King College Prep High School
| King College Prep | |
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| Address | |
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4445 South Drexel Boulevard Chicago, Illinois 60653 United States |
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| Coordinates | 41°48′50″N 87°36′10″W / 41.8138°N 87.6029°WCoordinates: 41°48′50″N 87°36′10″W / 41.8138°N 87.6029°W |
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| School type | Public Secondary Magnet |
| Motto | Dare to dream, Strive to achieve. |
| Opened | 1971 |
| School district | Chicago Public Schools |
| CEEB code | 140825 |
| Principal | David Narain |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Gender | Coed |
| Enrollment | 675 (2015–16) |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Color(s) |
Black Gold |
| Athletics conference | Chicago Public League |
| Team name | Jaguars |
| Accreditation | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools |
| Website | newkcp |
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. College Preparatory High School (commonly known as King College Prep, King) is a public 4–year selective enrollment magnet high school located in the Kenwood neighborhood on the south side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. King is one of the Chicago Public School System's ten selective enrollment schools, which means that its approximately 900 students must apply for acceptance, based on academic achievement and test scores. In 2010, King College Prep was named a "Silver Medal" school by "U.S. News and World Report" in its annual rankings of America's best high schools.
Honors classes and Advanced Placement courses are offered in every subject area. College coursework is accessible through King’s college and university partners. Advanced coursework is possible in Visual and Performing Arts (Band, Dance, Drama, Graphic Arts, Vocal Music). King College Prep's bands and choir have represented Chicago at the Presidential Inaugural Heritage Music Festival in Washington D.C. In 2008, the marching band opened for Stone Temple Pilots at their Chicago concert. In 2012, the King College Prep Marching Band again traveled to Washington D.C for the Presidential Inaugural Heritage Music Festival. The Band and Choir Placed First in their Divisions. King College Prep Band is also 4 time winners of the HS Battle of the bands at the Chicago Football Classic.
King competes in the Chicago Public League (CPL) and is a member of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA). King's teams are known as the Jaguars. The men's basketball team was dominant in the 1990s, produced numerous Illinois Mr. Basketball's, and were nationally ranked on a regular basis. 1982 graduate, Efrem Winters, was named MVP of that year's McDonald's All-American game. After a college career at Illinois, Winters was drafted by the NBA's Atlanta Hawks.
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