Curie Metropolitan High School

Curie Metropolitan High School
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Coordinates41°48′09″N 87°43′17″W / 41.8025°N 87.7213°W / 41.8025; -87.7213
Information
School typePublic Secondary Magnet
Motto"We strive for Excellence!"
School districtChicago Public Schools
CEEB code141016[2]
PrincipalHomero Peñuelas [1]
Grades912
GenderCoed
Enrollment2,990 (2020–21)[6]
Campus typeUrban
Color(s)  Red
  White
  Blue[3]
Athletics conferenceChicago Public League[3]
Team nameCondors[3]
AccreditationNorth Central Association of Colleges and Schools[4]
YearbookOdyssey[5]
Websitecuriehs.org

Marie Sklodowska Curie Metropolitan High School is a public four-year magnet high school located in the Archer Heights neighborhood on the southwest side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Curie is operated by Chicago Public Schools district. The school has a Technical, Performing Arts, and International Baccalaureate Programme.

Curie Metropolitan High School was named after Nobel Prize laureate Marie Sklodowska–Curie in recognition of the area's historically heavy Polish-American populace. Curie Metro High School is accessible via the Chicago L's nearby Pulaski Orange Line station.

View of Curie High School from South Pulaski Ave.
  1. ^ "CurieHS Website". Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  2. ^ "High School Code Search". College Board. Archived from the original on 30 August 2009. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
  3. ^ a b c "Chicago (Curie)". Illinois High School Association (IHSA). 31 December 2009. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
  4. ^ "Institution Summary for Curie High School". AdvancED profile. North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
  5. ^ "Clubs and Activities". Directory. Curie High School. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
  6. ^ "Curie Metropolitan High School - Illinois Report Card". Illinois Report Card. Retrieved 27 March 2022.