School type Public Secondary CEEB code 140696 Enrollment 516 (2013–14) District Chicago Public Schools Colors Black, Gold | School district Chicago Public Schools Principal Tyese T. Sims Phone +1 773-534-6500 Number of students 516 (2013–2014) | |
Opened 1918
1973 (present building) Address 730 N Pulaski Rd, Chicago, IL 60624, USA Similar Whitney M Young Magnet H, Westingh College Prep Hig, Lane Tech College Prep Hig, Manley High School, Collins Academy | ||
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Rezin Orr Academy High School is a public four-year high school bordered between the neighborhoods of West Garfield and Humboldt Park located on the West Side of Chicago, Illinois. It is a part of the Chicago Public Schools district and is managed by the Academy for Urban School Leadership. The school is named after labor leader Rezin Orr.
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History
Orr traces its origins to 1918, when it was opened as an elementary school. It began hosting high school students in the 1920s, when it became a branch of Austin High School. From the 1940s to the 1950s, Orr was used a vocational school for seventh and eighth grade boys, and for a short period it served as a temporary home for Our Lady of the Angels School after that school was ravaged by a fire in 1958. Orr was then used as a branch of Marshall High School before becoming an independent high school in 1963. Orr moved into a new building in 1973. The current school building was designed by the firm of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe.
Athletics
Orr competes in the Chicago Public League (CPL) and is a member of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA). The boys' basketball team were regional champions three times (2010–11, 2012–13, and 2013–14).