AMUNDSEN HS
5110 N DAMEN Ave,
Chicago, Illinois, 60625
50, 92
Brown
Student Body: 1492
About the school
Amundsen High School, situated within the beautiful 40-acre Winnemac Park campus, provides every student with a rigorous, authentic, and culturally diverse high school experience. In addition to our International Baccalaureate (IB) Programme, we offer Advanced Placement (AP), Career and Technical Education (CTE), honors courses, and award-winning arts programs. Students also have access to a wide variety of extracurricular clubs and activities, including 25 varsity interscholastic sports.
Overview
Student Life
- Dress Code
- Yes
- Classroom Languages
- Spanish,Japanese,French
- School Hours
- 7:45AM - 3:00PM
- Bilingal Services
- Yes
- Attendance Boundaries
- Yes
- Refugee Services
- Yes
- Title 1 Eligible
- Yes
- Significantly Modified Cirriculum
- Yes
- Safety Rating
- NEUTRAL
- Campus Accessibility
- First Floor Usable
- Parking Accessibility
- Usable
- Transition Program
- No
- Multisensory Program
- No
- School Grades
- 9,10,11,12
Demographics
6.5%
Asian
7.2%
Black
39.3%
Hispanic
41.8%
White
5.2%
Other
School Stats
15.9%
Diverse Learners
12.7%
Limited English
5.1%
Mobility Rate
52.1%
Chronic Truancy
41.8%
Low Income
Programs
College And Career
- ACT/SAT Prep Courses
- College Tours
In-School Programs
- AP
- AVID
Creative
- Film and Video
- Plays/Acting
- Theater
- Band/Orchestra
- Ethnic/Folk Dance
- Student Art Club
- Student Music Club
- Art Studio
- Dance
- Guitar
- Photography
- Talent Show
- Web Design
- Choir/Chorus
- Drama
Health And Wellness
- Crisis Intervention Services
- School-based Health Centers
- Targeted Interventions
Life And Leadership
- Service Learning/Community Volunteer Program
Parent And Community
- Transition to College Workshops
- Meeting Space For Parent Groups
- Parent Advisory/Group
Scholastic
- Academic Olympics
- Chicago History Fair
- Math Team
- Writers Workshop
- Advanced Placement
- Science Club
- Yearbook Club
- Bilingual Support
- Debate Team
- Tutoring
- Book/Reading Club
- Homework Club/Study Group
- Poetry Club
- Summer School
Sports And Fitness
- Bowling
- Cheerleading
- Football
- Pom-Pon
- Wrestling
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Dance
- Soccer
- Softball
- Volleyball
School Performance
85.1%
Student Attendance
(CPS Average: 86.9%)
96.1%
Freshmen On Track
(CPS Average: 88.8%)
85.3%
Graduation Rate
(CPS Average: 84.0%)
1000
SAT Average
(CPS Average: 939)
70.0%
College Enrollment
(CPS Average: 61.8%)
Inability to Rate
School Rating
GOOD STANDING
Overall Rating
Admissions
Key:
- Application Requirements: events that must be completed prior to applying
- Selection by Lottery: students chosen at random computerized lottey
- Selection by Point: Students are placed in descending point score based on academic criteria
- GPA: Minimum GPA requirements to be included in Selections process
- HS Admissions Exam Minimum: Minimum % to be included in the Selections process
- Sibling Priority: Sibling must be in same household and attends now and will still be enrolled in the school being applied to during applicant's first school year
- Staff Priority: 2 seats for staff students at entry grade & at the school of employment only.
- Application Information: Data available for entry-level grade only
AMUNDSEN HS - General Education/Grow Community
Grades Served
Application Requirements
Selections
Application Information
9
None
- Selection Type: Random Computerized Lottery
- GPA: N/A
- HS Admissions Exam Minimum for ELA/Math:
- General Education and 504 Plan Students: /
- IEP and EL Students: /
- Priority: Attendance Area,Sibling Preference,Staff Preference,Elementary Preference,General
- Note: Elementary preference: Audubon ES, Bell ES, Blaine ES, Budlong ES, Burley ES, Chappell ES, Coonley ES, Greeley ES, Hamilton ES, Hawthorne ES, Inter-American ES, Jahn ES, Jamieson ES, McPherson ES, Nettelhorst ES, Ravenswood ES, Waters ES, Ravenswood ES, Waters ES Staff Preference applies at the entry level grade only. A maximum of 2 seats can be filled through Staff Preference.
- Number of applications: 1839
- Number of offers: 300
AMUNDSEN HS - International Baccalaureate (IB)
Grades Served
Application Requirements
Selections
Application Information
9
None
- Selection Type: Descending Point Score based on Academic Criteria
- GPA: N/A
- HS Admissions Exam Minimum for ELA/Math:
- General Education and 504 Plan Students: /
- IEP and EL Students: /
- Priority: Elementary Preference,General
- Note: 50 bonus points for attendance area Elementary preference: McPherson (IB Partner School)
- Number of applications: 2048
- Number of offers: 450
AMUNDSEN HS - Special Education - Significantly Modified Curriculum w/ Moderate Supports
Grades Served
Application Requirements
Selections
Application Information
9
Cluster and Review
- Selection Type: Random Computerized Lottery
- GPA: N/A
- HS Admissions Exam Minimum for ELA/Math:
- General Education and 504 Plan Students: /
- IEP and EL Students: /
- Priority: General
- Number of applications: None
- Number of offers: None