| Definition of Terms |
|
| School Level |
High school |
|
| School Type |
Magnet School |
|
| Grades Offered |
Grades 9 - 12 |
|
| County |
Cook County, IL |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total Students |
1492 students |
|
| % Male / % Female |
52% /
48% |
|
| Total Classroom Teachers |
130 teachers |
|
| Students by Grade |
| Grade 9 - 470 students | | Grade 10 - 416 students | | Grade 11 - 366 students | | Grade 12 - 240 students |
|
|
|
| Teacher : Student Ratio |
1:11 |
1:16 |
|
|
|
|
| Students by Ethnicity |
|
| % American Indian |
n/a |
n/a |
| % Asian |
13% |
2% |
| % Hispanic |
39% |
10% |
| % Black |
37% |
19% |
| % White |
5% |
66% |
| % Unknown |
6 % |
4% |
|
|
|
|
| Additional Student Information |
|
| % Eligible for Free Lunch |
87% |
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 |
|
|
- Nicholas Senn High School is located on the North Side of Chicago in the Edgewater community. Senn High School was inaugurated in 1913.
- Education
-
Senn offers a variety of educational programs to fulfill the needs of its students. Apart from having Advanced Placement classes, Senn also has a successful International Baccalaureate Diploma Program. Senn was granted the International Baccalaureate program in 1999, and since then the IB students of Senn have maintained a high standard of achievement. IB graduates of 2006 in Senn High School obtained the second highest amount of diplomas (8 out of a total of 13 students who attempted) in the city of Chicago. Senn also has the TESOL/Multilingual Program (an English-as-a-Second Language program for limited-English-proficiency students), the Striving for Excellence Program (for a select group of freshmen identified as struggling or at-risk), and the Education-To-Careers Program (for 10th, 11th and 12th graders that includes job shadowing, apprenticeships, and partnerships with local businesses).
- Service learning and student organizations
-
One of the mission of this high school is to encourage its students to participate in community service. Senn students are famous for exceeding their minimum service learning hour requirement. The information regarding service learning is provided by the Service Learning Coach.
- An assortment of student organizations are present at Senn ranging from the Global Heritage Club to the Red Cross Club.
- Hyman Rickover Naval Academy
-
With support from Mayor Richard M. Daley, Senator Dick Durbin, Alderman Mary Ann Smith, and Chicago Public Schools overriding strong opposition from some staff, students, and community activists, an entire wing of the school was converted into the Hyman Rickover Naval Academy, named after Admiral Hyman Rickover (known as the "Father of the Nuclear Navy"). Dedicated on November 2005, this is the fourth military school in the Chicago Public Schools system. The first graduating class will be in the spring of 2009.
- Notable alumni
- Harold Ramis, comedy actor, director, and writer
- William Keepers Maxwell, Jr., novelist and editor
- Milton L. Creagh, radio talk show host
- James Loring Peirce
- Ali P. Crown, femininst author
- Anita O'Day, jazz singer
- Buddy Bregman, musical arranger, record producer and composer
- Lou Levy , jazz bebop artist
- William Russo , jazz arranger and composer
- Shecky Greene, comedian
- William Friedkin, film director, Academy Award winner
- Burr Tillstrom, puppeteer, Emmy & Peabody Award winner
- Clayton Moore, The Lone Ranger
- Clifford Alexander Cliff Aberson, Professional Football & Baseball Player
- "Fritz" Frederick Pollard, Jr., Olympic Bronze Medal winner in track
- Annette Rogers Kelly, Two-time Olympic Gold Medal winner in track
- Herblock, political cartoonist, Pullitzer Prize winner, Presidential Medal of Freedom awardee
- John Jakes, first author with 3 books on NY Times Best Seller List
- Mike North, Emmy winner, host of television & radio sports shows
- Scott Simon, Emmy & Peabody Award winner
- Sidney Sheldon, Oscar & Tony Award winner, novelist, playwright & screenwriter
- Stanley Tigerman, architect & designer
- Irna Phillips, creator of the first radio & tv soap operas
- Harvey Korman, comedic actor, Golden Globe Award recipient
- Allan Katz, writer/producer M*A*S*H
- External links
- Official website
- Opposition website
- Senn High school fencing history
- 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 (60660) |
|
| Population (Approximate) |
47,726 people |
12,207,380 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree |
44% |
24% |
| Population Average Age |
34 years old
|
33 years old |
| Average Household size |
2.0 persons
|
2.6 persons |
| Median Household Income |
$34,293
|
$46,557 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household |
3.5 rooms |
5.4 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure |
56 years old |
49 years old |
|
 View current housing listings in this area |
Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (60660)
What's a Zindex?
Subject to Zillow Terms of Use | |
| % Owning / % Renting |
32% / 68% |
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: 
