635 N Laramie Ave
Chicago, IL 60644

In my experience this school has been improving. The school is under new leadership and has recently moved back to a CPS. In the past advanced courses such as Algebra wasn’t an option because there wasn’t a certified Algebra endorsed teacher. Howe has offered Algebra for the last two academic years. I’m year 1 66% of the students that took the Algebra Exit exam passed. In year two 100% of the Algebra Exit exam passed. Teachers are educated and dedicated to providing a great learning experience. The SEL supports are second to none. All students that have an IEP are receiving services per their plan. Safety within the school is no issue the surrounding community could use some help and that’s the job of the City of Chicago. Lets not forget that schools such as Howe are over 100 years old and the building was not maintained as it should have been, but this new administration has updated the facilities. They have been making connections with businesses in the community. Websites like this don’t take those key factors into account and they also never dawn the halls of these schools. Ask yourself why are all the schools serving a majority of low income students always at the bottom? If we know that providing proper resources and personnel would help why haven’t the resources been allocated. This school is one without a gifted program, but there are gifted students at every grade level. Get to know the people, the community and then produce narratives based on firsthand experiences. The information in this site Thats being shared is from 2008, the administration is wrong, the information is wrong.

The previous reviews were written before this year. This is the first year that Marshall is a turnaround school and they are making INCREDIBLE strides. Their attendance rate is up by nearly 25%, their hallways are clean and safe, the building has been re-habbed, the new staff is providing top notch instruction in the classrooms, and more students than ever are now involved in co-curricular activities and sports. I will not be surprised if test scores increase dramatically and if a ton more students go to college. Marshall is on its way back to its glory days of being one of the best schools in the nation because of terrific students, a committed staff, incredible alumni and parent support, and the hope that Waiting for Superman inspires. Go Marshall!