Chicago Bulls College Prep

Chicago Bulls College Prep (CBCP) is a public four-year charter high school located on the Near West Side of Chicago, Illinois. It is a part of the Noble Network of Charter Schools. It is named after the Chicago Bulls basketball team, which endowed the school.^[1]

Chicago Bulls College Prep
Address
2040 W. Adams Street Chicago , Illinois 60612 United States
Information
School type	Public Secondary Charter
Opened	2009
Principal	Mark Hamstra
Grades	9–12
Gender	Coed
Enrollment	1,099 (2017-18)
Campus type	Urban
Color(s)	Red   Black   White
Website	Chicago Bulls College Prep

Chicago Bulls College Prep is a level 1+ school, based on CPS rankings.^[2]

The building was formerly known as McKinley High School - one notable attendee in 1917 was Walt Disney.^[3]

The school opened in August 2009.^[4]

Academics

The school has an average graduation rate of 82%.^[5]

In 2017, it was reported that all students in the senior class that year and since 2013 had been accepted to colleges and 50% of them dropped out.^[6]

Chicago Bulls College Prep is rated a 6 out of 10 by GreatSchools.org, a national school quality information site.^[7] GreatSchools’ Summary Rating is based on four of the school's themed ratings: the Test Score Rating, Student or Academic Progress Rating, College Readiness Rating, and Equity Rating and flags for discipline and attendance disparities at a school.

Athletics

The school is a member of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA).^[8]

Discipline and controversy

As with other Noble Charter schools in Chicago, in 2012-13 Chicago Bulls College Prep expelled and suspended a larger proportion of students than public schools in Chicago. The school expelled 1.75% of its students in the year, compared to 0.05% of students in Chicago public schools, and suspended 38.5% of students compared to 9% of students in public schools.^[9]

The school has been criticised for charging parents for their children's disciplinary offences.^[10][11]

In 2016, a parent reported that the school had discouraged her son from applying to an historically black college.^[12]

References

1. Howard Schultz; Rajiv Chandrasekaran (4 November 2014). For Love of Country: What Our Veterans Can Teach Us About Citizenship, Heroism, and Sacrifice. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. pp. 113–. ISBN 978-1-101-87446-2. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
2. nobleschools.org http://nobleschools.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Noble-Charter-Public-High-Schools-Rated-Best-in-CPS-Secure-10-of-15-top-spots.pdf. Retrieved 2018-12-07. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
3. https://www.biography.com/business-figure/walt-disney>. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
4. Home. Chicago Bulls College Prep. Retrieved on April 25, 2017.
5. "Chicago Bulls College Prep". Niche. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
6. Edwards, Lee (15 June 2017). "Chicago Bulls Prep Continues Streak of 100 Percent College Admittance". Chicago Defender. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
7. "Best High Schools in Chicago, IL | GreatSchools". GreatSchools.org. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
8. "Chicago (Noble/Bulls)". Illinois High School Association. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
9. Bentle and Marx, Kyle and Ryan. "Charter School Discipline". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
10. Cox, Ted (2 January 2013). "Charter Schools Ring Up Fines, More Public Funding". DNA info. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
11. Lee, Traci (13 September 2013). "Chicago charter schools rake in thousands in 'disciplinary fees'". MSNBC. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
12. Mitchell, Mary (24 June 2016). "Mitchell: Mom says charter school discouraged son's choice of historically black college". Chicago Sun Times. Retrieved 4 April 2019.

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