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Kelvyn Park High School

๐Ÿ“ 4343 W Wrightwood Ave, Chicago, Cook County, 60639

514
Pupils
12.1
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Kelvyn Park High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Chicago, Cook County. The school has 514 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Michelle Suttmeier. It is part of the City of Chicago SD 299 school district. It serves grades 7โ€“12 in an urban setting. The school employs 42.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Michelle Suttmeier
School district
City of Chicago SD 299

Enrollment & staffing

Kelvyn Park High School enrolls 514 students across grades 7โ€“12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 42.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.

Male students
270 (53%)
Female students
244 (47%)
Teachers (FTE)
42.5
Student-teacher ratio
12.1:1
Grade span
7โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% Hispanic or Latino, 8% Black or African American and 3.1% White.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino45088%
Black or African American418%
White163.1%
Two or more races4<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native2<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

456 of the school's 514 students (89%) 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 7โ€“12Title I

Kelvyn Park High School 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-30, state senate district 20, state house district 39.

School district: Chicago Public Schools Dist 299

Kelvyn Park High School 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 514 students, Kelvyn Park High School is close to the district average of about 503 students per school.

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

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Academic Performance

26%
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 ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment โญ Gifted program

Setting: City - Large

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