South Side Schools on CPS’s Closing List

School Closings

I found a listing of schools that are slated for closing on CBS online, and wanted to highlight the schools on the South Side. According to the list, there are 27 South Side locations, which is half of the slated list.

South Side Chicago Public Schools Closing

Altgeld Elementary School, 1340 W. 71st St., will be closed into Wentworth.

Attucks Elementary School, 5055 S. State St., will be phased out over two years and closed into Beethoven.

Banneker Elementary School, 6656 S. Normal Blvd., will be closed into Mays.

Bontemps Elementary School, 1241 W. 58th St., will be closed into Nicholson.

Buckingham Special Education Center, 9207 S. Phillips Ave., will be closed into Montefiore.

Canter Middle School, 4959 S. Blackstone Ave., will be closed into Hart, Ray.

Dumas Technology Academy Elementary School, 6650 S. Ellis Ave., will be closed into Wadsworth.

Fermi Elementary School, 1415 E. 70th St., will be closed into South Shore Fine Arts.

Garvey M Elementary School, 10309 S. Morgan St., will be closed into Mount Vernon.

Goodlow Elementary Magnet School, 2040 W. 62nd St., will be closed into Earle.

Kohn Elementary School, 10414 S. State St., will be closed into Cullen, Lavizzo, L. Hughes.

Lawrence Elementary School, 9928 S. Crandon Ave., will be closed into Burnham.

Mahalia Jackson Elementary School, 917 W. 88th St., will be closed into Fort Dearborn.

Mayo Elementary School, 249 E. 37th Street, will be closed into Wells.

Morgan Elementary School, 8407 S. Kerfoot Ave., will be closed into Ryder.

Overton Elementary School, 221 E. 49th St., will be closed into Mollison.

Owens Elementary Community Academy, 12450 S. State St., will be closed into Gompers.

Parkman Elementary School, 245 W. 51st St., will be closed into Sherwood.

Pershing West Middle School, 3200 S. Calumet Ave., will be closed into Pershing East.

Ross Elementary School, 6059 S. Wabash Ave., will be closed into Dulles.

Sexton Elementary School, 6020 S. Langley Ave., will be closed into Fiske.

Songhai Elementary Learning Institute, 11725 S. Perry, will be closed into Curtis.

West Pullman Elementary School, 11941 S. Parnell Ave., will be closed into Haley.

Williams Middle Prep Academy, 2710 S. Dearborn St., will be closed into Drake.

Williams Multiplex Elementary School, 2710 S. Dearborn St., will be closed into Drake.

Woods Elementary Math & Science Academy, 6206 S. Racine Ave., will be closed into Bass.

Yale Elementary School, 7025 S. Princeton Ave., will be closed into Harvard

 

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