List of schools in Chicago Public Schools

Chicago Public Schools 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

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)

Charter

Citywide-Option

Contract

International Baccalaureate (IB)

Magnet

Military academies

Neighborhood

Selective enrollment

Small

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. Gary

Zoned K-8

Zoned K-8 A

Jane Addams
Harriet Tubman
Louisa May Alcott
Ira F. Aldridge
Ariel
Phillip D. Armour
George Armstrong
Ashburn
Arthur R. Ashe
John J. Audubon
Avalon Park
Mariano Azuela
Zoned K-8 B
Alice L. Barnard
Clara Barton
Perkins Bass
Newton Bateman
Jean Baptiste Beaubien
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Jacob Beidler
Hiram H. Belding
Alexander Graham Bell
Belmont-Cragin
Frank I. Bennett
James G. Blaine
Carrie Jacobs Bond
Mosaic School of Fine Arts
Edward A. Bouchet
Myra Bradwell
Joseph Brennemann
Lorenz Brentano
Norman A. Bridge
Orville T. Bright
Brighton Park
Ronald Brown
William H. Brown
Milton Brunson
Lyman A. Budlong
Luther Burbank
Edmond Burke
Augustus H. Burley
Daniel Burnham
Jonathan Burr
John C. Burroughs
Michael M. Byrne
Zoned K-8 C
Charles P. Caldwell
Calmeca
Daniel R. Cameron
Marvin Camras
Arthur E. Canty
Lazaro Cardenas
Andrew Carnegie
Carroll/Rosenwald Specialty School
Rachel Carson
William W. Carter
George Washington Carver
Pablo Casals
George F. Cassell
Willa Cather
Thomas Chalmers
Eliza Chappell
Salmon P. Chase
Cesar E. Chavez
Frederic Chopin
Walter S. Christopher
George Rogers Clark
Henry Clay
Grover Cleveland
DeWitt Clinton
Henry R. Clissold
Johnnie Colemon
Edward Coles
Columbia Explorers Academy
Christopher Columbus
John W. Cook
John C. Coonley
Peter Cooper
Daniel J. Corkery
Mary E. Courtenay
Sol R. Crown
Paul Cuffe
Countee Cullen
George W. Curtis
Zoned K-8 D
Richard J. Daley
Charles R. Darwin
Nathan S. Davis
Arthur Dixon Elementary School
Everett McKinley Dirksen
John C. Dore Elementary School
Zoned K-8 E
Christian Ebinger, Sr.
John F. Eberhart
Zoned K-8 G
Frank L. Gillespie
Johann von Goethe
Virgil Grissom
Zoned K-8 H
Charles G. Hammond
Helen M. Hefferan
John Harvard
John Hay
Lionel Hampton Fine & Performing Arts School
Robert Healy
Zoned K-8 J
Edward Jenner Academy of the Arts
Zoned K-8 L
Abraham Lincoln
Carl von Linné
Zoned K-8 M
Arnold Mireles
George Manierre
Oscar Mayer
Donald L. Morrill
Zoned K-8 N
Louis Nettelhorst
Walter L Newberry Math & Science Academy
Florence Nightingale
Zoned K-8 O
William B. Ogden
Otis Jr.|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. It became James Otis World Language Academy in 2006.
Zoned K-8 P
Brian Piccolo
Ernst Prussing
Mary G. Peterson Elementary School
Abram Nicholas Pritzker School
Zoned K-8 R
Irma C. Ruiz
Ravenswood
Rogers Fine Arts
Zoned K-8 S
Mark Sheridan Math & Science Academy
Mark Skinner Elementary School
Washington D. Smyser Elementary School
Sidney Sawyer Elementary School
Harriet E. Sayre Language Academy
South Loop Elementary School
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. 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.
Elizabeth H. Sutherland Elementary School
Zoned K-8 W
Laura S. Ward Elementary School
* The building was formerly the Martin Ryerson Elementary School. Ryerson School closed in 2013, and Laura Ward, previously in East Garfield Park, was moved to the former Ryerson building, which became the new Ward Elementary building; both school populations merged into one. There were members of the Ryerson community who were afraid that the Ward community would cause violent incidents at their school. Parents of Ryerson did a walkout in protest.

