The school is named for American fur trader and insurance underwriter Gurdon Saltonstall Hubbard.

[7] This comprehensive and challenging pre-university program for academically advanced and highly motivated students in grades 11 and 12 was implemented at Hubbard in 1998.

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

[8] In 1973, the boys baseball team, led by coach Tom Skubich, went 28-3 and won the Illinois state championship.

In the late 1990s, Hubbard faced substantial overcrowding, but recent work has lowered its enrollment.