List of schools in Chicago Public Schools

Chicago Public Schools (CPS) is a large public school district consisting of primary and secondary schools within the city limits of Chicago, in the U.S. state of Illinois.

Schools

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High schools

Roberto Clemente Community Academy
Jones College Prep High School
Kelvyn Park High School
Lincoln Park High School
Wendell Phillips Academy High School
Whitney M. Young Magnet High School

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.[1]

College and career academies

Charter

Contract

International Baccalaureate

Magnet

Military academies

Chicago Military Academy, Bronzeville
Chicago Military Academy, Bronzeville

Neighborhood

Selective enrollment

Small

Special education

Citywide-option

Elementary/middle schools

Zoned K-8

Zoned K-8 A
Zoned K-8 B
Zoned K-8 C
Zoned K-8 D
Zoned K-8 E
Zoned K-8 G
Zoned K-8 H
Zoned K-8 L
Lenart Regional Gifted Center
Zoned K-8 M
Zoned K-8 N
Zoned K-8 O
Zoned K-8 P
Zoned K-8 R
Zoned K-8 S

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.[2]

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:[3]

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 five classical schools:[4]

  • Decatur
  • Edgar Allan Poe
  • McDade
  • Skinner North
  • Skinner West

International gifted program

Magnet schools

Regional gifted centers

There are eleven regional gifted centers:[5]

Special schools

Defunct schools

Former high schools

DuSable High School

Former elementary schools

The former Crispus Attucks Elementary School, Bronzeville, Chicago

See also

References

  1. ↑ "High School Types". CPS. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  2. ↑ "Elementary School Types". Chicago Public Schools. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  3. ↑ "Academic Centers". Chicago Public Schools. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  4. ↑ "Classical Schools". Chicago Public Schools. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  5. ↑ "Regional Gifted Centers". Chicago Public Schools. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  6. ↑ "Chicago Carter Harrison Technical High School". Illinois HS Glory Days. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  7. ↑ "Chicago Central High School". Illinois HS Glory Days. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  8. ↑ "Chicago Harvard School". Illinois HS Glory Days. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  9. ↑ "Chicago Lucy Flower Vocational High School". Illinois HS Glory Days. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  10. ↑ Gordon, Danielle (Sep 1994). "Washburne Update: Restraint of Trades". The Chicago Reporter. Retrieved Sep 26, 2009.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 "The Last Days of Washburne". Forgotten Chicago. Jan 8, 2009. Retrieved Sep 26, 2009. External link in |publisher= (help)
  12. ↑ "Chicagoland Watch List Property Suffers Damaging Fire". Landmarks Illinois. 2007. Retrieved Sep 27, 2009. External link in |publisher= (help)
  13. 1 2 Lynch, La Risa (Sep 1994). "Washburne's Checkered Past". The Chicago Reporter. Retrieved Sep 30, 2009.
  14. ↑ Worthen, Helena (4 January 2002). Joint Labor–Management Apprenticeship Programs: The Issue of Access to Multi-Employer Training Programs in Chicago’s Construction Industry. Industrial Relations Research Association: Proceedings of the 54th Annual Meeting. Archived from the original on 6 September 2003. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  15. ↑ Foley, Marybeth (Dec 2004). "Richard Wright Elementary dies by fire". Substance: the newspaper of public education in Chicago. Retrieved Sep 26, 2009.

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