Hubbard High School is a public 4–year high school located in the West Lawn neighborhood on the south–west side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Hubbard is part of the Chicago Public Schools district. The school is named for American fur trader and insurance underwriter Gurdon Saltonstall Hubbard. As of 2012, Hubbard had a 62.8% five–year graduation rate.AcademicsImprovementHubbard was one of 16 schools nationwide selected by the College Board for inclusion in the EXCELerator School Improvement Model program beginning the 2007–08 school year. The project was funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.IB Diploma ProgrammeHubbard is an IB Diploma Programme High School. The program, which is a comprehensive and challenging pre-university program for academically advanced and highly motivated students in grades 11 and 12, was implemented at Hubbard in 1998. Students at this school usually take IB exams in May. In the last examination session, students completed the following exams: Biology SL, English A1 HL, History HL, Math.Studies SL, Spanish A HL, Theory Knowl. TK and Visual Arts SL.Advanced Placement and JROTCAdvanced Placement classes are available in 6 subjects: Biology, Calculus, English Language and Composition, Psychology, Spanish Language, and United States History. Students may substitute physical education classes with JROTC classes.