Kenwood Academy High School
CPS choice · 7-12
At a glance
Family involvement was rated ‘Very Strong’ on the 5Essentials survey (5Essentials spring 2024 survey - benchmarked levels relative to Illinois statewide, spring 2013, not percentages). Instruction was rated ‘Very Strong’ on the 5Essentials survey (5Essentials spring 2024 survey - benchmarked levels relative to Illinois statewide, spring 2013, not percentages). In 2024–25, 853 applications were recorded for 150 offers (GoCPS, 2024–25 school year - the most recent seat data SchoolNav has).
- Social-emotional fit
- The school’s supportive environment was rated ‘Strong’ on the 5Essentials survey (5Essentials spring 2024 survey - benchmarked levels relative to Illinois statewide, spring 2013, not percentages).
Computed from published data with its source and year on every clause - a description, never a grade.
Basics
- Address
- 5015 S BLACKSTONE AVE
- Neighborhood
- Kenwood
- Phone
- (773)535-1350
- Hours
- Unknown - not verified yet
- Website
- https://kenwoodacademy.org
- Climate survey
- Involved families
- Very Strong
- Supportive environment
- Strong
- Ambitious instruction
- Very Strong
- Effective leaders
- Neutral
- Collaborative teachers
- Neutral
- Safety (student-reported)
- Weak
- Overall organization
- Well Organized
UChicago 5Essentials levels from the spring 2024 survey (CPS Progress Reports SY2425, verified 2026-09-16) - benchmarked categories relative to Illinois statewide, spring 2013, not percentages. A school can answer mostly positively and still rate below the benchmark typical.
Full 2024 report (UChicago)- the survey these levels come from·2026 report- newer survey, new benchmark
5Essentials - the latest survey in detail
Teacher-Parent Trust, Expectations for Postsecondary Education, and Parent Involvement in School are rated above the CPS average this year.
From the 2026 CPS 5Essentials survey (25-26). Scores are benchmarked 1–99 (not percentages) - higher is stronger, and each is shown against the CPS average that same year. This is a newer survey on a different benchmark than the component levels above, so the two aren’t directly comparable.
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Ambitious Instruction
82 ▲ above the CPS average (60)- Academic Press· students-reported84 ▲ above the CPS average (55)
- English Instruction· students-reported90 ▲ above the CPS average (65)
- Math Instruction· students-reported68 ▬ about the CPS average (69)
- Quality of Student Discussion· teachers-reported86 ▲ above the CPS average (50)
Supportive Environment
76 ▲ above the CPS average (56)- Expectations for Postsecondary Education· teachers-reported98 ▲ above the CPS average (56)
- Safety· students-reported58 ▲ above the CPS average (49)
- School-Wide Future Orientation· students-reported82 ▲ above the CPS average (62)
- Student-Teacher Trust· students-reported67 ▲ above the CPS average (56)
Collaborative Teachers
71 ▲ above the CPS average (52)- Collaborative Practices· teachers-reported76 ▲ above the CPS average (63)
- Collective Responsibility· teachers-reported61 ▲ above the CPS average (52)
- Quality Professional Development· teachers-reported78 ▲ above the CPS average (55)
- School Commitment· teachers-reported71 ▲ above the CPS average (43)
- Teacher-Teacher Trust· teachers-reported67 ▲ above the CPS average (49)
Effective Leaders
73 ▲ above the CPS average (52)- Instructional Leadership· teachers-reported79 ▲ above the CPS average (56)
- Program Coherence· teachers-reported64 ▲ above the CPS average (52)
- Teacher Influence· teachers-reported85 ▲ above the CPS average (50)
- Teacher-Principal Trust· teachers-reported64 ▲ above the CPS average (48)
Involved Families
88 ▲ above the CPS average (50)- Parent Influence on Decision Making in Schools· teachers-reported81 ▲ above the CPS average (53)
- Parent Involvement in School· teachers-reported89 ▲ above the CPS average (49)
- Teacher-Parent Trust· teachers-reported95 ▲ above the CPS average (50)
Supplemental measures
Additional survey topics UChicago reports outside the five core measures.
- Academic Engagement· students-reported76 ▲ above the CPS average (70)
- Academic Personalism· students-reported72 ▲ above the CPS average (58)
- Classroom Disruptions· teachers-reported60 ▲ above the CPS average (42)
- Classroom Rigor· students-reported92 ▲ above the CPS average (57)
- Course Clarity· students-reported81 ▲ above the CPS average (54)
- Emotional Health· students-reported78 ▲ above the CPS average (57)
- Human & Social Resources in the Community· students-reported49 ▲ above the CPS average (38)
- Importance of High School for the Future· students-reported79 ▲ above the CPS average (67)
- Innovation· teachers-reported75 ▲ above the CPS average (56)
- Inquiry-Based Science Instruction· students-reported65 ▲ above the CPS average (59)
- Parent Supportiveness· students-reported59 ▲ above the CPS average (41)
- Reflective Dialogue· teachers-reported76 ▲ above the CPS average (61)
- Rigorous Study Habits· students-reported67 ▲ above the CPS average (57)
- School Connectedness· students-reported64 ▲ above the CPS average (58)
- School Safety· students-reported63 ▲ above the CPS average (57)
- Socialization of New Teachers· teachers-reported60 ▲ above the CPS average (40)
- Student Peer Relationships· students-reported74 ▲ above the CPS average (65)
- Student Responsibility· teachers-reported65 ▲ above the CPS average (38)
- Teacher Safety· teachers-reported61 ▲ above the CPS average (48)
UChicago Consortium — the 2026 cycle (school year 25-26) is re-benchmarked to spring 2024 (SY25+); it is NOT level-comparable to the spring-2013-benchmarked component levels shown elsewhere.
Programs (4)
| Program | Entry grades | How seats are offered | Test required | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Academic Center Selective enrollment | 7–8 | Screening | Yes | CPS-published · verified Jul 2026 |
Honors Magnet | 9 | Lottery | Yes | CPS-published · verified Jul 2026 |
KENWOOD HS - General Education Neighborhood | 9-9 | Lottery | No | CPS-published · verified Jul 2026 |
Significantly Modified Curriculum w/ Moderate Supports Special education | 9 | Lottery | No | CPS-published · verified Jul 2026 |
Cutoff history
What it took to receive an initial offer here in each cycle CPS has published - by tier for Selective Enrollment, and on the citywide points line for points-based Choice programs. History is context - it can’t predict a future cutoff.
| Cycle | Rank min | Tier 1 | Tier 2 | Tier 3 | Tier 4 | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 527.5 | 402.5 | 467.5 | 480 | 505 | CPS-published · verified Jul 2026 |
| 2025-26 | 537.5 | 415 | 477.5 | 482.5 | 515 | CPS-published · verified Jul 2026 |
| 2024-25 | 522.5 | 315 | 452.5 | 490 | 500 | CPS-published · verified Jul 2026 |
| 2023-24 | 528 | 366 | 405 | 476 | 491 | CPS-published · verified Jul 2026 |
| 2022-23 | 507 | 341 | 366 | 436 | 337 | CPS-published · verified Jul 2026 |
Minimum point totals from CPS’s published initial offers - waitlist movement can lower what it actually took, and cutoffs move year to year. Within the current-test cycles above, a tier’s minimum has shifted by as much as 154 points from one cycle to the next - treat any single year as a snapshot, not a target.
Parent questions & conversation
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