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.[2] Orr moved into a new building in 1973.[3] The current school building was designed by the firm of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe.[4]
Academics
Orr Academy is rated a 1 out of 10 by GreatSchools.org, a national school quality information site. [5] GreatSchools’ Summary Rating is based on four of the school’s themed ratings: the Test Score Rating, Student or Academic Progress Rating, College Readiness Rating, and Equity Rating and flags for discipline and attendance disparities at a school.
^Barbara Leahy. "Early labor leader inspires school name". Chicago Tribune. May 12, 1966. 11. Clipping atNewspapers.com.
^Casey Banas. "Students now take their hats off to Orr High's no-nonsense principal". Chicago Tribune. November 9, 1975. 20. Clipping atNewspapers.com.
^Robert Colvin. "Plans O.K.'d to build new high school". Chicago Tribune. February 7, 1971. W10. Clipping atNewspapers.com.
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