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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 *

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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 ...

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Austin Community Academy High School Austin College and Career Academy High School (formerly known as Austin Polytech High School, commonly known as Austin High School) is a public four-year high school located in the Austin neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Operated b ...

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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 Sch ...

* * Bowen High School* * Chicago Vocational Career Academy* *

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 Walter Henri Dyett High School For The Arts (formerly known as Dyett Academic Center and commonly known as Dyett High School) is a public four–year arts high school located in the Washington Park neighborhood on the south side of Chicago, Ill ...

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Farragut Career Academy Farragut Career Academy High School is a public 4–year high school located in the Little Village neighborhood on the West Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. As a career academy, Farragut emphasizes a curriculum that combines academic in ...

* * Fenger Academy High School* * Foreman High School* * Gage Park High School* * 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 ...

* * Jones College Prep High School *

Benito Juarez Community Academy Benito Juarez Community Academy, (commonly known as Juarez High School), is a public 4–year high school in the Pilsen neighborhood on the west side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Juarez is named for Mexican president Benito Pablo Juáre ...

* * 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 ...

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John Marshall Metropolitan High School John Marshall Metropolitan High School (commonly known as simply Marshall) 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 1895, Marshall is operated ...

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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 ...

* * North Grand High School* *

Wendell Phillips Academy High School Wendell Phillips Academy High School is a public 4–year high school located in the Bronzeville neighborhood on the south side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Phillips is part of the Chicago Public Schools district and is managed by the Acad ...

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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 ...

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* Richards Career Academy* * 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 ...

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Simeon Career Academy Neal F. Simeon Career Academy (formerly known as Westcott Vocational High School, Neal F. Simeon Vocational High School, Neal F. Simeon Career Technical Academy), locally known simply as Simeon, is a public four-year vocational high school locate ...

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 ...

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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 William H. Wells Community Academy High School (commonly known as Wells High School) is public 4-year high school located in the West Town neighborhood on the Near Northwest Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Wells is a part of the Chic ...

George Westinghouse College Prep George Westinghouse College Preparatory High School (formerly known as Westinghouse Area Vocational High School) is a public 4–year college preparatory selective enrollment high school located in the East Garfield Park neighborhood on the west ...

* Daniel Hale Williams Preparatory School of Medicine * Little Black Pearl Art and Design Academy

Charter

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**Major Hector P. Garcia MD **Victoria Soto * ASPIRA Charter Schools **ASPIRA Business and Finance **ASPIRA Early College High School * Chicago Collegiate Charter School * Chicago Math and Science Academy * Chicago International Charter School (CICS) ** CICS ChicagoQuest North ** CICS Ralph Ellison ** CICS Longwood ** CICS Northtown Academy *

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

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* Youth Connection Charter School **

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** West Town Academy *

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Citywide-Option

* Sarah E. Goode STEM Academy * Nancy B. Jefferson Alternative High School * Simpson Academy High School for Young Women * Consuella B. York Alternative High School

Contract

* Chicago Excel Academy (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 * Little Black Pearl Art and Design Academy

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 ...

* Bronzeville Scholastic Institute *

* George Washington High School * Hubbard High School *

* Kennedy High School * Lincoln Park High School *

Morgan Park High School Morgan Park High School is a 4–year public high school and middle school located in the Morgan Park neighborhood on the far south side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Opened in 1916, Morgan Park is a part of the Chicago Public Schools dis ...

* Ogden International High School *

Senn High School 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 ...

* Steinmetz College Prep *

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Magnet

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*Michele Clark Magnet High School *Crane High School (Chicago), Crane Medical Preparatory High School *

*DeVry Advantage Academy (Illinois), DeVry University Advantage Academy - Grades 11-12, with college credit *Disney II Magnet High School *

(Engineering Program) *

(Fine and Performing Arts Program) *Von Steuben Metropolitan Science Center

Military academies

*Air Force Academy High School *Carver Military Academy *Chicago Military Academy *Marine Leadership Academy at Ames *Phoenix Military Academy *Rickover Naval Academy

Neighborhood

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

* *Englewood Stem High School * Gage Park High School* *

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* *Infinity Math Science & Technology High School* *John Hope College Preparatory High School (no attendance boundaries) * Hubbard High School* *Kelvyn Park High School* *Kennedy High School (Illinois), Kennedy High School* *Kenwood Academy* *Lake View High School (Chicago), Lake View High School* * Lincoln Park High School* *

* * North Grand High School* *Orr Academy High School* *

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* *Tilden High School (Chicago), Tilden High School* * George Washington High School*

Selective enrollment

* Gwendolyn Brooks College Preparatory Academy * Hancock High School (Chicago), John Hancock College Preparatory High School * Jones College Prep High School * King College Prep * Lane Technical College Prep High School * Northside College Preparatory High School * Robert Lindblom Math & Science Academy *

