List of schools in Chicago Public Schools

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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.

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Schools

High schools

Roberto Clemente Community Academy Roberto Clemente Community Academy, Chicago (2006).JPG
Roberto Clemente Community Academy
Kelvyn Park High School Kelvynparkhighnorth.jpg
Kelvyn Park High School
Lincoln Park High School Lincoln Park High School.jpg
Lincoln Park High School
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Wendell Phillips Academy High School
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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]

Alternative Learning Options (ALOP)

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

Career and Technical Education (CTE)

Charter

Citywide-Option

Contract

International Baccalaureate (IB)

Magnet

Military academies

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Chicago Military Academy, Bronzeville

Neighborhood

Selective enrollment

Small

Special education

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

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 J
Zoned K-8 L
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Lenart Regional Gifted Center
Zoned K-8 M
Zoned K-8 N
Zoned K-8 O
  • 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. [2] At some point a petition circulated that stated that she caused damage to the morale there. [3] It became James Otis World Language Academy in 2006. [2]
Zoned K-8 P
Zoned K-8 R
Zoned K-8 S
  • Mark Sheridan Math & Science Academy School website
  • Mark Skinner Elementary School School website
  • Washington D. Smyser Elementary School School website
  • Sidney Sawyer Elementary School School website
  • Harriet E. Sayre Language Academy School website
  • South Loop Elementary School School website
  • 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. [3] In 1966, it had 1,212 students and 38 teachers. On August 10, 1966, Mildred Chucut became principal after being transferred from Jenner School. [4] By the 1970s, the student population included many Latinx. There were accusations of her disrespecting students, with some groups asking for her removal, much like how accusations were made against her when she was principal at Jenner. She denied the accusations and credited them to agitators trying to install a Latinx principal. [3]
  • Elizabeth H. Sutherland Elementary School
Zoned K-8 W
  • Laura S. Ward Elementary School (Humboldt Park) [5]
    • The building was formerly the Martin Ryerson Elementary School. Ryerson School closed in 2013, [6] and Laura Ward, previously in East Garfield Park, [7] was moved to the former Ryerson building, which became the new Ward Elementary building; both school populations merged into one. [6] There were members of the Ryerson community who were afraid that the Ward community would cause violent incidents at their school. [7] Parents of Ryerson did a walkout in protest. [8]

Zoned K-7

Zoned K-6

Zoned K-5

Zoned K-4

Zoned K-3

Zoned K-2

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. [9]

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: [10]

Charter Schools

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: [11]

International gifted program

Magnet schools


Regional gifted centers

There are eleven regional gifted centers: [12]

Special schools

Defunct schools

Former high schools

DuSable High School DuSable HS Campus.jpg
DuSable High School

Former middle schools

Former elementary schools

The former Crispus Attucks Elementary School, Bronzeville, Chicago Crispus Attucks Public School, Chicago.jpg
The former Crispus Attucks Elementary School, Bronzeville, Chicago
The former Florence B. Price Elementary School, North Kenwood, Chicago Price School, Kenwood, Chicago.jpeg
The former Florence B. Price Elementary School, North Kenwood, Chicago

Former special schools

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