| Definition of Terms |
Kenwood Academy High School |
| School Level |
High school |
|
| School Type |
Magnet School |
|
| Grades Offered |
Grades 7 - 12 |
|
| County |
Cook County, IL |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total Students |
1634 students |
|
| % Male / % Female |
45% /
55% |
|
| Total Classroom Teachers |
114 teachers |
|
| Students by Grade |
| Grade 7 - 41 students | | Grade 8 - 70 students | | Grade 9 - 471 students | | Grade 10 - 376 students | | Grade 11 - 384 students | | Grade 12 - 292 students |
|
|
|
| Teacher : Student Ratio |
1:14 |
1:16 |
|
|
|
|
| Students by Ethnicity |
|
| % American Indian |
n/a |
n/a |
| % Asian |
2% |
2% |
| % Hispanic |
2% |
10% |
| % Black |
94% |
19% |
| % White |
2% |
66% |
|
|
|
|
| Additional Student Information |
|
| % Eligible for Free Lunch |
53% |
22% |
|
| % Eligible for Reduced Lunch |
13% |
4% |
|
| % Migrant Students Enrolled |
n/a |
n/a |
|
|
|
|
(IL) Statewide Testing Performance |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| School District Name |
City Of Chicago 299 School District |
|
|
|
| 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% |
|
|
|
|
|
| View all past news stories |
|
|
- Kenwood Academy is a public high school in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Kenwood Academy accepts high school students living in its attendance area: From Lake Michigan to Cottage Grove Avenue east to west, and 47th to the Midway Plaisance north to south. In addition to being a local high school, Kenwood Academy has a magnet program that accepts students entering into 7th grade who pass a rigorous admissions test. The magnet program accepts students citywide using a random lottery with a standing of 6 or higher in both reading and math. It is operated by Chicago Public Schools.
- Kenwood varsity athletic teams are named the "Broncos." The school's football field is not regulation size, and no home games are played there. There are no stands for spectators.
- History
-
The Chicago Public Schools (CPS) began the planning process to build Kenwood Academy, then called Kenwood High School, on November 3, 1965. With Northern big cities undergoing the final years of the baby boom, the CPS felt the need for a modernized new high school on Chicago's South Side. The high school was sited on 51st Street and Lake Park, near the Illinois Central Railroad, and was built in 1967-1969. The address is 5015 S. Blackstone Avenue, Chicago, IL 60615. The school's campus is shared with Canter Middle School (formerly Louis Wirth Elementary School). The school is bounded by East Hyde Park Boulevard on the south, South Lake Park Avenue on the east, South Blackstone Avenue on the west, and East 50th Street on the north. The school's football field, however, extends the campus north to East 49th Street along South Lake Park Avenue.
- Kenwood Academy Music Department
-
The award winning and world re-known Kenwood Academy Concert Choir is a seventy plus member choir. They have performed locally and nationally at churches, colleges and universities, and vocal competitions nationwide. Oscar winner Denzel Washington and Grammy award winners The Winans have shared billings (at their own requests) with the Kenwood Academy Concert Choir. In addition, The Kenwood Academy Concert Choir has performed for President Barack Obama
- Kenwood Academy's award winning "Jazz at the Wood" is an extraordinary jazz program who has received the opportunities to perform for and with many professionals such as: Herbie Hancock, Nicole Mitchell, Mwata Boden, David Spencer and others. Students in this band also play for internationally respected organizations such as Merit School of Music and are on their way to becoming top instrumentalists. Along with its outstanding jazz band, Kenwood also has an award winning symphony band which has had the opportunity to play at Ravinia and with professionals from the "Chicago Sinfonietta".
- Gerald D.Powell: Jazz and Symphony Band Director and Department Chairman-Richard Nunley: Concert Choir Conductor -Norman Mason: Music Theory Instructor
- Kenwood's Musically Inclined Alumni include: "Da Brat" Chaka Khan and Kim English.
- Awards
-
Kenwood was recognized as a School of Distinction for its academic achievement and a Model School by the International Center for Leadership in Education in 2004.
- Kenwood's Mens Swimming Team (KMST) took 10th place in the city for 2007-2008.
- Math Team
-
In the 2006-2007 school year, juniors Prince Anchan and Kevin Wong led Kenwood Academy in the top seat in the Algebra 2/Trigonometry section in their division throughout the year. Sophomores Jasmine Liang, Li Yu Mei,Katherine Mei and Kelly Mo led the Geometry team in top scores in every competition in their division.
- Academic Center Program
-
The Academic Center Program started as a way to introduce a select few 7th and 8th grade students to the high school environment before actually entering high school. Students in this program are referred to as "preppies," as they are preparing for high school by taking high school courses before they graduate from the 8th grade.
- Students are offered the choice of staying at Kenwood Academy or attending any other high school with their credits and GPA. Students that choose to stay at Kenwood are granted the right, in their senior year, to take tuition-free courses at the University of Chicago.
- Kenwood Academy and the University of Chicago
-
Because of their mutual history of academic excellence and their close proximity to each other, Kenwood Academy and the University of Chicago have enjoyed a great relationship over the years. Kenwood Academy students enrolled in Advanced Placement courses can access student resources on the University of Chicago's Hyde Park campus. University of Chicago students and professors have traditionally worked closely with Kenwood students in classes and on special projects.
- A recent example of a Kenwood Academy/University of Chicago relationship is evidenced in the Program of Academic Excellence for High School Juniors at Kenwood Academy (The Kenwood Project). This program pairs Kenwood Academy Juniors with professors at the University of Chicago, as mentors.
- The Kenwood Project's 2007 topic is Race and Health. This year's final presentation will take place on May 25, 2007 on University of Chicago's Hyde Park campus.
- Notable alumni
- Da Brat , rapper; half-sister of Lisa Raye
- Kim English, dance musician
- Lisa Raye attended and graduated, actress; half-sister of Da Brat
- Chaka Khan (attended), singer
- Nazr Mohammed, '95, NBA center
- Mandy Patinkin, '70, singer and television, film and Broadway actor
- External links
- Kenwood Academy Website
- Kenwood's page on Chicago Public School's website
- To view more images of Concert Choir as well as other Kenwood Students: See this Page from the Annual New Trier Exchange
- Source: Wikipedia; it is used under the GNU Free Documentation License. You may redistribute it, verbatim or modified, providing that you comply with the terms of the GFDL.
-
Add/edit information about this school (e.g., awards, news stories, notable alumni, fun facts)
|
| |
|
| About This Zip Code (60615) |
|
| Population (Approximate) |
45,096 people |
12,207,380 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree |
49% |
24% |
| Population Average Age |
33 years old
|
33 years old |
| Average Household size |
2.0 persons
|
2.6 persons |
| Median Household Income |
$31,571
|
$46,557 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household |
4.1 rooms |
5.4 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure |
61 years old |
49 years old |
|
 View current housing listings in this area |
Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (60615)
What's a Zindex?
Subject to Zillow Terms of Use | |
| % Owning / % Renting |
26% / 74% |
62% / 38% |
|
Tip: Zoom in/out using the slider below. View aerial photos using the Satellite or Hybrid buttons.
Note: Data has been gathered from several government and commercial data sources. School data reflects 2006 statistics (most recent year available).
Find your graduating class at Classmates.com
Review school: 
