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Amundsen High School

5110 N Damen Ave, Chicago, IL, 60625-1317 -

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Definition of Terms

Amundsen High School

School Level

High school

School Type

Magnet School

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Cook County, IL

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1500 students

% Male / % Female

49% / 51%

Total Classroom Teachers

111 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 435 students

Grade 10 - 438 students

Grade 11 - 361 students

Grade 12 - 266 students

This School

(IL) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:14

1:16

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(IL) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	13%	2%
% Hispanic	54%	10%
% Black	14%	19%
% White	18%	66%
% Unknown	1 %	4%

Additional Student Information

This School

(IL) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

77%

22%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(IL) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

City Of Chicago 299 School District

This School's Agency

(IL) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	633	3
Number of Students Managed	423,413 students	984 students
District Total Revenue	$4,135,342,000	$9,428,000
District Expenditure	$4,345,502,000	$9,311,000
District Revenue / Student	$9,767	$9,581
District Expenditure / Student	$10,263	$9,462
District Graduation Rates	47%	92%

CPS Says Racial Integration Remains a Priority (Chicago Public Radio)
posted on November 11, 2009 at 05:04:20 am
Audio Available Chicago schools CEO Ron Huberman says he wants the city’s magnet and selective enrollment schools to remain racially diverse. The district announced major changes Tuesday to the way kids will be admitted to those schools.
CPS Still Lacks Teachers (Chicagoist)
posted on September 22, 2009 at 05:54:39 pm
It's been three weeks since (most) Chicago Public Schools kicked off the new school year, but in some schools, like Amundsen High School, there's still a heavy need for teachers. WBEZ has the details .
CPS Wants Property Tax Increase To Balance Budget (CBS 2 Chicago)
posted on August 11, 2009 at 11:29:54 pm
Chicago Public School officials want Chicago homeowners to shell out an additional 1.5 percent in property taxes to help balance their budget. CBS 2's Mai Martinez reports with what this means for you.
Tour 'Public Enemies' Chicago locations (Chicago Tribune)
posted on July 2, 2009 at 03:14:37 am
Sure, Johnny Depp looks dashing as John Dillinger. Christian Bale makes a mighty fine lawman. And no one will deny the delicious sex appeal of Marion Cotillard. But the real star of the movie "Public Enemies" is the brawling, bustling and undeniably beautiful city of Chicago.

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Roald Amundsen High School, is a public high school located at the corner of Damen and Foster Avenue in Chicago, Illinois in the United States. It is a part of Chicago Public Schools and has approximately 1,500 students. It is a neighborhood high school without selective enrollment. It is notable for being a CPS school with a non-selective International Baccalaureate program.
The school is located at the north-east corner of Winnemac Park in the Lincoln Squareneighborhood. It shares the park with Eliza Chappell Elementary School and Amundsen'ssports stadium, Jorndt Field.
It was named after Roald Amundsen, the Norwegian explorer who led the firstexpedition to reach the South Pole. His expedition reached the pole on December 14, 1911.
Designed by architect Paul Gerhardt, Roald Amundsen School opened November 10, 1930, two years after the famous explorer died in a rescue mission to the North Pole. Amundsen was not a high school when it opened, but a junior high. The Amundsen building also played host to branches of other schools, including a Branch of McPherson Elementary that opened in Amundsen in 1932.
On July 26, 1933, Amundsen Junior High became Amundsen Senior High. In addition to serving high school pupils it also accommodated an elementary school unit. In June of 1935 the Amundsen Elementary unit closed except for a small number of first and second-graders kept on as a Branch of Goudy Elementary. This Branch of Goudy in Amundsen became a Branch of Hamilton on January 8, 1936 and remained until 1937 when it was rendered obsolete by the newly-erected Chappell School.
In 1956, the school was the first site of a two-year college program that later grew to become present-day Harry S Truman College.
Above the main entrance is inscribed the quote:
"A brave man may fall but cannot yield."
Amundsen is one of few schools in the region to have a school song.
To Amundsen We Pledge,
To Amundsen we pledge,
our loyalty and love.
We sing thy praise and banners raise
all other schools above.
All hail to thee thrice hail,
our Courage never fails.
Victorious heart's will er' prevail
for Amundsen.
Jorndt Field
The sports stadium was renovated in 2004 and renamed Jorndt Field after Louis C. Jorndt. Lou Jorndt taught and coached at Amundsen from 1930 until 1953. His son Dan Jorndt, and his wife Pat Jorndt donated $1 million for the renovation.Football scenes for the movie "The Express" (2008), about the life of Ernie Davis, the first African-American to win the Heisman Trophy, were filmed in Jorndt Field in April and May of 2007.
Notable Graduates:
Bob Fosse: Academy Award winning Director and choreographer.
Dan Jorndt: Former CEO of Walgreens.
Michael Mann: American movie director.
Roy Thinnes: American TV and Film Actor.
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