FAQs

To apply for admission, a student must be in the 8th grade (graduating from the 8th grade at the end of the school year), and a resident of the City of Chicago.  Applications for incoming freshmen can be found here.  Applications for transfer students can be found here.

Urban Prep has three campuses:  Bronzeville Campus is located at 521 E. 35th st Chicago, IL 60616; Englewood Campus is located at 6201 S. Stewart, 60621; and West Campus is located at 1326 W. 14th Place, 60608.  For more information about our campuses, visit the Schoolssection of the website.

No.  Test scores are not considered during the admissions process.

The average classroom size across the network is approximately 20 students.

No.  All Urban Prep students are responsible for their own transportation to and from school.  Most rely on public transportation for travel.

Transfer students are offered admission based on available class space and credit requirments. 

Yes.  Urban Prep determines admission based on a random lottery process with no evaluation of test scores, grades or special needs.

No.  Students are strongly encouraged to attend either a neighborhood or private school for deficient credit retrieval.

Yes, core courses will be accepted and all others will be taken into consideration.

No.  Urban Prep is a tuition-free school.  Each campus charges a student fee paid annually (once per year).

10 periods (8 hours)

Currently, we do not host Shadow Days.  Prospective students interested in learning more about the curriculum and programs are encouraged to attend an Information Session.  Please contact Urban Prep for additional details.