Kenwood Academy
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5015 S. Blackstone Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60615 United States |
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| Coordinates | 41°48′12″N 87°35′23″W / 41.8034°N 87.5898°WCoordinates: 41°48′12″N 87°35′23″W / 41.8034°N 87.5898°W |
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| School type | Public Secondary Magnet |
| Motto | "Our mission is COLLEGE!" |
| Established | 1965 |
| Opened | 1969 |
| School district | Chicago Public Schools |
| CEEB code | 140917 |
| Principal | Gregory L. Jones |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| Gender | Coed |
| Enrollment | 1,775 (2016–17) |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Color(s) |
Columbia Blue Red |
| Athletics conference | Chicago Public League |
| Team name | Broncos |
| Accreditation | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools |
| Newspaper | Kenwood Kaleidoscope |
| Yearbook | Odyssey |
| Website | kenwoodacademy |
Kenwood Academy (formerly known as Kenwood High School) is a public 4–year high school located in the Hyde Park–Kenwood neighborhood on the south side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Operated by the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) district, Kenwood opened in 1969. Kenwood limits acceptance of high school students to those living in its attendance area: from Lake Michigan to Cottage Grove Avenue east to west, and 47th to the Midway Plaisance north to south. The school is bounded by E. Hyde Park Boulevard on the south, S. Lake Park Avenue on the east, S. Blackstone Avenue on the west, and E. 50th Street on the north.The school's football field, however, extends the campus north to E. 49th Street along S. Lake Park Avenue. In addition to being a local high school, Kenwood 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. 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 was selected as one of America's best high schools by Newsweek and U.S. News & World Report magazines.
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. During the time of planning for the new school, CPS operated Kenwood Upper Grade Center; a neighborhood elementary school that was later converted into a high school to relieve overcrowding at nearby high schools in 1962. At the time, the school served 900 students in a building meant for only 500. The site of the new high school was selected and sited bordered by 51st Street to the south, Lake Park Avenue to the east, Blackstone Avenue to the west; near the Illinois Central Railroad.
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