Ogden International School
| Ogden International School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
East Campus (K-4): 24 W. Walton St., Chicago, IL 60610 Jenner Campus (PreK and 5-8): 1119 North Cleveland Ave., Chicago, IL 60610 West Campus (9-12): 1250 W. Erie St., Chicago, IL 60642 | |
| Information | |
| School type | Public K-12, Magnet |
| Opened | 1857 |
| School district | Chicago Public Schools |
| Principal | Mr. Devon Herrick |
| Head of West Campus | Dr. Sarah Garr |
| Head of East Campus | Dr. Maura Kelly |
| Head of Jenner Campus | Erin Neidt |
| Grades | Pre-K-12 |
| Gender | Coed |
| Campuses | West Campus, East Campus, Jenner Campus |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Colors | Green, black, grey |
| Slogan | A neighborhood school with a worldly spirit. |
| Athletics | Yes |
| Mascot | Owl |
| Nickname | Owls Nest |
| Team name | Ogden Owls |
| Website | ogden |
Ogden International School of Chicago is a public K-12 school in Chicago, Illinois founded in 1857. It is a part of Chicago Public Schools (CPS). It maintains three campuses: East Campus with elementary grades, Jenner Campus with middle school and preschool grades, and West Campus with high school grades. East Campus is located in Gold Coast area of the Near North Side, and West Campus is located in West Town. Effective September 2018 gained an additional campus, the former Jenner School campus in the Cabrini-Green area. The grade alignments are: Kindergarten through Grade 4 at the East Campus, Pre-Kindergarten and Grades 5–8 at Jenner, and grades 9–12 at the West Campus.
It has an attendance boundary for grades K-8, and it serves sections of the Near North Side and the Chicago Loop. Sections of the Near North Side served by Ogden include Gold Coast, River North. and Streeterville. Its high school is selective admissions only. Students zoned to Ogden for K-8 are zoned to either Wells Community Academy High School or Lincoln Park High School for senior high. Any graduate from Ogden's 8th grade program may automatically move on to the 9th grade at Ogden, but students who did not graduate from Ogden's middle school must apply to the high school.
In 2009 Azam Ahmed of the Chicago Tribune described it as "One of Chicago's more successful public schools".