School Profile

The Chicago High School for the Arts is a college-preparatory, pre-professional arts training program. ChiArts offers the following art disciplines: dance, music, theatre, and the visual arts. ChiArts is a Renaissance 2010 Contract School.

ChiArts seeks to offer challenging courses in all subject areas that encourage intellectual curiosity and develop critical thinking skills. Students will be expected to participate in a rigorous program, including five hours of academic classes, three hours of arts training in their major area, and one to four hours of rehearsal/practice per day. The school day begins at 8:00 a.m. and concludes at 5:00 p.m.

ChiArts is a citywide school that will enroll 150 9th-grade students in 2009. A new class will be added each year for a full enrollment of 600 students in 2012.

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School rating/report card

ChiArts' school report card will be available in the 2010-2011 school year, after the first full year of instruction.

Student body

By executing an extensive recruitment plan, ChiArts has attracted a student body that makes it one of the most diverse schools in the city of Chicago.

ChiArts’ student body is:

• 66% female and 34% male
• 47% African-American
• 26% Hispanic/Latino
• 18% White non-Hispanic
• 7% Bi-racial/Multi-racial/ Other
• 2% Asian/ Pacific Islander

Students come from 44 of Chicagoʼs 50 wards and from 97 different elementary schools.