Hirsch Metropolitan High School

Emil G. Hirsch Metropolitan High School (formerly known as Emil G. Hirsch Metropolitan High School of Communications) is a public four-year high school located in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States.

Opened in 1926, Hirsch is operated by the Chicago Public Schools district.

Planned and constructed by Chicago School Superintendent William A. McAndrew and architect Edgar D. Martin between August 1925 to Mid–1926, Hirsch opened as Emil G. Hirsch Junior High School, a junior high school serving grades seventh through ninth in 1926.

Costing a total of $1,250,000 to construct,[7] Hirsch was planned under the Chicago Board of Education new junior high school system which included north side school Sullivan High School with its interior and exterior designed identical to Hirsch's.

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