Zoned K-7

Helge A. Haugan
Patrick Henry

Zoned K-6

John Barry
Charles S. Brownell
Laughlin Falconer
William G. Hibbard
William P. Nixon
John T. Pirie
Beulah Shoesmith
Woodlawn

Zoned K-5

Zoned K-4

Zoned K-3

Jackie Robinson

Zoned K-2

Josefa Ortiz De Dominguez

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:

Brooks College Preparatory Academy|Brooks]
Kenwood
Lane
Lindblom
Morgan Park
Taft
Young

Charter Schools

Acero 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

Lincoln

Magnet schools

Regional gifted centers

There are eleven regional gifted centers:

Special schools

Daniel C. Beard Elementary
Blair Early Childhood Center
Wilma Rudolph Elementary Learning Center

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. Houses Rachel Carson Elementary School since 1991. An annex was built in 1997
Calumet High School - made way for the Perspectives Charter School, which occupies the building
Carter Harrison Technical High School - houses the Maria Saucedo Scholastic Academy
Cecil Partee Academic Preparatory Center - occupied the old Hookway Elementary School
Chicago High School - 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
Chicago Virtual Charter School
Collins High School - the building at 1313 South Sacramento Drive houses both the Collins Academy High School and the North Lawndale College Prep High School
Cooley Vocational High School - subject of the film Cooley High; the school, located on the 800 block of West Scott Street, closed in 1983 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
Cregier Vocational High School - closed at the end of the 1994-1995 school year
DuSable High School
Englewood Technical Prep Academy - closed due to poor performance; houses TEAM Englewood Community Academy and Urban Prep Charter Academy
English High and Manual Training School - renamed 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 – closed in 2021 due to low enrollment, poor performance, and other reasons
Harvard High School - 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 in 1915
Las Casas Occupational High School
Lewis Institute High School - closed in 1917; merged with Armour Institute of Technology in 1940 to form the modern Illinois Institute of Technology
Loretto High School - closed in 1962 due to declining enrollment; the fate of the building is unknown
Lucy Flower [Technical High School for Girls|Lucy Flower Vocational High School] - named after Lucy Flower; 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 grades. The high school closed in 1948
Metropolitan High School - closed during the 1990s; the building, located on 160 block of West Wendell, houses the Ruben Salazar Bilingual Educational Center, a CPS K-8 school
Near North Career Metro High School - closed in 2001; the building is 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; 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
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 - closed in 2018 due to declining enrollment.
South Division High School - closed in 1905 and reopened as Wendell Phillips Academy High School
Spalding - 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 Roberto Clemente Community Academy
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 as . Washburne school building at 3233 W. 31st St., built in 1910 as the 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
(West Division) McKinley High School - closed 1954, became the site of Chicago Bulls College Prep
Westcott Vocational High School - renamed Simeon Career Academy in 1964
Westinghouse Career Academy High School - closed in 2009 to make way for the new George Westinghouse College Prep 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 houses Air Force Academy High School
John P. 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 - 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 building at 1203 W. 109th Place, and it remains 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 - serves 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 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 known as Farragut Career Academy
Froebel Elementary School - Demolished in 1980 for housing
U.S. Grant Elementary School
Hardin Elementary School - closed in 1950s, homes built on the site
Herman Felsenthal Elementary School - Built at a cost of $110,000 in 1901, one of the largest public schools in the city. 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 Partee Academic Preparatory Center was later housed in that building. Partee was later relocated to Chicago Vocational Career Academy. In 1988, Lenart Regional Gifted Center opened a selective admissions elementary school on the site
George Howland Elementary School - Merged to North Lawndale College Prep Charter High School in 1998
Jefferson Elementary School became STEM Magnet Academy
Jirka Elementary School - building converted to Pilsen Community Academy.
John V. LeMoyne 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 one of 54 school closures
Florence B. Price Elementary School - Located at 4351 South Drexel Boulevard. Opened in 1964 and closed in 2013 to house 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 - Closed in 2013
Martin Ryerson Elementary School - Closed in 2013, with Ward Elementary School moving into its building and the Ryerson and Ward populations merged
Thomas Scanlan Elementary School - Closed in 2014
Shedd Elementary School - located at South Side, Chicago
Jesse Spalding 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 - closed in 2014
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

Former special schools

Moses Montefiore Academy - closed in 2016