Lenart Regional Gifted Center
| Ted Lenart Regional Gifted Center | |
|---|---|
elementary school | |
| Motto | Together we make our school a success! |
| Established | 1988 |
| Oversight | Chicago Public Schools |
| Principal | Angela Sims |
| Grades | K-8 |
| Gender | Co-ed |
| Number of students | 221 |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Color(s) | Red and white |
| Nickname | The Lions |
| Website | lenart |
Ted Lenart Regional Gifted Center is located in the West Chatham neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. Lenart School serves grades K-8 with a selective enrollment program for gifted students. The school is part of the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) system. Its students are referred to as the Lions.
Admissions and curriculum
Lenart, along with Keller and
History
Lenart Regional Gifted Center occupies the facility which once housed
Due to changing neighborhood demographics, the building became underutilized as an elementary school. Hookway Elementary School closed in 1981.[5] A new school serving as a transitional high school for ninth graders, Cecil Partee Academic Preparatory Center, took its place. The transitional program was relocated to Chicago Vocational Career Academy to make room for a new program, whose sole objective was to serve gifted and academically talented students. After extensive renovation to the structure by the architectural firm JLA, the school reopened in 1988 to house the Lenart Regional Gifted Center exclusively. In 1999, yet another major building renovation was completed by SWWB Architects at a cost of $5.7 million.[6]
The school is named after Chicago Public School System administrator Ted Lenart, who was instrumental in starting gifted schools in Chicago.[7]
Academic awards and recognitions
Lenart has been on the Illinois Honor Roll consecutively for many years, and issued the Award for Academic Excellence every year, which recognizes sustained excellence in elementary schools.[8] 100% of its students pass the Illinois Standards Achievement Tests, with a substantial portion of them exceeding state standards.[9]
In 2006, Chicago magazine ranked Lenart as the number one public school in the City of Chicago, out of 482 elementary schools;[10] in 2012, it fell to 6th place in the magazine's rankings.[11] The school has also been on their combined list of the top five most outstanding private and public schools in Illinois.[12] In 2011, the school tied with several other schools for first place among 2,068 public elementary schools in Illinois on SchoolDigger.[13] It was recognized by Chicago Public Schools as being in the category of Top 15 in the district, and with the highest value added in 2010 ISAT Reading Performance.[14] In 2020, Lenart was awarded a National Blue Ribbon.[15] Lenart is acknowledged by CPS as a Level 1 (Excellent Rating) school for its overall performance.[16]
References
- ^ ""Introduction." Lenart". Archived from the original on 2011-10-12.
- ^ Office of Academic Enhancement
- ^ "Ralph Hendricksen [sic] Murals". Chicago Public Building Commission.
- ^ "Murals Project". Archived from the original on 2012-03-30.
- ^ "Hookway School".
- ^ "Hookway / Cecil A. Partee Academic Prep. Center Project". Archived from the original on 2012-03-30. Retrieved 2011-08-16.
- ^ "Lenart Regional Gifted Center".
- ^ "List of Academic Excellence". Archived from the original on 2011-09-10. Retrieved 2011-08-09.
- ^ "ISAT Scores".
- ^ "Chicago School Rankings" (PDF).
- ^ "2012 Chicago School Rankings".
- ^ "The A+ Team: Standouts".
- ^ "Lenart Elementary - 5 Star School".
- ^ "Area 14 Announcements".
- ^ "National Blue Ribbon Schools Program - Ted Lenart Regional Gifted Center - 2020".
- ^ "Lenart. Scorecard".
