[6] Solorio Academy High School opened in 2010 due to rapid growth in the student population of the Southwest side.

Solorio Academy was ranked as one of the top 20 public high schools in Chicago.

[10] The building contains more than 200,000 square feet and includes science, computer, visual and performing arts classrooms, as well as a library, a gymnasium, a swimming pool and playing fields and tennis courts.

[11] Solorio offers a college preparatory curriculum, including an Advanced Placement Courses in English Language, English Literature, Environmental Science, Human Geography, US History, Psychology, Spanish Language, Spanish Literature, Biology, Physics, Calculus, Statistics, and Art.

Eric Solorio Academy is rated a 5 out of 10 by GreatSchools.org, a national school quality information site.