About Us

Kenwood Academy is a public high school serving the Kenwood and Hyde Park neighborhoods in Chicago, Illinois. Kenwood enrolls high school students living in its attendance area: Lake Michigan to Cottage Grove Avenue (east to west) and 47th Street to the Midway Plaisance (north to south). In addition to being a neighborhood high school, Kenwood Academy houses a selective enrollment program, the Kenwood Academic Center, for highly qualified 7th and 8th grade students. The University of Chicago Magnet Program also draws 9th through 12th grade high achieving high school students to Kenwood Academy.

Kenwood Academy, located in the shadow of the University of Chicago, opened in 1970 and has built an enviable reputation in many areas of academic life – not least of which is the prized arts program.

In recent years, the Kenwood Academy Bands have been invited to perform at the following events/venues:

• Chicago Jazz Festival
• S.A.M.E. - Rush University and Medical Center Humanitarian Awards Black Tie Gala
• Checkerboard Lounge Jazz Fest
• Hyde Park Jazz Fest
• Golden Apple Awards Dinner
• Chicago Classic Battle of the Bands
• Hewitt and Associates
• 57th Street Childrens' Book Fair
• 4th on 53rd Parade
• Bud Billikin Parade
• 9th Ward Back to School Parade
• Ravinia, Park 52 and more!