Roosevelt High School was completed and students were sent there; remains in operation as an elementary school * Jefferson High School - closed in 1910 when the nearby Schurz High School was completed and students were sent there; the school was eventually razed and the Irish American Heritage Center was built on the site * Kinzie High School - renamed Kennedy High School in 1965 * Lake High School - renamed

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(now the Tilden Career Community Academy) in 1915 *

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(closed 2011) * Lewis Institute High School - closed in 1917; merged with Armour Institute of Technology in 1940 to form the present-day Illinois Institute of Technology * Loretto High School (Englewood) - closed in 1962 due to declining enrollment; the fate of the building is unknown * Lucy Flower Vocational High School (1911–2003) - named after

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; present site of Al Raby School for Community and Environment * Manual High School - renamed University High School in 1904 * Medill High School - 1300 block of W. 14th place. First built in the 1890s, buildings on that site housed various grade levels. The high school closed in 1948. * Metropolitan High School - closed during the 1990s; the building, located on 160 block of West Wendell, now houses the Ruben Salazar Bilingual Educational Center, a CPS K-8 school. * Near North Career Metro High School - closed in 2001; the building is currently used as a training facility for the

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and

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. * North Park University High School - closed in 1969 due to declining enrollment and rising costs; now serves as an administration building for an adjacent college * Parker High School - opened in 1901; closed in 1977 and reopened as Paul Robeson High School * Pullman Technical High School - closed in 1950 due to budget constraints; continued to operate as a private school until 1997 when it was converted to the Brooks College Preparatory Academy * Paul Robeson High School - closed in 2018 due to declining enrollment. * South Division High School - closed in 1905 and reopened as Wendell Phillips Academy High School * South Shore High School * Spalding (1908–2004) - K through 12 school at 1628 W. Washington; building reopened as Hope Institute Learning Academy, a private school with a CPS contract emphasizing services for special-needs children * Tuley/Northwest Division High School - closed in 1974 to make way for the new

* Waller/North Division High School - renamed Lincoln Park High School in 1979 * Washburne Trade School - closed in 1993; reopened in 1994 as part of the City Colleges of Chicago before closing again in 1996. The culinary trade program continues a
Washburne Culinary Institute of Kennedy-King College
Washburne school building at 3233 W. 31st St., built in 1910 as the Liquid Carbonic Co. factory and housing the school from 1958 until closing, was considered for landmark status as a Prairie School industrial building but suffered a fire in Feb. 2007 and was demolished by 2009. Converted to a vocational training school in 1919, Washburne was home to Chicago trade union apprentice programs; students earned a high school diploma at the same time. * (West Division) McKinley High School - closed 1954, now the site of

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* Westcott Vocational High School - renamed Simeon Career Academy in 1964 *Westinghouse Career Academy High School - closed in 2009 to make way for the new George Westinghouse College Prep (now selective enrollment) on the 3300 block of West Franklin Blvd.

Former middle schools

* Canter Middle School - located at 4959 S Blackstone Ave; voted to be closed in 2013, allowed a 1-year reprieve so 8th graders could graduate. Reused by Chicago Public Schools as Kenwood Academic Center.

Former elementary schools

*R.S. Abbott Elementary School - located at 3630 S. Wells; opened in 1881 and closed in 2008; the building currently houses Air Force Academy High School *John D. Altgeld Elementary School - located at 1340 W 71st St.; closed in 2014. Renamed Daniel S. Wentworth Elementary School after moving to the site of this school. *Louis Armstrong Elementary School - located at 5345 W Congress Pkwy; voted to be closed in 2013. The Board of Education approved a sale to Rivers of Living Water Ministries International on April 26, 2017 for $250,000. Slated for use as community center. *Crispus Attucks Elementary School (formerly John Farron Elementary School) - located at 5055 S State St; voted to be closed in 2013, phased out in summer 2015. The Board of Education approved a sale to KMIS Developers on May 24, 2017 for $100,000. ** In 1967 parents demanded the removal of its principal, Mary Jane O'Shea. That year superintendent

