Curie Metropolitan High School was named after Nobel Prize laureate Marie Sklodowska–Curie in recognition of the area's historically heavy Polish-American populace.

Curie offers a rigorous International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme to help academically qualified students gain a valuable competitive edge for admission to college.

Offered in grades 11 and 12, this comprehensive, two-year college preparatory curriculum helps students develop the critical thinking skills and knowledge needed to excel academically after graduation.

Based on their exam and other assessment scores, students may be awarded university credit for their IB course work at Curie.

[11] Curie competes in the Chicago Public League (CPL) and is a member of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA).