Some Skeptical of Perfect College Rate at Chicago’s Urban Prep

The school has made international headlines year-after-year for their perfect college going rates--including a segment on the Oprah Winfrey show--but skeptics say there may a lot more to the success story that we don't know about.

By Jorge Rivas Apr 04, 2012

For the third year in a row, every senior at Urban Prep Academy, the only all-black male charter high school in Chicago, has been accepted to college, according to the Chicago Tribune. The school has made international headlines year-after-year for their perfect college going rates–including a segment on the Oprah Winfrey show–but some say the successes also begs questions.

"This is so tough–I consider myself among those who cannot accept this news at face value, and it’s disheartening that wonderful news like this is seen as too good to be true," said Colorlines.com’s education reporter Julianne Hing.