Clemente High School
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| Type | Public secondary |
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| Students | 2,700 (approx) |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Location | Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Oversight | Chicago Public Schools |
| Mascot | Wildcats |
| Website | www.clementehs.org |
Roberto Clemente Community Academy (commonly known as, Clemente High School or, Clemente) is a public secondary school located in the West Town community area of Chicago, Illinois, United States.
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[edit] Improvement
Clemente was one of 16 schools nation-wide selected by the College Board for inclusion in the EXCELerator School Improvement Model program beginning the 2007-2008 school year. The project was funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
The school is a part of the Small School Initiative of Chicago Public Schools. The school was opened in between the academic year of 1974-1975 and was named in honor of Roberto Clemente.
[edit] Small schools
The Small School model is a way of creating focused communities within the school population. Clemente offers a number of Small Schools including; Dual Language Bilingual Academy (DLBA); Fine and Performing Arts Academy (FPAA); Journalism, Communication, and Law Academy (JCLA); Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC); Math, Science, and Technology Academy (MSTA); World Language Career Academy (WCLA); and the Roberto Clemente Achievement Academy (RCAA). These small schools provide students with general education classes as well as classes germane to each program.
[edit] Additional programs
Clemente offers a Night School program. Clemente also offers different after school programs.
[edit] History
The school served the community formerly as Tuley High School.
