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SOCIAL JUSTICE HS
3120 S KOSTNER Ave, Chicago, Illinois, 60623
53, 53A, 54B
Student Body: 258
About the school

SOJO offers a collegebound/post secondary  curriculum  that is project based and integrated with service learning, addressing real-world issues through the lenses of race, gender, culture, economic equity, peace, justice and the environment.

Student Life

Attendance Boundaries
Yes
Bilingual Services
Yes
Classroom Languages
French, Spanish, Spanish for Heritage Speakers
Refugee Services
No
School Grades
9,10,11,12
Significantly Modified Curriculum
No
Title 1 Eligible
Yes
Campus Accessibility
Usable
Dress Code
Yes
Multisensory Program
No
Parking Accessibility
Usable
Safety Rating
NOT ENOUGH DATA
Transition Program
No
School Hours
8:00AM - 3:15PM

Demographics

0.4%
Asian
17.4%
Black
81.8%
Hispanic
0.4%
White
-0.0%
Other

School Stats

14.3%
Diverse Learners
46.1%
Limited English
16.1%
Mobility Rate
64.4%
Chronic Truancy
92.6%
Low Income

College And Career

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

In-School Programs

  • AP

Creative

  • Art Studio
  • Choir/Chorus
  • Dance
  • Drawing
  • Fundamentals/Theory of Music
  • Mixed Media
  • Mosaics
  • Murals
  • Painting
  • Piano/Keyboard
  • Talent Show

Health And Wellness

  • Crisis Intervention Services
  • School-based Health Centers

Life And Leadership

  • Activism/Social Impact Clubs
  • Environmental Club
  • Mikva Challenge
  • Peace Circles
  • Peer Jury
  • Peer Mentors
  • Restorative Justice
  • Service Learning/Community Volunteer Program
  • Student Ambassadors
  • Student Council/Government
  • Young Parent Supports

Parent And Community

  • ESL Workshops
  • Gang Awareness Workshop
  • Parent Advisory/Group
  • Parent Advocacy
  • Parenting Classes
  • Safe Passage
  • Safety Workshops
  • Self-Esteem Workshops
  • Supporting your Student Workshops/Programs
  • Transition to College Workshops

Scholastic

  • Academic Olympics
  • Advanced Placement
  • Bilingual Support
  • Book/Reading Club
  • Chicago History Fair
  • Expanded Library Service Hours
  • Freshmen On-Pace
  • Homework Help
  • Journalism Club
  • Mayor Daley’s Book Club
  • Newspaper
  • Poetry Club
  • Summer School
  • Supplemental Educational Services (SES)
  • Tutoring
  • Tutoring
  • Virtual Learning/Online Courses
  • Yearbook Club

Sports And Fitness

81.3%
Student Attendance
(CPS Average: 88.3%)
90.0%
Freshmen On Track
(CPS Average: 88.7%)
81.3%
Graduation Rate
(CPS Average: 85.6%)
833
SAT Average
(CPS Average: 933)
62.2%
College Enrollment
(CPS Average: 65.2%)
Inability to Rate
School Rating
Provisional 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.

SOCIAL JUSTICE 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: 280
  • Number of offers: 41

SOCIAL JUSTICE HS-Career & Technical Education (CTE)-Health Science

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: General
  • Number of applications: 176
  • Number of offers: 14