Wells Community Academy High School

Wells High School
Address
Map
936 N. Ashland Ave

Chicago
,
60622

United States
Coordinates41°53′57″N 87°40′06″W / 41.8991°N 87.6682°W / 41.8991; -87.6682
Information
School type
Motto"Raiders on the RISE!"
Opened1935
School districtChicago Public Schools
CEEB code140790[2]
PrincipalBrad L. Rossi[1]
Grades912
GenderCoed
Enrollment445 (2023–2024)[3]
Campus typeUrban
Color(s)  Royal Blue
  Silver
Athletics conferenceChicago Public League
Team nameRaiders
AccreditationNorth Central Association of Colleges and Schools
YearbookCorrelator
Websitewellshs.cps.edu

William H. Wells Community Academy High School is public four-year high school located in the West Town neighborhood on the Near Northwest Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Wells is a part of the Chicago Public Schools system. Wells serves grades 9 through 12. Wells is named after former superintendent of Chicago Public Schools William H. Wells.

Currently, Wells serves a large section of the inner and central areas of Chicago, with its attendance boundaries reaching as far north as Webster Avenue, as far south as 16th Street, as far east as Lake Michigan, and as far west as Sacramento Boulevard. This area includes sections of West Town, Bucktown, the Chicago Loop, the Near North Side, and the Near West Side.[4]

  1. ^ "CPS School Listings - CPS.edu".
  2. ^ "High School Code Search". College Board. Retrieved January 3, 2010.
  3. ^ Chicago Public Schools: Wells
  4. ^ "West/Central/South High Schools". Chicago Public Schools. May 17, 2013. Retrieved May 25, 2015.