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transferred her, an action criticized by the Chicago Principals Club. *Katharine Lee Bates Elementary School - opened in 1960 and closed in 1979; in 1981 Tabernacle Christian Academy moved into that same building at 1203 W. 109th Place, and is currently in operation. *Blair Elementary School - located at 6751 W 63rd Pl; converted into Blair Early Childhood Center. *Arna W. Bontemps Elementary School - located at 1241 W 58th St.; voted to be closed in 2013. The Board of Education approved a sale to IFF on Jun 28, 2017 for $50,000. School slated to become mixed-use workforce housing development with at least 46 affordable units. Gym will be converted to commercial leased space. Outdoor area will become urban farm. Offer contingent on receipt of low-income housing tax credits from city. *Kate S. Buckingham School - located at 9207 S. Phillips Ave; voted to be closed in 2013. For sale. *Ralph J. Bunche Elementary School - located at 6515 S. Ashland Ave; closed in 2005, after graduating its final 8th graders and was renamed Providence Englewood Center. *Daniel H. Burnham School - located at 1903 E 96th St.; voted to be closed in 2013. For sale, main building and annex are being sold separately. *Calhoun North Elementary School - located at 2833 W Adams St.; voted to be closed in 2013. The Board of Education approved a sale to Heartland Housing on May 24, 2017 for $200,000. Slated for use as affordable housing. Use restriction: Must be used as housing. Gym and auditorium must be preserved and made available for community programming and partnerships. Cannot be used as any kind of K-12 school or for commercial, retail or industrial development. Owner must provide and maintain a playground for neighborhood children. Sale price will also include about $360,000 in donation tax credits. *Zenos Colman Elementary School - located at 4655 S Dearborn St.; closed in 2005. Converted to the School district's Administration office *Cornell Elementary School - located at 7525 S. Maryland Ave, closed in 1975 and demolished in 1980. *Dodge Elementary School - Now served as Chicago Public Schools, Garfield Park Office. *Ana Roque De Duprey School - located at 2620 W Hirsch St.; voted to be closed in 2013. The Board of Education approved a sale to IFF Von Humboldt on Jul 22, 2015 for $3,100,000. Main building slated to become mixed-use community for teachers. Annex and adjoining playground to be sold to Puerto Rican Cultural Center for $1 and converted into a day care center. *Farragut Elementary School - Became a Junior High School and then a High School which is now known as Farragut Career Academy. *Froebel Elementary School - Demolished in 1980 for housing. *U.S. Grant Elementary School *Hardin Elementary School - closed in 1950's, homes built on that site. *Herman Felsenthal Elementary School - Demolished in 1983. *Henry Horner Elementary School - building converted into residential condos in 2013. *Amelia Dunne Hookway Elementary School - closed in 1981 due to underenrollment. A transitional high school for ninth graders,

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opened a selective admissions elementary school in that site. *Jefferson Elementary School *Jirka Elementary School - building converted to Pilsen Community Academy. *John V. LeMoyne Elementary School (formerly Theodore Herzi Elementary School) - Merged with Inter-American Magnet School. *Lafayette Elementary School - Located at 2714 W. Augusta Boulevard. Became Chicago High School for The Arts in 2015. *Langland Elementary School - Located at 2230 W. Cortland Street. This school was demolished in 1960 to make way for Ehrler Park. *Longfellow Elementary School - Razed in 1987 to make way for McKinley Branch Library. *Mayfair Elementary School - merged with

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in 1985. *Garrett A. Morgan Elementary School - located at 8407 S. Kerfoot. Closed in 2014. *Moseley Elementary School - Demolished in 2009. *Nathaniel Pope Elementary School - Closed in 2014 as part of the closure of 54 schools. *Florence B. Price Elementary School - Located at 4351 South Drexel Boulevard. Opened in 1964 and closed in 2013, houses a local church. *Raymond Elementary School - reopened as Perspectives/IIT Math & Science Charter Academy. *Jacob Riis Elementary School - demolished in 2008. *Rosenwald Elementary School - Became Carroll-Rosenwald Specialty School after Carroll moved to this school. *Betsy Ross Elementary School *Rowland Elementary School - Merged to

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in 1998. *Thomas Scanlan Elementary School - (Later rename Songhai Learning Institute) Closed in 2014. *Shedd Elementary School - located at

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. *Jesse Spaulding Elementary School - closed in 2006, merged to Hope Learning Academy. *Spry Elementary School - building was converted into the Spry Community School. *Stewart Elementary School - closed in 2013 for lofts. *Stockton Elementary School - renamed Courtenay Language Arts Center in 2013 *Tennyson Elementary School *Alexander von Humboldt Elementary School - located at 2622 West Hirsch Ave. At the beginning of the 2008-2009 school year, Ana Roque de Duprey School moved its operations to the Von Humboldt building. *Willard Elementary School - closed in 1992. homes were built on that site. *Richard Wright Elementary School - opened in 1971 and closed in 2004 due to fire *Yale Elementary School - closed in 2013.

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