Phoenix Military Academy

Phoenix Military Academy is a public military high school in Chicago Illinois, United States.

History

Phoenix Military Academy, was founded in 2004 and originally located in the same building as Orr Academy High School. It has since been moved to Grant Campus or the older location of Orr.

Academics

All students are required to attain 24 Carnegie [Unit and Student Hour|credits] to graduate. In addition to usual core subjects such as English and the sciences, students also take two years of foreign language, Two years of the arts and are mandated to take classes to prepare for ROTC.
In June 2015, it was announced that PMA was awarded a $6 million United [States Department of Defense|DOD] grant for a new STEM and Leadership Academy Pilot Program.