| Steinmetz College Prep | |
| Streetaddress: | 3030 N. Mobile Avenue |
| City: | Chicago |
| State: | Illinois |
| Zipcode: | 60634 |
| Country: | United States |
| Coordinates: | 41.9356°N -87.7841°W |
| Pushpin Map: | Chicago#Illinois#USA |
| District: | Chicago Public Schools |
| Principal: | Jaime G. Jaramillo Jr. |
| Teaching Staff: | 82.50 (FTE) |
| Ratio: | 15.81 |
| Gender: | Coed |
| Grades: | 9-12 |
| Campus Type: | Urban |
| Conference: | Chicago Public League |
| Accreditation: | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools |
| Team Name: | Streaks |
| Established: | 1934 |
| Enrollment: | 1,304 (2022-23)[1] |
Steinmetz College Prep (also known as Steinmetz High School or Steinmetz Academic Centre) is a public four-year high school located in the Belmont Cragin community area on the Northwest Side of Chicago, Illinois. Steinmetz is a part of the Chicago Public Schools district. The school is named for the German-American mathematician and electrical engineer Charles Proteus Steinmetz. The school opened in 1934. Steinmetz is an International Baccalaureate (IB) Programme school. The school has an active Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC).
In 1995, the school had 2,237 students, with around equal numbers of black, Hispanic/Latino, and white students, making it the sixth-largest high school in Chicago.[2] That same year, the United States Academic Decathlon team of Steinmetz students and their teacher was involved in a cheating scandal, revealed after winning the Illinois state finals to advance to the national finals.[2] The 2000 television movie Cheaters, based on the scandal, had some scenes filmed (without permission) at Steinmetz.[3]
The 2010 documentary Louder Than a Bomb features a Steinmetz team competing in and winning the 2008 Louder Than a Bomb poetry slam.
In 2016, 22 Steinmetz students participated in the Kakehashi Cultural Exchange Program trip to Japan.
Steinmetz College Prep is rated a 1 out of 10 by GreatSchools.org, a national school quality information site. [4] GreatSchools’ Summary Rating is based on four of the school’s themed ratings: the Test Score Rating, Student or Academic Progress Rating, College Readiness Rating, and Equity Rating and flags for discipline and attendance disparities at a school.
Steinmetz competes in the Chicago Public League and is a member of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA). Steinmetz sport teams are nicknamed the Silver Streaks.[5] The boys' baseball team were Public League champions during the 1974 –75 season. The boys' cross country team were Public League champions in the 1949–50 and 1991–92 seasons.[6]
More notable alumni are featured each month on the Steinmetz Alumni Association website's[10] Alumni Spotlight feature.[11]