State/Public High Open

Thomas Kelly College Preparatory

๐Ÿ“ 4136 S California Ave, Chicago, Cook County, 60632

1,903
Pupils
15.2
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Thomas Kelly College Preparatory is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Chicago, Cook County. The school has 1,903 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Raul Magdaleno. It is part of the City of Chicago SD 299 school district. It serves grades 9โ€“12 in an urban setting. The school employs 125 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1. 9% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. The school offers 27 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Raul Magdaleno
School district
City of Chicago SD 299
Gender
Coeducational

Enrollment & staffing

Thomas Kelly College Preparatory enrolls 1,903 students across grades 9โ€“12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 125 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.

Male students
968 (51%)
Female students
935 (49%)
Teachers (FTE)
125
Student-teacher ratio
15.2:1
Grade span
9โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% Hispanic or Latino, 11% Asian and 3.6% Black or African American.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino1,59084%
Asian20211%
Black or African American693.6%
White321.7%
Two or more races6<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native2<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander2<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

1,784 of the school's 1,903 students (94%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, LargeGrades 9โ€“12Title I

Thomas Kelly College Preparatory is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL-40, state senate district 11, state house district 21.

School district: Chicago Public Schools Dist 299

Thomas Kelly College Preparatory is one of 644 schools in Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, based in Chicago, Illinois. The district serves 324,130 students district-wide and employs 22,932 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,903 students, Thomas Kelly College Preparatory is larger than the district average of about 503 students per school.

324,130
District students
644
Schools
22,932
Teachers (FTE)

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International affiliations

IB World School
IB DP (Ages 16โ€“19)
IBO code
001154
IB since
07 July 1999
IB region
Americas
Country
United States

Academic Performance

9%
Reading proficient
10%
Math proficient
24%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices ๐ŸŽ“ AP courses (27) ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment โญ Gifted program

Setting: City - Large

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