Curie Metropolitan High School | |
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Address | |
4959 S. Archer Avenue , 60632 | |
Coordinates | 41°48′09″N 87°43′17″W / 41.8025°N 87.7213°W |
Information | |
School type | Public Secondary Magnet |
Motto | "We strive for Excellence!" |
School district | Chicago Public Schools |
CEEB code | 141016[2] |
Principal | Homero Peñuelas [1] |
Grades | 9–12 |
Gender | Coed |
Enrollment | 2,990 (2020–21)[6] |
Campus type | Urban |
Color(s) | Red White Blue[3] |
Athletics conference | Chicago Public League[3] |
Team name | Condors[3] |
Accreditation | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools[4] |
Yearbook | Odyssey[5] |
Website | curiehs |
Marie Sklodowska Curie Metropolitan High School is a public four-year magnet high school located in the Archer Heights neighborhood on the southwest side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Curie is operated by Chicago Public Schools district. The school has a Technical, Performing Arts, and International Baccalaureate Programme.
Curie Metropolitan High School was named after Nobel Prize laureate Marie Sklodowska–Curie in recognition of the area's historically heavy Polish-American populace. Curie Metro High School is accessible via the Chicago L's nearby Pulaski Orange Line station.