Curie Metropolitan High School Explained

Curie Metropolitan High School
Zipcode:60632
Coordinates:41.8025°N -87.7213°W
Principal:Homero Peñuelas [1]
Ceeb:141016[2]
Conference:Chicago Public League[3]
Motto:"We strive for Excellence!"
Accreditation:North Central Association of Colleges and Schools[4]
Team Name:Condors
Yearbook:Odyssey[5]
Enrollment:2,990 (2020–21)[6]

Marie Sklodowska Curie Metropolitan High School is a public 4–year magnet high school located in the Archer Heights neighborhood on the southwest side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Curie is operated by Chicago Public Schools district. The school has a Technical, Performing Arts, and International Baccalaureate Programme. Curie Metropolitan High School was named after Nobel Prize laureate Marie Sklodowska–Curie in recognition of the area's historically heavy Polish-American populace. Curie Metro High School is accessible via the Chicago L's nearby Pulaski Orange Line station.

Academics

Curie Metropolitan High School has been an International Baccalaureate Organization World School since January 1999, and offers both the IB Middle Years Programme and the IB Diploma Programme.[7] Curie Metro was one of sixteen schools nationwide selected by the College Board for inclusion in the EXCELerator School Improvement Model program beginning the 2007-2008 school year. The project was funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.[8] As of 2014 Curie Metropolitan High School has been on Chicago Public Schools academic probation for 5 years.[9]

Curie Metropolitan High School is rated a 2 out of 10 by GreatSchools.org, a national school quality information site. [10] 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.

International Baccalaureate

Curie offers a rigorous International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme to help academically qualified students gain a valuable competitive edge for admission to college. Offered in grades 11 and 12, this comprehensive, two-year college preparatory curriculum helps students develop the critical thinking skills and knowledge needed to excel academically after graduation. At the end of grades 11 and 12, students sit for world-wide IB examinations. Based on their exam and other assessment scores, students may be awarded university credit for their IB course work at Curie. Each university has its own policy regarding credit awarded for IB scores. Students also take several AP courses during their four years at Curie.

Demographics

In the 2022-2023 school year, there were 3,178 students enrolled at the school. In the same year, 87% of students identified as Hispanic or Latino, 10% were black or African-American, 2% were Asian, and 1% were non-Hispanic white. 85% of students are eligible for free or reduced price lunches. The school has a student to teacher ratio of 16.4.[11]

Athletics

Curie competes in the Chicago Public League (CPL) and is a member of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA).Curie High School is a school with a wide variety of sports. With twelve varsity sports, Curie students have a wide selection to choose from. The most notable sport recently is the varsity water polo team, which has won eight consecutive Chicago Public League titles in recent years. In 2015, the basketball team won its first class 4A Illinois State Championship.[12] Curie recently won back-to-back CPS Championships in football and played in back-to-back Prep Bowls (City Champ vs. Catholic League champ).On February 17, 2019, the basketball team won its first Chicago Public Schools Tournament Championship.

Notable alumni

Notes and References

  1. Web site: CurieHS Website. 27 July 2024.
  2. Web site: High School Code Search. College Board. 2 January 2010. 30 August 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090830044201/http://apps.collegeboard.com/cbsearch_code/codeSearchHighschool.jsp. dead.
  3. Web site: Chicago (Curie). Illinois High School Association (IHSA). 31 December 2009. 2 January 2010.
  4. Web site: Institution Summary for Curie High School. AdvancED profile. North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement. 2 January 2010.
  5. Web site: Clubs and Activities . Directory . Curie High School . https://web.archive.org/web/20110708213558/http://www.curiehs.com/clubs_and_activities.jsp?rn=8327091 . dead . 8 July 2011 . 2 January 2010 .
  6. Web site: Curie Metropolitan High School - Illinois Report Card. Illinois Report Card. 27 March 2022.
  7. http://www.ibo.org/school/001083/ Curie Metropolitan High School
  8. Web site: The College Board website: Jan 23, 2007-Expansion of EXCELerator Schools Project to Denver, CO, and Hillsborough County, FL (Tampa), School Districts . August 31, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101227231452/http://www.collegeboard.com/press/releases/152560.html . December 27, 2010 . dead .
  9. Web site: CPS : Find a school : Find a School . Cps.edu . 2015-08-31.
  10. Web site: Best High Schools in Chicago, IL GreatSchools . 2024-07-25 . GreatSchools.org.
  11. Web site: Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Curie Metropolitan High School . 2024-06-20 . nces.ed.gov . EN.
  12. Web site: Chicago Curie Metropolitan High, No. 2 in nation, forfeits season over academics . Espn.go.com . 2014-01-03 . 2015-08-31.
  13. Web site: Victor Adeyanju. statistics and biographic information. National Football League. 2 January 2010.
  14. Web site: Whitehorne . Jelani . Yung Berg on Sexy Ladies and what he has in store for them this year . interview . Chicago Flame-Inferno . 4 February 2008 . 2 January 2009 . JW: You represent Chicago in your "Sexy Lady Remix." What part of Chicago are you from? YB: I'm from the Southside of Chicago. I attended CVCA and Curie for high school. .
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