Jones College Prep High School
606 S State St, Chicago, IL, 60605-1807 -  Map
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School Overview:
Definition of Terms Jones College Prep High School
School Level High school
School Type Magnet School
Grades Offered Grades 9 - 12
County Cook County, IL
Students & Faculty
Total Students 734 students
% Male / % Female 34%  /  66%
Total Classroom Teachers 57 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 9 - 153 students
Grade 10 - 209 students
Grade 11 - 215 students
Grade 12 - 157 students
This School (IL) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:13 1:17
Students by Ethnicity
This School (IL) School Average
% American Indian 1% n/a
% Asian 13% 3%
% Hispanic 30% 21%
% Black 26% 22%
% White 26% 49%
% Unknown 4 % 5%
Additional Student Information
This School (IL) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 39% 39%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 16% 6%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
(IL) Statewide Testing Performance
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School District:
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 423,702 students 915 students
District Total Revenue $4,135,342,000 $8,184,000
District Expenditure $4,345,502,000 $8,197,000
District Revenue / Student $9,760 $9,431
District Expenditure / Student $10,256 $8,331
District Graduation Rates 47% 91%
School Notes:
  • William Jones College Preparatory High School, commonly known as Jones College Prep, or simply JCP, is a public high school, located at 606 South State Street in Chicago, Illinois. The school is a member of the Chicago Public Schools Magnet School Program, and as such is a selective enrollment high school, based on test scores. The school has recently gained a reputation for possessing some of the highest sets of test scores in the city, and for being the most difficult school for eighth graders to be enrolled into with approximately 31 incoming freshmen battling for every one seat in the school.
  • History: Jones College Prep, formerly Jones Metropolitan High School of Business and Commerce, Jones Commercial High School, and Jones Academic Magnet, came into existence in February 1938. The building, built shortly after the Chicago fire, was located at Harrison Street and Plymouth Court. The Chicago Board of Education, recognizing a need for commercial business education, remodeled an old building, once Jones Elementary School and later Jones Continuation School, to house Jones High School. It was named for William Jones, who, in 1840, became the first president of the Board of Education. He encouraged the education of every child, including girls, a progressive position during his time.
  • The present building, designed in 1967 to resemble an office building, was opened, and the Jones' program was designed for juniors and seniors, qualifying them for office work after graduation. Jones was the first Chicago school to engage in the Cooperative Work-Study program organized to give students practical experience in their subject and skill areas.
  • Although Jones High School has always enrolled students from any part of the city, during the spring of 1982, Jones became part of the Chicago Board of Education's "Options For Knowledge" program. Magnet schools and programs were created to provide Chicago Public Schools' students with unique educational opportunities in an integrated setting. The magnet school policy is designed to ensure equity and equal access to magnet schools for all children while maintaining racially balanced schools.
  • Student Publications: JCP has two student run newspapers: State & Harrison, an online paper which began publication in 2004, and The Eagles Eye, which began publication in 1998. Since 2005, the school's Literary Magazine showcases student submitted poetry, artwork, and stories.
  • Student Athletics: As the school currently has no local sports facility, excluding the school's fitness center which houses athletic equipment and workout machinery, most student sports and sports training take place at the Near North Gym and Athletic Field located several miles to the north of JCP. Other programs such as bowling take advantage of the city's resources and utilize various local bowling allies. The baseball and softball team practice and play at Grant Park.
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About This Zip Code (60605)
School Zip (60605) (IL) State Average
Population (Approximate) 12,423 people 12,207,380 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 62% 24%
Population Average Age 35 years old 33 years old
Average Household size 1.6 persons 2.6 persons
Median Household Income $56,151 $46,557
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 3.3 rooms 5.4 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 38 years old 49 years old
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