Chicago Academy for the Arts

Chicago Academy for the Arts
Address
1010 W. Chicago Avenue

Chicago
,
Illinois
60642

United States
Information
School typePrivate, Independent
Opened1981 (1981)
CEEB code140–627
NCES School IDA9303202[1]
Head of schoolJason Patera
Teaching staff40
Grades9–12
GenderCoed[1]
Enrollment150 (2015–2016)
Student to teacher ratio4:1
Campus typeUrban[1]
Color(s)  Black
  White
  Chocolate[2]
AccreditationIndependent School Association of the Central States (ISACS), Illinois School Board of Education (ISBE), National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), Arts Schools Network (ASN), Illinois High School Association (IHSA)
Websitechicagoacademyforthearts.org

The Chicago Academy for the Arts, founded in 1981, is an independent high school for the performing and visual arts located in the River West neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. It was named a National School of Distinction by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.[3] The Academy offers a co-curricular program: college-preparatory academic classes and professional-level arts training. The school day consists of six academic periods followed by a three-plus hour immersion in one of six arts disciplines: Dance, Media Arts (filmmaking, animation, creative writing), Music, Musical Theatre, Theatre, and Visual Arts. Students participate in more than 100 productions throughout the course of the school year, including concerts, plays, readings, screenings, recordings, and exhibitions.

  1. ^ a b c "The Chicago Academy For The Arts". Statistical abstract. National Center for Education Statistics. October 2009. Retrieved August 24, 2011.
  2. ^ "Chicago (Academy for the Arts)". School information. Illinois High School Association (IHSA). August 24, 2011. Retrieved August 24, 2011.
  3. ^ Alfano, Elysabeth (May 16, 2012). "A Solid Future for the Arts: Chicago Academy for the Arts Turns 30". Huffington Post. Retrieved July 27, 2013.