In Catholic Schools, We Believe
We believe excellent learning happens in spaces that emphasize academic, spiritual and emotional development. We believe encouraging and nurturing communities provide the necessary elements for student success. We believe our students draw strength from shared faith.
We Believe Challenging Academics Prepare Students for the Future
In Catholic schools, students embrace their intellectual curiosity through nationally recognized academic programs, preparing them for success in high school and beyond.
97%
of students who attend an Archdiocese of Chicago high school go on to attend a 4-year college or university.
“Small, close-knit, great academics and great community. What else would a parent want?”
We Believe Belonging Fosters Student Wellness
Catholic school communities are welcoming and nurturing. Our teachers cultivate a sense of belonging that allows students to fully engage, learn and grow.
We Believe Faith Fuels Success
Catholic schools ensure a spiritually and emotionally uplifting environment for all students. Understanding that God is present in our lives provides perspective and emboldens confidence.
96%
of students agree that God is present in their lives.
“Our Catholic school strongly emphasizes moral and personal values, shaping kids into not just smart students but good people.”
We Believe Moral Courage is a Shared Value
Catholic school students develop a moral compass that is equally important to academic pursuits. The qualities of integrity, honesty, kindness and trustworthiness are essential to success in school and in life.
Learn About the Enduring Impact of Catholic Schools

We Believe a Great Education Begins in Preschool
Review our Early Childhood Checklist to see the characteristics of an excellent early childhood program and to help you decide the best path for your child.
Why We Believe
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Our schools have received 112 Blue Ribbon Awards from the U.S. Department of Education.
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For 20 consecutive years, our students have achieved higher NAEP test scores than public schools.
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40,000
We educate more than 40,000 students, and with 152 schools, you’ll find the right place at the right size for your family.
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Infinite possibilities await children who have been given the best foundation for success.
We Believe There Is a Perfect-Fit Catholic School Community for Your Family
View a Complete Listing of Our Schools By Region
City of Chicago
Academy of St. Benedict the African
6020 S. Laflin St., Chicago, IL 60636 (773) 776-3316
Alphonsus Academy and Center for the Arts 1439 W. Wellington Ave., Chicago, IL 60657 (773) 892-1397
3750 E. 112th St., Chicago, IL 60617 (773) 375-5711
Augustus Tolton Catholic Academy 7120 S. Calumet Ave., Chicago, IL 60619 (773) 224-3811
3700 S. Lowe Ave., Chicago, IL 60609 (773) 376-6223
Chicago Jesuit Academy, 3rd-8th grade 5058 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60644 (773) 638-6103
1900 W. Taylor St., Chicago, IL 60612 (312) 243-8186
9240 S. Hoyne Ave., Chicago, IL 60643 (773) 779-3329
4223 W. 25th St., Chicago, IL 60623 (773) 762-1542
Old St. Patrick’s Campus, preschool-3rd grade 120 S. Desplaines St., Chicago, IL 60661 (312) 466-0700 Holy Name Cathedral Campus, 4th-8th grade 751 N. State St., Chicago, IL 60654 (312) 466-0700
750 E. 40th St., Chicago, IL 60653 (773) 624-0727