* Walter Payton College Prep * Whitney M. Young Magnet High School

Small

* Louisa May Alcott College Preparatory High School *

* Bowen High School * Bronzeville Scholastic Institute *Chicago Academy High School *

*TEAM Englewood Community Academy

Special education

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

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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*Alexander Graham Bell School (Chicago, Illinois), Alexander Graham Bell]
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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 School, DeWitt Clinton]
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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 *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 Academy of the Arts, 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

= *Nettelhorst School, Louis Nettelhorst]
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*Walter L Newberry Math & Science Academ
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*Florence Nightingale

=Zoned K-8 O

= *Ogden International School, William B. Ogden *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

=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

*Harriet Beecher Stowe 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: * Gwendolyn Brooks College Preparatory Academy, Brooks * Kenwood Academy, Kenwood * Lane Technical College Prep High School, Lane * Robert Lindblom Math & Science Academy, Lindblom * Morgan Park High School, Morgan Park * William Howard Taft High School (Chicago), Taft * Whitney M. Young Magnet High School, Young

Charter Schools

**Brighton Park **Cisneros **Clemente **De La Cruz **De Las Casas **Fuentes **Idar **Marquez **Paz **Santiago **Tamayo **Torres **Zizumbo * ASPIRA Charter Schools **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 *University of Chicago **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

* Abraham Lincoln Elementary School (Chicago), 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 * Phoebe A. Hearst Fine Arts Magnet School, Hearst * Inter-American Magnet School * Jackson, Andrew * Kershaw * LaSalle * LaSalle II * Murray * Newberry * Owen * Prescott Magnet Cluster School * Sabin * Saucedo * STEM Magnet Academy * Stone Academy (Chicago), Stone Academy * Suder * Thorp * Turner-Drew * Vanderpoel * Wildwood

Regional gifted centers

There are eleven regional gifted centers: * Alexander Graham Bell School (Chicago, Illinois), Alexander Graham Bell School * Beasley * Beaubien * Carnegie * Coonley * Edison * Keller Regional Gifted Center * Lenart Regional Gifted Center * National Teachers Academy * Pritzker School * Pulaski International School * South Loop

Special schools

* Daniel C. Beard Elenentary (K-3) * Blair Early Childhood Center * Moses Montefiore Academy (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 (Chicago), Calumet High School (1919–2006) - made way for the Perspectives Charter School, which currently occupies the building * Harrison Technical High School, Carter Harrison Technical High School (1912–1983) - now houses the Maria Saucedo Scholastic Academy *Cecil A. Partee, Cecil Partee Academic Preparatory Center - occupied the old Hookway Elementary School *Chicago High School (1856–1880) - renamed Central High School in 1878, closed in 1880; building demolished in 1950 to make way for the Kennedy Expressway *Chicago Talent Development High School (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 North Lawndale College Prep High School *Cooley Vocational High School (1958–1979) - subject of the film ''Cooley High''; 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 (Illinois), Lincoln Park High School * Cregier Vocational High School - closed at the end of the 1994-1995 school year * DuSable High School * Englewood Technical Prep Academy (1873–2008) - closed due to poor performance; now houses TEAM Englewood Community Academy and Urban Prep Charter Academy * English High and Manual Training School - renamed Crane High School (Illinois), Crane High School in 1905 * Forrestville High School - closed in 1971 when the nearby King College Prep High School was completed and students were sent there. * Harper High School (Chicago, Illinois), 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 Tilden Technical High School (now the Tilden Career Community Academy) in 1915 *Las Casas Occupational High School (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 Lucy Flower; 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 Metropolitan High School, Near North Career Metro High School - closed in 2001; the building is currently used as a training facility for the Chicago Police Department and Chicago Fire Department. * 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 (Illinois), 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 (Illinois), Paul Robeson High School - closed in 2018 due to declining enrollment. * South Division High School - closed in 1905 and reopened as

* South Shore High School (Chicago), 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 Soda fountain, 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. * McKinley High School (Chicago), (West Division) McKinley High School - closed 1954, now the site of Chicago Bulls College Prep * Westcott Vocational High School - renamed

in 1964 *Westinghouse Career Academy High School - closed in 2009 to make way for the new

(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 James F. Redmond 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

. *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, Cecil A. Partee, Cecil Partee Academic Preparatory Center was later housed in that same building. Partee was later relocated to Chicago Vocational Career Academy. In 1988, Lenart Regional Gifted Center 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 Irish American Heritage Center 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 North Lawndale College Prep Charter High School in 1998. *Thomas Scanlan Elementary School - (Later rename Songhai Learning Institute) Closed in 2014. *Shedd Elementary School - located at South Side, Chicago. *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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External links

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