I love my school. It has tons of clubs from chess to gardening to hip hop culture. We have over 800 students and the teachers listen to us if they have the time and we have a problem. I wouldn't have chosen anywhere else to go before or after I got there. Sure I feel like i'm being challenged too much
... Read more from time to time but my teachers are very supportive and rarely can you ever fail a class without a teacher having to breathe down your neck to get you back on track! I am a 9th grader at King and I love it! Read less
Posted by a student on 11/07/07
I am a present sophmore at King Collefe Prep High School. Now that we are under leadership of Mr.Wright. The school is making progress. He is really onw of the best principals I have ever had. He is very invovled with the students and the parents. The teaches are great! Ther are hardcore and are willing
... Read more to help you with anything. Some teahcers even help with personal life. Besides a few things, King is a great school. Read less
Posted by a student on 08/30/07
With the appointment of Mr. Wright as Principal of King, I must say that the school is on the right track. In the past King did not have much leadership due to the fact that the Principalship was interim. Now that there is a an appointed Principal the school has a great opportunity to advance and hold
... Read more its own place in competition with the likes of Whitney Young; Northside Prep, Jones, and Payton. I believe in Mr. Wright, he owns the school like it is his home and each student is his child. I am a parent of a incoming senior for the Class of 2008. I have stood with King on shakey ground and am proud to say that Mr. Jeffrey Wright is laying a firm foundation, and we as a school family are feeling the support. Read less
Posted by a parent on 06/22/07
This school, thought it had alot of potential, is not living up to a 'college prep'. This partly could be blamed on the students, but it all roots back to the administartation. We have great teachers who actually really want to teach, but because of the lack of discipline and security, there are more
... Read more teachers disciplining than teaching. Read less
Posted by a student on 06/06/06
The school has no where near enough discipline, security, and leadership. Most teachers do not provide leadership to their students at King. But most/all staff is on a first name basis with all of the students.
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Posted by a former student on 11/22/05
I have been impressed over and over with not only the quality of the school and the programs available to students but also the instruction at King College Prep. The teachers are outstanding! I know several of them who have taught in college and who bring that experience to high school so that they
... Read more can prepare our children to better succeed in a college environment. I am also impressed with the way teachers are willing to work with parents and students. My freshman son began the school year as he had previous years, expecting to do well without trying. His teachers would not accept this from him and now he is receiving As and Bs because he's had to put an effort into his schoolwork but is also taking pride in his work! Kudos to Dr. Coles and to the teachers at King. Read less
Posted by a parent on 02/02/05
Great learning enviroment, state of the art classrooms and learning materials, intelligent and creative students under remarkable leadership and getting better by the day. Going through some growing pains, but I have no regrets sending my child there, it is a perfect enviroment for implementing programs
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Posted by a parent on 09/29/04
King is destined to become a premiere College Prep in the Chicagoland area! I m the Parent Coordinator and Coach for the KCP Policy Debate Team. My daughter is a sophomore. I have learned that no school is 100% perfect, but, with the positive collaboration and efforts of parents, community, faculty
... Read more and the Principal, the momentum is gaining towards that goal! Many of us are working as a part of the solution, instead of a part of the problem. King is a place where you are invited to join in on the process of making a good school even greater while producing well rounded young men and women who will be apt to compete in higher education and in life. Many of us have enrolled our children into KCP because of the current leadership and have never looked back! The King College Preparatory High School is definitely the school of our choice! Read less
Posted by a parent on 09/29/04
We've had nothing but great success at King College Prep as parent and student. Because of all the wonderful teaching, educational and social experiences being offered there. My daughter has maintained a GPA of 3.5 or higher for the last 2yrs, and as a result of her success has been given internship/participation
... Read more offers from several Nationally recognized organizations: The Presidential Classroom in Washington DC, National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine in TX, People To People Student Ambassador Programs in Australia, and Who's Who Among American High School Students. This meaningful & collaborative success has come from the IL state certified, CPS board qualified, skilled and very committed staff (Administration,Teachers, Security, Engineers, Lunchroom, Janitors, Volunteers) at King. My son is a freshman this year and is eager to embark on the same path as his sister is experiencing. My children represent the great experince that majority of the youth at King are having and we're proud of it! Read less
Posted by a parent on 09/29/04
I'm a parent of one of the students at this school, and she is about to be a Junior. Each year I've been trying to transfer her out, and I really regret even coming across King. The 'college prep' has no meaning at all. It's just as bad as the old King maybe even worse. I've had complaints about this
... Read more school since the first year that it opened. They are not established, and very unorganized. Most of the teachers aren't even certified. The administrators focus on discipline and respect too much, rather than the students learning anything. Even though there are only freshmen and sophmores, they have a lot of fights just like other schools. Freshmen transfered their first year. Secutiry around the school is poor. One teacher let the students watch TV, because they refused to cooperate. King needs help! Read less
School Profile for Martin L King College Preparatory
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PSAE* Test Scores
Grade Level: 11
Test Year: 2008
Martin L King College Preparatory
Chicago Public School District 299
Illinois
* 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:
923
Students per teacher:
71
Full-time teachers:
13
Number of classrooms:
50
Special Education
Autism Specialists
Music
Band, Choral
Fine Arts
Dance, Drama
Computer Science
Internet/Web Site
Vocational Education
Phys Ed
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Advanced Placement
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Before/After School
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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;
psychomotor ability, such as practical, spatial, mechanical, and physical skills.
Vocation/Technical Curriculum
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Special Education Classes
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Adult Education Classes
Programs offering GED or equivalent courses for adults within regular schools, whether classes are held during evening or daytime schedules.
English as Second Language
English language classes for students whose first language is not English.
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Chicago schools — Martin L King College Preparatory is located at 4445 S Drexel Blvd, Chicago IL 60653. 4445 S Drexel Blvd is in the Kenwood neighborhood and 60653 ZIP code in Chicago, IL The school district for Martin L King College Preparatory is the Chicago Public School District 299. Martin L King College Preparatory is a Public school that serves grade levels 9 - 12.
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