Manley Career Academy High School
CPS choice · 9-12
At a glance
47% of teachers stayed from one year to the next - below what's typical for CPS high schools (ISBE Report Card 2025). In 2025–26, 83 applications were recorded for 5 offers (GoCPS, 2025–26 school year - the most recent seat data SchoolNav has).
- Cultural fit
- 89% of students were chronically absent in 2025 - above what's typical for CPS high schools (ISBE Report Card 2025).
- Social-emotional fit
- 25% of students with IEPs spend most of the school day in general classrooms - below what's typical for CPS high schools (ISBE Report Card 2025).
Computed from published data with its source and year on every clause - a description, never a grade.
Basics
CPS-published · verified Nov 2024
- Address
- 2935 W POLK ST
- Neighborhood
- East Garfield Park
- Phone
- (773)534-6900
- Hours
- Unknown - not verified yet
- Before and after care
Supplemental care not found.
SchoolNav searched the school’s website and the main care providers’ pages in Sep 2026 and found no before or after care. Some programs are never posted online, so ask the school office or on a tour.
- Arts and creative
Clay Creations, Drawing, Painting, Plays/Acting, Theater, Mosaics, Pottery, Student Art Club, Culinary Classes, Murals, Student Music Club, Art Studio, Ceramics, Talent Show, Recorder, Sketching, Weekend Enrichment
From the school’s CPS profile, for the 2026-27 school year. Checked Sep 2026. Offerings change each year, so confirm on a tour.
- Sports
Cheerleading, Exercise, Football, Girls' Basketball, Girls' Volleyball, Boys' Track, Chess, Yoga/Pilates, Boys' Basketball, Boys' Volleyball, Conditioning and Fitness, Fitness Basics, Girls' Cross Country, Zumba, Basketball, Dance, Boys' Cross Country, Girls' Track, Volleyball
From the school’s CPS profile, for the 2026-27 school year. Checked Sep 2026. Offerings change each year, so confirm on a tour.
- Climate survey
- Involved families
- Not published - too few responses or not surveyed
- Supportive environment
- Weak
- Ambitious instruction
- Neutral
- Effective leaders
- Not published - too few responses or not surveyed
- Collaborative teachers
- Not published - too few responses or not surveyed
- Safety (student-reported)
- Very Weak
- Overall organization
- Partially Organized
UChicago 5Essentials levels from the spring 2024 survey (CPS Progress Reports SY2425, verified 2026-09-25) - benchmarked categories relative to Illinois statewide, spring 2013, not percentages. A school can answer mostly positively and still rate below the benchmark typical.
5Essentials - the latest survey in detail
Innovation, Collective Responsibility, and Quality Professional Development are rated above the CPS average; Parent Involvement in School, Classroom Disruptions, and Student Responsibility are rated below it this year.
From the 2026 CPS 5Essentials survey (25-26). Scores are benchmarked 1–99 (not percentages) - higher is stronger, and each is shown against the CPS average that same year. This is a newer survey on a different benchmark than the component levels above, so the two aren’t directly comparable.
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Ambitious Instruction
48 ▼ below the CPS average (60)- Academic Press· students-reported36 ▼ below the CPS average (55)
- English Instruction· students-reported57 ▼ below the CPS average (65)
- Math Instruction· students-reported48 ▼ below the CPS average (69)
- Quality of Student Discussion· teachers-reported49 ▬ about the CPS average (50)
Supportive Environment
40 ▼ below the CPS average (56)- Expectations for Postsecondary Education· teachers-reported51 ▼ below the CPS average (56)
- Safety· students-reported31 ▼ below the CPS average (49)
- School-Wide Future Orientation· students-reported46 ▼ below the CPS average (62)
- Student-Teacher Trust· students-reported31 ▼ below the CPS average (56)
Collaborative Teachers
48 ▼ below the CPS average (52)- Collaborative Practices· teachers-reported48 ▼ below the CPS average (63)
- Collective Responsibility· teachers-reported57 ▲ above the CPS average (52)
- Quality Professional Development· teachers-reported60 ▲ above the CPS average (55)
- School Commitment· teachers-reported32 ▼ below the CPS average (43)
- Teacher-Teacher Trust· teachers-reported44 ▼ below the CPS average (49)
Effective Leaders
44 ▼ below the CPS average (52)- Instructional Leadership· teachers-reported60 ▲ above the CPS average (56)
- Program Coherence· teachers-reported47 ▼ below the CPS average (52)
- Teacher Influence· teachers-reported28 ▼ below the CPS average (50)
- Teacher-Principal Trust· teachers-reported39 ▼ below the CPS average (48)
Involved Families
23 ▼ below the CPS average (50)- Parent Influence on Decision Making in Schools· teachers-reported26 ▼ below the CPS average (53)
- Parent Involvement in School· teachers-reported13 ▼ below the CPS average (49)
- Teacher-Parent Trust· teachers-reported30 ▼ below the CPS average (50)
Supplemental measures
Additional survey topics UChicago reports outside the five core measures.
- Academic Engagement· students-reported63 ▼ below the CPS average (70)
- Academic Personalism· students-reported49 ▼ below the CPS average (58)
- Classroom Disruptions· teachers-reported7 ▼ below the CPS average (42)
- Classroom Rigor· students-reported43 ▼ below the CPS average (57)
- Course Clarity· students-reported46 ▼ below the CPS average (54)
- Emotional Health· students-reported51 ▼ below the CPS average (57)
- Human & Social Resources in the Community· students-reported25 ▼ below the CPS average (38)
- Importance of High School for the Future· students-reported60 ▼ below the CPS average (67)
- Innovation· teachers-reported73 ▲ above the CPS average (56)
- Inquiry-Based Science Instruction· students-reported45 ▼ below the CPS average (59)
- Parent Supportiveness· students-reported45 ▲ above the CPS average (41)
- Reflective Dialogue· teachers-reported63 ▬ about the CPS average (61)
- Rigorous Study Habits· students-reported48 ▼ below the CPS average (57)
- School Connectedness· students-reported41 ▼ below the CPS average (58)
- School Safety· students-reported58 ▬ about the CPS average (57)
- Socialization of New Teachers· teachers-reported35 ▼ below the CPS average (40)
- Student Peer Relationships· students-reported43 ▼ below the CPS average (65)
- Student Responsibility· teachers-reported7 ▼ below the CPS average (38)
- Teacher Safety· teachers-reported24 ▼ below the CPS average (48)
UChicago Consortium — the 2026 cycle (school year 25-26) is re-benchmarked to spring 2024 (SY25+); it is NOT level-comparable to the spring-2013-benchmarked component levels shown elsewhere.
Programs (2)
| Program | Entry grades | How seats are offered | Test required | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Culinary & Hospitality Management Career & technical Your child must take the HSAT to apply. | 9 | Lottery | No | CPS-published · verified Oct 2026 |
General Education Neighborhood | 9 | Lottery | No | CPS-published · verified Oct 2026 |
Local School Council
CPS-published· verified Oct 2026The Local School Council is a group of parents, staff, and neighbors who help run this school. They vote on the budget and the school plan. Their meetings are open to the public, so you can go and listen.
Next meetings
CPS has not posted any upcoming meetings for this council yet.
CPS lists the date and time. Ask the school office where the meeting will be held.
Members for 2026 to 2028
- Melanie V Beatty · Principal
- linda ward · Community member
- Takisha Williams · School staff (non-teaching)
CPS keeps the official list of council meetings and members. See the CPS council list.
Parent questions & conversation
What parents and people who know this school are asking, answering, and talking about - their own words, experiences and opinions rather than verified facts.
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