| Kelvyn Park High School | |
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| Address | |
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4343 W. Wrightwood Avenue , 60639 | |
| Coordinates | 41°55′39″N87°44′10″W / 41.9275°N 87.7360°W /41.9275; -87.7360 |
| Information | |
| School type | |
| Opened | 1933 |
| School district | Chicago Public Schools |
| CEEB code | 140920[2] |
| Principal | Keith W. Adams[1] |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| Gender | Coed |
| Enrollment | 497[1] (2022–2023) |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Color(s) | Grey Gold |
| Athletics conference | Chicago Public League |
| Team name | Panthers |
| Accreditation | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools |
| Yearbook | The Kelvynian |
| Website | kphermosa |
Kelvyn Park High School is apublic four-yearhigh school located in theHermosa neighborhood on north-west side ofChicago, Illinois, United States. Opened in 1933, Kelvyn Park is operated by theChicago Public Schools (CPS) district. In addition to being a neighborhood high school, Kelvyn Park also serves as amiddle school with seventh and eighth grades. Kelvyn Park attendance boundaries extends to theLogan Square,Cragin and Belmont Gardens neighborhoods.
Kelvyn Park High School is rated a 1 out of 10 byGreatSchools.org, a national school quality information site.[3] 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.
Kelvyn Park began as an elementary school in 1918. Before that time, the land contained 19 portable units that were connected to Nixon Elementary School. In 1925, a junior high school was organized in the building to relieve pressure atCarl Schurz High School, which was overcrowded at the time. In 1927, some of the Kelvyn Park elementary students were phased-out to the newly constructed Barry Elementary School.[citation needed]
In 1933, Kelvyn Park became a high school; however, elementary students remained until 1936. Historically, the school had been populated by students of primarily European-American descent. By the early–1970's, Kelvyn Park witnessed a significant demographic shift with the arrival of Latin–Americans in the surrounding community. Kelvyn Park's Hispanic population had increased more than four-fold by the 1977–1978 school year.
Kelvyn Park has been converted into a 7–12 grade school to compensate for the loss of Ames Middle School which is being converted into the Marine Math and Science Academy.[4] The conversion of Ames is considered controversial among community stakeholders and is currently being contested.[5]
As of the 2022–2023 school year, 87.1% of Kelvyn Park's student body is Hispanic, 8.9% African-American, 2.8% White and 1.2% Other. Low-income students make up 82.7% of Kelvyn Parks' student body.[1] Kelvyn Park has a 64% graduation rate.[6]
Kelvyn Park competes in theChicago Public League (CPL) and is a member of theIllinois High School Association (IHSA). Their sport teams are stylized and named the Panthers. Kelvyn Park boys' basketball team were Public League champions for the 1942–43 season and were regional champions in 1935–36 under the coaching of Phil Brownstein. Boys' volleyball were regional champions twice (2002–03 and 2003–04).[7]
Kelvyn Park was the subject of a 1979PBSnews special (which aired locally in Chicago onWTTW) calledAs We See It, a short documentary created by Kelvyn Park students about desegeration of the school (which at the time Kelvyn Park's student body was changing from predominantly White to Hispanic) and student life at the school.[8]
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