Kenwood Academy is a public 4-year high school located in the Kenwood neighborhood on the southside of Chicago, Illinois, USA. Kenwood accepts high school students living in its attendance area: from Lake Michigan to Cottage Grove Avenue east to west, and 47th to the Midway Plaisance north to south. In addition to being a local high school, Kenwood Academy has a magnet program that accepts students entering into 7th grade who pass a rigorous admissions test. The magnet program accepts students citywide using a random lottery with a standing of 6 or higher in both reading and math. It is operated by Chicago Public Schools. Kenwood varsity athletic teams are named the "Broncos." The school's football field is not regulation size, and no home games are played there. There are no stands for spectators.
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