How do you get into Hyde Park Academy High School?

Rank it on your GoCPS application by November 13. Hyde Park Academy High School offers Media & Communication Arts, International Baccalaureate (IB) — each program has its own admission route, and several take no admissions test at all.

Does Hyde Park Academy High School have a ranking?

No — and neither does any CPS school. The district retired its 1+/1/2+ school levels, so any ranking you see comes from a third party, not CPS. What CPS does publish is on this page: the graduation and college-enrollment rates beside the district average.

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Hyde Park Academy High School

6220 S STONY ISLAND AVE · 764 students · grades 9-12

By the numbers

Graduate in 4 years

85%

district 86% (-1)

Enroll in college

42%

district 65% (-23)

CPS status

Good Standing

district accountability

CPS publishes no school ranking — it retired its 1+/1/2+ levels — so these sit beside the district average rather than a position in a list.

About HYDE PARK HS

Hyde Park Academy’s primary purpose is to provide a safe and supportive learning environment, while ensuring students develop the strong reading, writing, speaking, critical thinking, and social emotional skills needed to be successful in college, the world of work, and life. The school will accomplish this by providing students with a safe and supportive learning environment. Hyde Park, an IB World School, has expand its IB Middle Years and Diploma Programmes to serve all students as an IB Wall-to-Wall School and move towards offering the IB Career-related Certificate.

6220 S STONY ISLAND AVE, Chicago, IL 60637 · 7735350880

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Programs you can apply to here

You apply to a program, not just to a school — and several of these take no admissions test.

Frequently asked questions

How do you get into Hyde Park Academy High School?: Rank it on your GoCPS application by November 13. Hyde Park Academy High School offers Media & Communication Arts, International Baccalaureate (IB) — each program has its own admission route, and several take no admissions test at all.
Does Hyde Park Academy High School have a ranking?: No — and neither does any CPS school. The district retired its 1+/1/2+ school levels, so any ranking you see comes from a third party, not CPS. What CPS does publish is on this page: the graduation and college-enrollment rates beside the district average.

Closest other high schools

University of Chicago - Woodlawn · 0.7 mi
Noble - Gary Comer College Prep · 1.5 mi
Kenwood Academy High School · 1.5 mi
Art in Motion Charter School · 1.5 mi
YCCS-Progressive Leadership Academy · 1.6 mi
South Shore Intl College Prep High School · 1.7 mi

School facts, graduation and college-enrollment rates come from the City of Chicago open data portal, refreshed 2026-09-12. The official source of truth for admissions is cps.edu/gocps.

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