This is a great school .It prepares me for college and anything else in life with programs such as Gear UP. But if i had the chance to go somewhere else i would have.
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Posted by a student on 10/04/09
Im a a student at kp since 2005. And all I got to say is I hate the school. The kids are main reason why.Theres always clicks And don't seem to care about there education except for material things to be cool.And another thing there are some teachers that are nice, and that care, but are others that
... Read more don;t care about some of the students they give us work withough explaning it to use.And there are some teachers that love to get studnets into trouble. I been here for 4 years this is got to be the worst school I ever seen. There other schools that are better than this crap the paintings is chiping off , and the floors that are made of hard stuff is coming off but they are not doing anything about it. Read less
Posted by a student on 11/18/08
As an alumni of this school. I can say I had a few good teachers, but this school doesn't prepar you for college/University or life. I wouldn't send my children here.
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Posted by a other on 09/02/07
These parents have no clue kelvyn park is a great school. How would I know? Because I attend there. This school is much better now and this is of the year 2007. The school is a smart school and very concerned about students so get your facrs straight first thank you that's all.
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Posted by a parent on 07/24/07
I have been here at kelvyn park since sept 2002 and I am graduating june 2006. Kelvyn Park has help me with everything that I needed help in if it was in one of my classes or just asling a question. Kelvyn Park also helps support students with their homework if they need help in a certain topic then
... Read more thier is tutoring either by our teachers themselves or some students mentors that the school has Called The Natinoal PuertoRican Forum. We also offer many sports programs that will help benefit the students in that certain need of training. Also if the coach seees that student is not doing so well in a class then he or she will be placed in tutoring . We also have a Local School Concil that talks about the problems and great things that have happen to kelvyn park in the last month or so. Read less
Posted by a student on 01/10/06
It is unfortunate but a true reality that this school is one of the worst schools i have ever seen. Some of the teachers have low expectations of the students. In general, the curriculum is of poor quality. The principal is more concern about the physical upkeep of the building than that of the students'
... Read more academics. Though, the principal is very good at giving speeches about how concern she is about the students academics,etc., The 'open door' policy that is proclaimed does not exit for this administration! it is all talk! parental involvement is all non-existant. Attendance rate at this school is extremely poor. Do not even consider registering your child at this school! Read less
Posted by a parent on 04/01/05
I'm a parent of a student who attends Kelvyn Park high school,He is a freshman and has been for 3 years,that's right he's failed 3 times and is still not recieving the help that he need's plus my son is mentally disable. his name is Alfonso Galarza. They shouldve help him become a junior three years
... Read more ago. On a 1 thru 10 scale I would rate Kelvyn Park 2.5-There are so many gangs in that school,if you were to walk around the hallways with a blindfold and randomly point at a person you never saw before at Kelvyn Park chances are is that he is in a gang. And dont forget about the unbearable dropout rate at Kelvyn Park -A deaply concerned parent Read less
Posted by a parent on 01/17/05
Kelvyn Park High School is not a great school, but it does the work. My child is a senior, and he passed the act test and now he is going to a great college. All of this thanks to the help of his teachers. The teachers at Kelvyn Park High School are great. They helped my child to get into college. With
... Read more their encouragement my child decided to improve and so he did. Now I'm proud of my son and very grateful to the teachers who helped my child. Read less
Posted by a parent on 09/11/04
This school needs more discipline, education, more school programs to help the students that are behide in classes. It needs a better enviroment. All those student's that are invold with crews or gangs should be more invold with the school. This school has not done better! I had my daugther there and
... Read more she wasn't doing so good, because of the fact that the teachers and priciple did not check if the students where cutting or not. I think that this high school can do better! The kid's needs to learnd more and put more atention. This school should be rebuilted so that everthing can re-start over again. Read less
* In 2007-2008 Illinois used the Prairie State Achievement Examination (PSAE) to test students in grade 11 in reading, math and science. The PSAE is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Illinois. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.
Student enrollment:
1,549
Students per teacher:
14
Full-time teachers:
111
Number of classrooms:
50
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Vocational Education
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Advanced Placement
Science, Social Studies, Computers, English
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Gifted and Talented
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general intellectual ability or talent - high intelligence test score (usually two standard deviations above the mean), and high levels of vocabulary, memory, abstract work knowledge and abstract reasoning;
specific academic aptitude or talent in one area such as mathematics or language arts;
creative and productive thinking, the ability to produce new ideas;
leadership ability, the ability to direct individuals or groups to a common decision or action;
visual and performing arts, special talents in visual art, music, dance, drama, or other related studies;
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Vocation/Technical Curriculum
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Special Education Classes
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Adult Education Classes
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English as Second Language
English language classes for students whose first language is not English.
Chicago schools — Kelvyn Park High School is located at 4343 W Wrightwood Ave, Chicago IL 60639. 4343 W Wrightwood Ave is in the Hermosa neighborhood and 60639 ZIP code in Chicago, IL The school district for Kelvyn Park High School is the Chicago Public School District 299. Kelvyn Park High School is a Public school that serves grade levels 9 - 12.
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