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MANLEY HS
https://manleycareeracademy.org
2935 W POLK St, Chicago, Illinois, 60612
7, 12, 94
Blue
Student Body: 123
About the school

Manley offers three award-winning CTE programs and a wide range of community partners, including One-Goal, GEAR-UP,  and EMBARC, which promotes college-readiness and student development and leadership. Manley Career Academy High School offers 10 Advanced Placement Courses and a college preparatory curriculum. Here at Manley, we have a vision of being a premiere choice in urban education. Over the past years Manley has dramatically improved, achieving a higher school performance status, by staff collaboratively working with students, parents, and community partners. Manley has achieved the following results:- Increase  Freshmen On Track Growth (2016)- 100% College Acceptance (Senior Classes of 2016 and 2017)- 33% of students earned AP College Credit before graduating HS

Student Life

Attendance Boundaries
Yes
Bilingual Services
No
Classroom Languages
Spanish
Refugee Services
No
School Grades
9,10,11,12
Significantly Modified Curriculum
No
Title 1 Eligible
Yes
Campus Accessibility
First Floor Usable
Dress Code
Yes
Multisensory Program
No
Parking Accessibility
Staff Only
Safety Rating
VERY WEAK
Transition Program
No
School Hours
8:00AM - 3:15PM

Demographics

0.0%
Asian
91.1%
Black
8.1%
Hispanic
0.0%
White
0.8%
Other

School Stats

29.3%
Diverse Learners
1.6%
Limited English
52%
Mobility Rate
69.6%
Chronic Truancy
87.8%
Low Income

College And Career

  • ACT/SAT Prep Courses
  • Career Development
  • Career/Job Training
  • College Tours

In-School Programs

  • AP
  • JROTC

Creative

  • Art Studio
  • Band/Orchestra
  • Ceramics
  • Choir/Chorus
  • Clay Creations
  • Culinary Classes
  • Dance
  • Drama
  • Drawing
  • Fundamentals/Theory of Music
  • Mosaics
  • Murals
  • Musicals
  • Painting
  • Percussion
  • Plays/Acting
  • Pottery
  • Sketching
  • Student Art Club
  • Student Music Club
  • Talent Show
  • Theater
  • Woodwork

Health And Wellness

  • Crisis Intervention Services
  • First Aid Training
  • Health Curriculum Utilized
  • Nutrition Program
  • Nutrition Workshop
  • Targeted Interventions
  • Workshops/Classes

Life And Leadership

  • Mentoring for Boys/Girls
  • Peer Mentors
  • Service Learning/Community Volunteer Program
  • Young Parent Supports

Parent And Community

  • 8-9th Grade Transition Workshops
  • Community Service
  • Computer/Technology Workshops
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Cooking Club
  • Enrichment Classes
  • Family Counseling/Support Group
  • Family Nights
  • Field Trip
  • Financial Literacy Workshops
  • Gang Awareness Workshop
  • Health and Wellness Workshops/Programs
  • Leadership Development For Parents
  • Meeting Space For Parent Groups
  • Parent Advisory/Group
  • Parent Advocacy
  • Parent Patrol
  • Parenting Classes
  • Peace Circles
  • Running
  • Safe Passage
  • Self-Esteem Workshops
  • Supporting your Student Workshops/Programs
  • Yoga

Scholastic

  • Advanced Placement
  • Evening School
  • Freshmen On-Pace
  • Homework Help
  • Poetry Club
  • Poetry Workshops
  • Speech Team
  • Summer School
  • Supplemental Educational Services (SES)
  • Tutoring
  • Tutoring
  • Writers Workshop
  • Yearbook Club

Sports And Fitness

  • Baseball
  • Basketball
  • Cheerleading
  • Conditioning and Fitness
  • Dance
  • Exercise
  • Fitness Basics
  • Football
  • Pom-Pon
  • Running
  • Softball
  • Volleyball
  • Wrestling
  • Yoga/Pilates
  • Zumba
68.9%
Student Attendance
(CPS Average: 88.3%)
60.0%
Freshmen On Track
(CPS Average: 88.7%)
57.1%
Graduation Rate
(CPS Average: 85.6%)
716
SAT Average
(CPS Average: 933)
10.0%
College Enrollment
(CPS Average: 65.2%)
Inability to Rate
School Rating
Intensive Support
Overall Rating

Key:

  • Application Information: Data available for entry-level grade only
  • Application Requirements: events that must be completed prior to applying
  • GPA: Minimum GPA requirements to be included in Selections process
  • HS Admissions Exam Minimum: Minimum % to be included in the Selections process
  • Selection by Lottery: students chosen at random computerized lottery
  • Selection by Point: Students are placed in descending point score based on academic criteria
  • 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.

MANLEY HS-Career & Technical Education (CTE)-Culinary & Hospitality Management

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,General
  • Number of applications: 64
  • Number of offers: 3

MANLEY HS-General Education

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: Sibling Preference,Staff Preference,Attendance Area,General
  • Note: Staff Preference applies at the entry level grade only. A maximum of 2 seats can be filled through Staff Preference.
  • Number of applications: 90
  • Number of offers: 6