Lindblom Math & Science Academy

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Admissions

The average score of an admitted student has stayed fairly flat, rising from 823 in 2005-2006 to 832 in 2009-2010 (+ 9 points) on the 1,000 point admissions scale. In 2010-2011, students were admitted on a 900 point scale. The average score of an admitted student at Lindblom was 725, the lowest among all nine Selective Enrollment schools.

Unlike most Selective Enrollment schools which do not consider any transfer applications for upperclassmen, Lindblom is open to accepting a limited number of qualified transfer students.

Lindblom Math & Science Academy

Lindblom was re-opened in 2005 as a Selective Enrollment High School focusing on math and science. From the 1960s to 1980s, Lindblom was an attractive choice for the city's south side students and was one of the few schools that used tests to pick its students. The school, built in 1908 (making it one of the school system's oldest buildings), has just undergone a massive $40 million rehabilitation. A new principal, Alan Mather, was hired in 2005 to re-establish Lindblom's reputation. Mather came from Northside Prep, the number #1 rated high school in Illinois and another Selective Enrollment school, where he spent six years as Assistant Principal.

Lindblom offers an integrated science curriculum, Core Plus mathematics (a new applied math curriculum funded by the National Science Foundation), and a foreign language program that includes Mandarin and Arabic.

Mather has borrowed ideas from Northside including block scheduling (e.g., longer class periods that allow for more in-depth study), and offers special seminars called colloquia, where students can explore areas of interest in math and science or provide service work to the Englewood community. Colloquia include arts oriented topics (e.g., poetry, dance documentary film, etc.), service oriented work (community gardening, remedial math for the community, Headstart, etc.) and academic (codes and ciphers, computer repair, exploratory science, etc.). Each colloquium meet once a week for three hours and has no more than 20 students per session.

Unlike other Selective Enrollment schools, Lindblom operates on a year round schedule.

In 2008, Lindblom opened its Academic Center for academically advanced 7^th and 8^th graders. As it expands and increases its visibility, this center should serve as a pipeline of talented students into Lindblom's Selective Enrollment High Schools. For more information about Academic Centers, click here.

Activities/Clubs/Sports

Lindblom students can choose from baseball, basketball, bowling, cheerleading, cross country, dance, football, golf, soccer, softball, track & field, volleyball and wrestling.

Academics

The ACT is the most widely used college admissions test, so its scores are a useful guide for comparing high school academic performance. The test contains four sections: English, Mathematics, Reading, and Science, a composite score is the average of these sections. The score of any of these sections and the composite range from 1 to 36.

Selective Enrollment High School students achieved an average composite score of 24.1 (75^th percentile nationally) in 2009. This compares to Lindblom's 2009 composite of 20.8 (55^th percentile nationally) and Chicago's 17.6 (30^th percentile nationally), putting Lindblom significantly above the District (City of Chicago) average and slightly below the national average.

For additional academic information about Lindblom, click here for a state report card.