Chicago, IL·Chicago Public Schools
Homes in the
Clemente Academy district.
Live where Chicago's near Northwest Side comes alive: tree-lined two-flats, classic greystones, and a Puerto Rican cultural heartbeat steps from the Blue Line.
- Homes for sale
- 79
- Typical list
- $725,000
- Most expensive
- $4,850,000
- Most affordable
- $215,000
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Wildcats · Blue & Gold · 459 students · Chicago Public League
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Market snapshot
The Clemente Academy 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
126
Typical list price
$762,000
Avg time on market
8 days
Sold in the last year
270
Typical sale price · last 90 days
$750,000
Living near Clemente Academy
The area, not just the school
This stretch of Chicago's near Northwest Side is one of the most characterful parts of the city. Western Avenue threads through West Town, with Humboldt Park to the west, Ukrainian Village just south, and the buzz of Wicker Park a few blocks east. You get a real neighborhood feel here: Puerto Rican flags arching over Division Street, century-old churches, corner bakeries, and murals that tell the area's story. It is walkable, lively, and genuinely diverse, the kind of place where longtime families and newer arrivals share the same blocks.
Getting downtown is easy. The CTA Blue Line runs right through the area and gets you to the Loop or O'Hare without a car, and a web of bus routes fills in the rest. That transit access is a big part of why buyers love this pocket: you can live on a quiet residential street and still be a short ride from everything.
Housing here is a mix that rewards the patient buyer. You will find classic Chicago two-flats and three-flats, brick and stone greystones, vintage condo conversions, and pockets of new construction where developers have filled in. Humboldt Park itself, with its lagoon, fieldhouse, and wide-open green space, anchors the west side of the neighborhood and hosts the annual Puerto Rican festival. Add in the restaurants and coffee shops spilling over from Wicker Park and Ukrainian Village, and you have a part of the city that feels both rooted and on the rise.
🎓CPS IB World school
Roberto Clemente Community Academy is a wall-to-wall International Baccalaureate high school (grades 9-12).
📍West Town
At 1147 N Western Ave on Chicago's near Northwest Side.
🚆Blue Line access
The CTA Blue Line and several bus routes connect the area to the Loop and O'Hare.
🏠Vintage housing stock
Two-flats, greystones, vintage condos, and scattered new construction.
🌳Humboldt Park
The historic park, with its lagoon and fieldhouse, is minutes away.
⚾Named for a Hall of Famer
The school honors baseball legend Roberto Clemente and serves as a hub of Puerto Rican Chicago.
The school
About Roberto Clemente Community Academy
Roberto Clemente Community Academy is a public four-year high school in the West Town community area on Chicago's near Northwest Side, named for Puerto Rican baseball Hall of Famer Roberto Clemente. The school traces its roots to 1892, when it opened as Northwest Division High School, and it was renamed Tuley High School in 1906. In 1974 the school moved into a new building across the street and was renamed for Clemente after students pushed for the change. The school has long been a center of Puerto Rican community life in Chicago, with murals along Division Street celebrating Puerto Rican culture, and today it serves a diverse student body with an emphasis on multicultural education and community engagement.
Clemente is a wall-to-wall International Baccalaureate World school, meaning IB pedagogy runs across the whole building. Students can pursue the IB Diploma Programme, the Career-related Programme, and the Middle Years Programme, alongside career-and-technical pathways in Allied Health, Broadcast Technology, and Culinary Arts. Per Wikipedia, the graduation rate was 84 percent as of 2019. The campus includes remodeled science labs, music and fine-arts rooms, two gymnasiums, and a renovated media center with a film lab and audio recording studio.
Clemente's teams are the Wildcats, competing in the Chicago Public League and the IHSA. Baseball is the school's signature program: the boys' baseball team won the Public League championship nine times between the 1970s and the early 2000s, a run that produced ten Chicago city baseball championships from 1973 to 2005.
- District
- Chicago Public Schools
- Founded
- 1974
- Principal
- Everett Levert Edwards II
- Conference
- Chicago Public League
- Address
- 1147 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Notable alumni
- Saul Bellow. Nobel Prize in Literature winner who attended under the school's earlier Tuley High School name.
- Victor Diaz. Professional baseball player who reached the majors with the New York Mets and Texas Rangers.
- Ramon Ocasio III. Cook County judge and president of the Puerto Rican Bar Association of Illinois.
Facts on this page sourced from Wikipedia and the District website. Last verified 2026-06-28.
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
Clemente Academy FAQ
The questions I get most from buyers shopping the Clemente Academy district. If yours isn't here, text 224-385-8779, same-day reply.
- Do I have to live in a specific boundary to attend Roberto Clemente Community Academy?
- Chicago Public Schools uses a citywide school-choice system through GoCPS, so attendance boundaries matter less here than in many suburbs. Clemente is a neighborhood option for the West Town area, but students across the city can apply to its IB and career programs.
- What kind of homes can I buy near the school?
- The blocks around Western Avenue and West Town offer a real range, from classic two-flats and greystones to renovated vintage condos and the occasional new-construction build. It is a great area if you want character and walkability with strong transit access.
- How is the commute downtown from this area?
- Very strong. The CTA Blue Line runs through the neighborhood and connects you to the Loop and to O'Hare, and several bus routes serve the area, so many buyers here go car-light.
- Is there green space and family life nearby?
- Yes. Humboldt Park is one of the city's signature parks, with a lagoon, a historic fieldhouse, sports fields, and a big annual Puerto Rican festival, plus the dining and coffee scene spilling over from Wicker Park and Ukrainian Village.
- What programs does Roberto Clemente offer?
- It is a wall-to-wall International Baccalaureate World school, with IB Diploma, Career-related, and Middle Years pathways, plus career-and-technical tracks in Allied Health, Broadcast Technology, and Culinary Arts.
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This representation is based in whole or in part on data supplied by Midwest Real Estate Data, LLC for the period June 28, 2025 through June 28, 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.