Established in 1974, Roberto Clemente community academy has served the Humboldt Park and Ukranian Village community for nearly forty years. It is located in the west side of the Chicago, near the Ukranian village. It was named after a famous baseball player who lost his life while bringing relief supplies to earthquake victims in Nicaragua. This school has access to 650 computers, 15 computer labs, 12 servers, an integrated news and video broadcasting system, and videoconferencing.
School Demographics at a Glance (2012-13)
Student Demographics
71.4 % of the Student Population is Hispanic.
25.1% of the Student Population is African American.
94.5% of Students come from Low Income Households.
94.4% are low income Students.
19.9% are Special Education Students.
9.5% are Limited English Learners.
Educator Demographics
25% of the faculty is fluent in Spanish.
70% of the faculty holds a Masters Degree or higher.
100% of School Administrators hold a Masters Degree of Higher.
Clemente teachers were born in 8 different countries, and have lived in 29 different nations.
Languages spoken by teachers are: Russian, Urdu, Lakota Sioux, Polish, Tagalog, Bangla, Romanian, Hindi, Twi, and Telugu
Today, Roger Badesch, our broadcasting teacher, aires on WGN