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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.
An August 27, 2015 article by the Chicago Tribune refers to the Archdiocese of Chicago Office of Catholic Schools as the largest private school system in the United States. [ 1 ] A wave of school closures after the 2014-2015 school year caused over 200 employees to change jobs and over 1,200 pupils to change schools.
Christ the King Jesuit College Preparatory School (CTK) is a private, Catholic high school in Chicago, Illinois, founded by the Society of Jesus (Jesuits). Pursuing the Cristo Rey model inaugurated by Cristo Rey Jesuit in Chicago, students earn nearly 75% of their tuition by working at one of the 96 job partners listed on the website.
Noble schools are public and open to all students in Chicago and there is no testing required for admission. [6] The student population for Noble Network schools is 98% minority and 89% low-income. It currently serves 12,543 students [7] from more than 70 Chicago communities. [5] The Noble Network has an overall college acceptance rate of 90%. [8]
The high school traces its history to 1875, when South Division High School was opened as the south side's first public high school. Phillips was established by Chicago Board of Education in 1900 to replace South Division, (which was located near 26th street and Wabash Avenue, about two miles from Phillips location) after community members petitioned for a new school due to the location being ...
Elgin Area School District U46, often referred to as "U-46", is a unit school district headquartered in Elgin, Kane County, Illinois. [2] Covering 90 square miles (230 km 2 ), the district serves portions of eleven communities in the northwest suburbs of Chicago in Cook , DuPage and Kane Counties. [ 2 ]
Built in 1963, the school was one of three prototype schools designed to relieve overcrowding in poor, majority black neighborhoods; it mainly served students from the nearby Robert Taylor Homes housing project. The school was named for Anthony Overton, a black business leader and founder of the Chicago Bee. The school served students until ...
In 1998, the school spent $10 million to add a new 3 story building to the campus. [4] Around 2000, the philanthropist Brendan Cassin visited the school. Cassin was so impressed with the school's program for low income students that, within hours of his visit, he committed to donating $22 million to build a network of similar schools. [5]