Chicago Public Schools released its draft, preliminary enrollment boundaries for the proposed neighborhood high school at National Teachers Academy (NTA), which would provide the Near South area with a continuum of high quality neighborhood schools from Pre-K through 12th grade. The draft boundaries serve as part of the overall Near South proposal to provide greater access to South Loop Elementary and gradually convert NTA to a high quality neighborhood high school over time. The Near South community has several high quality elementary schools, but the area has lacked a neighborhood high school in the immediate area. Currently, only 3 percent of current high school students in the draft enrollment boundaries for the proposed high school attend their designated neighborhood high school and, as a result, 69 percent of current high school students in the draft enrollment boundaries travel more than three miles to attend high school. Introducing a high quality, neighborhood high school option close to home would create a continuum of high quality options for Near South students from Pre-K through 12th grade.

Proposed Boundary Details

The proposed neighborhood high school boundary will encompass the entire boundaries of the following elementary schools: