Hyde Park Academy High School

Hyde Park Academy High School
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Coordinates41°46′56″N 87°35′14″W / 41.7823°N 87.5871°W / 41.7823; -87.5871
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Former nameHyde Park Career Academy (1973–2012)
Hyde Park High School (1863–1973)
School type
Motto"The School of Choice"
Established1863
School districtChicago Public Schools
CEEB code140880[1]
PrincipalKenneth E. McNeal
Grades912
GenderCoed
Enrollment694 (2022–2023)[4]
Campus typeUrban
Color(s)  Blue
  White
Athletics conferenceChicago Public League
Team nameThunderbirds
AccreditationNorth Central Association of Colleges and Schools[2]
YearbookThe Aitchpe[3]
Websitehydeparkcps.org

Hyde Park Academy High School (formerly known as Hyde Park High School and Hyde Park Career Academy) is a public four-year high school located in the Woodlawn neighborhood on the south side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Opened in 1863, Hyde Park is operated by the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) district and is located south of the University of Chicago.[5] In 2012, Hyde Park became the fourth Chicago public high school to become an International Baccalaureate school.[6]

  1. ^ "High School Code Search". College Board. Archived from the original on 30 August 2009. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
  2. ^ "Institution Summary for Hyde Park Academy". AdvancED profile. North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  3. ^ "All About Chicago's Hyde Park Historical Society". Archived from the original on May 14, 2012.
  4. ^ Chicago Public Schools: Hyde Park Acad HS.Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  5. ^ Chicago Public Schools. "Hyde Park Career Academy". AOL NEWS. Archived from the original on 2009-05-02. Retrieved 2008-01-26.
  6. ^ "Hyde Park Career Academy to become an IB school".