Chicago, IL·District 299
Homes in the
Morgan Park HS district.
On Chicago's historic Blue Island Ridge, Morgan Park High anchors one of the Far Southwest Side's most storied neighborhoods, where grand old homes meet a quick Metra ride downtown.
- Homes for sale
- 53
- Typical list
- $389,900
- Most expensive
- $1,200,000
- Most affordable
- $124,900
8844 Pleasant Avenue →
1747 95th Place →
Mustangs · Forest Green & White · 1,160 students · Chicago Public League
Active listings
53 homes on the market
$
to$
Be the first to know when a new the Morgan Park HS district home hits the market
Text + email the moment a new listing matches.
Market snapshot
The Morgan Park HS area, by the numbers
Live MRED data, refreshed daily. What this market is actually doing right now, sales included, not a portal estimate.
Homes for sale now
61
Typical list price
$388,500
Avg time on market
18 days
Sold in the last year
64
Typical sale price · last 90 days
$394,000
Living near Morgan Park HS
The area, not just the school
Living up on the ridge in Morgan Park and neighboring Beverly is one of the best-kept secrets on Chicago's Far Southwest Side. You get big, character-rich homes, grand Victorians, Prairie-style houses, and sturdy brick bungalows, several of them designed by noted architects, set along tree-lined streets like Longwood Drive, all sitting on the Blue Island Ridge that gives this pocket its rolling topography. It is a genuine neighborhood: people know their neighbors, and there is a real sense of pride and history in every block.
The commute is a huge part of the appeal. The Metra Rock Island District line runs right through the community, with historic depots at 107th, 111th, and 115th Streets, putting you downtown at LaSalle Street Station in about half an hour without ever touching an expressway. That train access, paired with quiet residential streets and generous lot sizes, is why families who could live anywhere in the metro choose to plant roots here.
Day to day, you are close to local parks, the Beverly Arts Center, and a tight-knit corridor of longtime shops, pubs, and restaurants. It is a community that has kept its small-town feel, a walkable, welcoming stretch of the city where the housing stock is special and the neighbors tend to stay for decades.
🐎Home of the Mustangs
Morgan Park competes in the Chicago Public League in forest green and white.
🏀5 state basketball titles
The boys basketball program has won five IHSA state championships, a Public League powerhouse.
🌍Wall-to-wall IB
Every student enters the International Baccalaureate program, with a Diploma Programme option for upperclassmen.
🚆Metra to downtown
The Rock Island District line reaches LaSalle Street Station in about 30 minutes.
🏛️Opened in 1916
One of Chicago's historic neighborhood high schools, rooted in the Morgan Park and Beverly community.
🎓Notable alumni
Graduates include astronaut Mae Jemison and NBA guard Ayo Dosunmu.
The school
About Morgan Park High School
Morgan Park High School traces its roots to 1902, when the growing suburb of Morgan Park rented space in a local grammar school for its first high school students. After the village was annexed to Chicago in 1914, the community raised funds to build a permanent home, and the school opened at 1744 West Pryor Avenue on January 17, 1916, graduating its first class that June. The building was expanded through the 1920s to add a gymnasium, pool, and auditorium, with further additions in 1965 and the early 1980s creating the campus seen today.
Morgan Park has been an International Baccalaureate member school since 1999 and, beginning in 2014-2015, became a wall-to-wall IB school, meaning all students enter the IB Middle Years Programme with the option to pursue the IB Diploma Programme in their junior and senior years. The school also offers the IB Career-related Programme, and its 7th- and 8th-grade Academic Center lets advanced students begin earning high school credit early. Morgan Park was one of only 11 schools nationwide chosen for the College Board's EXCELerator improvement model starting in 2006-2007.
The Morgan Park Mustangs compete in the Chicago Public League and are best known for boys basketball, one half of what is often called the biggest rivalry in Chicago Public Schools, against the Simeon Wolverines. The program has won five IHSA state championships and produced multiple Division I and NBA players. Beyond basketball, Morgan Park has a strong girls track and field tradition and its football team has captured several Public League championships.
- District
- District 299
- Founded
- 1916
- Principal
- Daniel Kuzma
- Conference
- Chicago Public League
- Address
- 1744 West Pryor Avenue, Chicago, IL 60643
Trophy case
- 🏆 Boys Basketball Class AA · 1976
- 🏆 Boys Basketball Class 3A · 2013
- 🏆 Boys Basketball Class 3A · 2014
- 🏆 Boys Basketball Class 3A · 2017
- 🏆 Boys Basketball Class 3A · 2018
Notable alumni
- Mae Jemison. Physician and NASA astronaut, the first African-American woman in space.
- Ayo Dosunmu. NBA guard drafted by the hometown Chicago Bulls in 2021.
- Jeremih. Grammy-nominated R&B recording artist and producer.
- Aja Evans. Olympic bobsled bronze medalist in 2014.
Facts on this page sourced from Wikipedia and the District District 299 website. Last verified 2026-07-02.
Listings filtered by the school the MRED listing agent assigned. Roughly 7 in 10 active listings have this field populated; the remaining listings will surface once the school-district boundary pipeline ships. School assignment is not a guarantee. Always verify with the district before writing an offer.
The questions buyers actually ask
Morgan Park HS FAQ
The questions I get most from buyers shopping the Morgan Park HS district. If yours isn't here, text 224-385-8779, same-day reply.
- What high school serves the Morgan Park and Beverly area?
- Morgan Park High School at 1744 West Pryor Avenue serves most of the Morgan Park community area. It is a Chicago Public Schools neighborhood high school, so confirm any specific address against the current CPS attendance boundary before you buy.
- Does Morgan Park High School offer International Baccalaureate?
- Yes. Morgan Park is a wall-to-wall IB school, meaning all students begin in the IB Middle Years Programme and can continue into the IB Diploma Programme as upperclassmen.
- How is the commute downtown from this area?
- Excellent for the Far South Side. The Metra Rock Island District line has stations at 107th, 111th, and 115th Streets and reaches downtown's LaSalle Street Station in roughly 30 minutes.
- What is the housing stock like around the school?
- Morgan Park and adjacent Beverly sit on the Blue Island Ridge and are known for large, architecturally significant homes, including Victorians and Prairie-style houses along Longwood Drive, plus classic Chicago brick bungalows.
- How do I find homes near Morgan Park High School?
- The listings here are filtered to homes whose MRED listing agent assigned Morgan Park as the high school. For alerts on new homes in the area, text 224-385-8779.
Thinking of selling?
What's your home actually worth?
Not a Zestimate. A real CMA from someone who's sold this neighborhood, knows the floor plan premiums, and can tell you which upgrades the buyer pool here actually pays for.
- Pricing range with comp-by-comp logic
- Pre-list improvements that pay back, and the ones that don't
- No obligation, no spam, no auto-dialer
This representation is based in whole or in part on data supplied by Midwest Real Estate Data, LLC for the period July 3, 2025 through July 3, 2026. Midwest Real Estate Data, LLC does not guarantee nor is it in any way responsible for its accuracy. Data maintained by Midwest Real Estate Data LLC may not reflect all real estate activity in the market.