3.63%). Schools The public schools in Kenwood are Kenwood Academy, Canter Middle School, King College Prep High School, Ariel Community Academy, and Beula Shoesmith Elementary School. Private Schools in Kenwood include the Ancona Montessori School, Cambridge School of Chicago, Akiba-Schechter Jewish Day School, and Hales Franciscan High School. Notable residents Muhammad Ali Lerone Bennett, Jr. Barbara Bowman Marc Canter David "Honeyboy" Edwards Louis Farrakhan Seymour Hersh, was raised at 835 East 47th Street. Valerie Jarrett Edward Levi Ann Marie Lipinski Roberta Martin, lived at 4901 S. Woodlawn Avenue. Gaston B. Means Carol Moseley Braun Elijah Muhammad Barack Obama Michelle Obama Mandy Patinkin Maurice Rabb Julius Rosenwald Bill Veeck Muddy Waters The infamous murderers Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb, and their victim Bobby Franks, were all residents of Kenwood. Gallery Notes External links Official City of Chicago Kenwood Community Map Community areas of Chicago