8739 S. Exchange Ave., Chicago, IL 60617 (773) 375-4674
7263 W. Talcott Ave., Chicago, IL 60631 (773) 775-0545
Immaculate Conception St. Joseph School North Park Campus, preschool– 3rd grade 1431 N. North Park Ave., Chicago, IL 60610 Hill Street Campus, 4th – 8th grade 363 W Hill St., Chicago, IL 60610 (312) 944-0304
1537 N. Lawndale Ave., Chicago, IL 60651 (773) 227-1140
6216 N. Glenwood Ave., Chicago, IL 60660 (773) 743-6277
1474 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60605 (312) 386-1560
2446 N. Ridgeway Ave., Chicago, IL 60647 (773) 342-0170
9050 S. Burley Ave., Chicago, IL 60617 (773) 768-0999
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Academy 720 W. Belmont Ave., Chicago, IL 60657 (773) 525-8779
Our Lady of Tepeyac Elementary School 2235 S. Albany Ave., Chicago, IL 60623 (773) 522-0024
Our Lady of the Snows Catholic School 4810 S. Leamington Ave., Chicago, IL 60638 (773) 735-4810
6143 W. Irving Park Rd., Chicago, IL 60634 (773) 736-8806
Pope John Paul II Catholic School 4325 S. Richmond St., Chicago, IL 60632 (773) 523-6161
6230 N. Lemont Ave., Chicago, IL 60646 (773) 736-0567
Queen of Angels Catholic Elementary School 4520 N. Western Ave., Chicago, IL 60625 (773) 769-4211
7130 S. Hamlin Ave., Chicago, IL 60629 (773) 582-4266
2926 E. 96th St., Chicago, IL 60617 (773) 768-3728
Sacred Heart – The Academy & Hardey Prep 6250 N. Sheridan Rd., Chicago, IL 60660 (773) 262-4446
San Miguel School Chicago, 6th-8th grade 1954 W. 48th St., Chicago, IL 60609 (773) 890-1481
2643 S. Central Park Ave., Chicago, IL 60623 (773) 522-0143
9037 S. Harper Ave., Chicago, IL 60619 (773) 734-1386
1710 W. Addison St., Chicago, IL 60613 (773) 248-2500
1332 N. Massasoit Ave., Chicago, IL 60651 (773) 626-2655
2211 W. 18th Pl., Chicago, IL 60608 (312) 829-4153
10121 S. Longwood Dr., Chicago, IL 60643 (773) 445-7711
4440 W. 83rd St., Chicago, IL 60652 (773) 884-2020
St. Benedict Preparatory School 3900 N. Leavitt St., Chicago, IL 60618 (773) 539-0066
5025 S. Kenneth Ave., Chicago, IL 60632 (773) 582-8083
2447 W. 112th St., Chicago, IL 60655 (773) 474-7820
3333 W. 110th St., Chicago, IL 60655 (773) 445-2969
2524 N. Orchard St., Chicago, IL 60614 (773) 348-8212
St. Constance Elementary School 5841 W. Strong St., Chicago, IL 60630 (773) 283-2311 |
St. Daniel the Prophet School
5337 S. Natoma Ave., Chicago, IL 60638 (773) 586-1225
4343 W. Sunnyside Ave., Chicago, IL 60630 (773) 736-9133
St. Elizabeth of the Trinity School 6040 W. Ardmore Ave., Chicago, IL 60646 773-763-7080
8734 S. Paulina St., Chicago, IL 60620 (773) 238-1757
7930 W. Foster Ave., Chicago, IL 60656 (773) 763-2235
3131 N. Mason Ave., Chicago, IL 60634 (773) 622-3022
3535 N. Panama Ave., Chicago, IL 60634 (773) 589-1000
4500 S. Wallace St., Chicago, IL 60609 (773) 268-6636
5515 S. Sawyer Ave., Chicago, IL 60629 (773) 737-3454
4854 W. Montana St., Chicago, IL 60639 (773) 237-7131
2347 W. Augusta Blvd., Chicago, IL 60622 (773) 486-1055
5614 N. Fairfield Ave., Chicago, IL 60659 (773) 561-5885
Santa Lucia Campus, Preschool-3rd Grade 3017 S. Wells St., Chicago, IL 60616 (312) 291-9023 Main Campus, 4th-8th Grade 2801 S. Princeton Ave., Chicago, IL 60616 (312) 842-7668
2511 W. Logan Blvd., Chicago, IL 60647 (773) 486-1334
St. John de la Salle Catholic Academy 10212 S. Vernon Ave., Chicago, IL 60628 (773) 785-2331
10200 S. Washtenaw Ave., Chicago, IL 60655 (773) 445-4737
2245 N. Southport Ave., Chicago, IL 60614 (773) 549-0909
7400 W. Touhy Ave., Chicago, IL 60631 (773) 631-2256
2252 W. Washington Blvd., Chicago, IL 60612 (312) 733-2252
