| Campus Type: | Urban |
| City: | Chicago |
| Country: | United States |
| Gender: | Coed |
| Grades: | 9–12 |
| Colors: | Red Black White |
| Homepage: | Chicago Bulls College Prep |
| Chicago Bulls College Prep | |
| Opened: | 2009 |
| Enrollment: | 1,099 (2017-18) |
| Principal: | Mark Hamstra |
| Schooltype: | Public Secondary Charter |
| State: | Illinois |
| Streetaddress: | 2040 W. Adams Street |
| Zipcode: | 60612 |
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 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]
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.
The school is a member of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA).[8]
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]