St. Margaret of Scotland School 9833 S. Throop St., Chicago, IL 60643 (773) 238-1088
St. Mary and St. Thomas Catholic Schools 5525 N. Magnolia Ave., Chicago, IL 60640 (773) 271-8655
1810 N. Hermitage Ave., Chicago, IL 60622 (773) 486-0119
St. Mary of the Woods Catholic School 6959 N. Hiawatha Ave., Chicago, IL 60646 (773) 763-7577
St. Mary Star of the Sea School 6424 S. Kenneth Ave., Chicago, IL 60629 (773) 767-6160
4910 N. Claremont Ave., Chicago, IL 60625 (773) 784-0999
5115 N. Mont Clare Ave., Chicago, IL 60656 (773) 631-7880
2200 W. Rice St., Chicago, IL 60622 (773) 384-7243
St. Nicholas of Tolentine School 3741 W. 62nd St., Chicago, IL 60629 (773) 735-0772
2110 E. 72nd St., Chicago, IL 60649 (773) 288-1138
1919 S. Ashland Ave., Chicago, IL 60608 (312) 226-1590
1625 S. Allport St., Chicago, IL 60608 (312) 421-5135
St. Robert Bellarmine Catholic School 6036 W. Eastwood Ave., Chicago, IL 60630 (773) 725-5133
7801 S. Throop St., Chicago, IL 60620 (773) 483-5000
1255 N. Noble St., Chicago, IL 60642 (773) 278-4560
3027 W. Palmer Blvd., Chicago, IL 60647 (773) 772-5222
St. Symphorosa Catholic School 6125 S. Austin Ave., Chicago, IL 60638 (773) 585-6888
St. Therese Chinese Catholic School St. Therese Campus, Preschool-5th Grade 247 W. 23rd St., Chicago, IL 60616 (312) 326-2837 St. Barbara Campus, 6th-8th Grade 2859 S. Throop St., Chicago, IL 60608 (312) 326-6243
St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic School 5467 S. Woodlawn Ave., Chicago, IL 60615 (773) 667-1142
4140 W. Addison St., Chicago, IL 60641 (773) 545-2173
St. Walter- St. Benedict School Chicago Campus, preschool-4th grade 11741 S. Western Ave., Chicago, IL 60643 (773) 445-8850 Blue Island Campus, 5th-8th Grade 2324 New St., Blue Island, IL 60406 (708) 385-2016
2559 N. Sayre Ave., Chicago, IL 60707 (773) 637-5130
900 W. Garfield Blvd., Chicago, IL 60609 (773) 373-5200 |
Suburban Cook County
The Academy at St. Joan of Arc
9245 Lawndale Ave., Evanston, IL 60203 (847) 972-1003
601 Van Buren St., Oak Park, IL 60304 (708) 386-7282
Cardinal Joseph Bernardin Catholic School 9250 W. 167th St., Orland Hills, IL 60487 (708) 403-6525
Divine Providence Catholic School 2500 Mayfair Ave., Westchester, IL 60154 (708) 562-2258
11550 Bell Rd., Lemont, IL 60439 (630) 243-1995
2515 Palatine Rd., Inverness, IL 60067 (847) 907-3452
1101 Douglas Ave., Flossmoor, IL 60422 (708) 799-5200
1352 S. Cumberland Ave., Park Ridge, IL 60068 (847) 825-2500
9536 S. Millard Ave., Evergreen Park, IL 60805 (708) 422-8280
3620 S. 57th Ct., Cicero, IL 60804 (708) 652-0262
1123 Church St., Glenview, IL 60025 (847) 724-6990
Our Lady of the Wayside School 432 S. Mitchell Ave., Arlington Heights, IL 60005 (847) 255-0050
1120 Washington St., Evanston, IL 60202 (847) 475-5678
Queen of Martyrs Catholic School 3550 W. 103rd St., Evergreen Park, IL 60805 (708) 422-1540
690 Elk Grove Blvd., Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 (847) 437-3322
1095 Gage St., Winnetka, IL 60093 (847) 446-0005
The School of Saints Faith, Hope & Charity 180 Ridge Ave., Winnetka, IL 60093 (847) 446-0031
1501 Chicago Rd., Chicago Heights, IL 60411 (708) 756-2333
St. Albert the Great Catholic School 5535 W. State Rd., Burbank, IL 60459 (708) 424-7757
7025 W. 126th St., Palos Heights, IL 60463 (708) 448-0408
St. Alphonsus Liguori Catholic School 411 N. Wheeling Rd., Prospect Heights, IL 60070 (847) 255-5538
St. Alphonsus/St. Patrick School 20W145 Davey Rd., Lemont, IL 60439 (630) 783-2220
2510 Ashland Ave., Evanston, IL 60201 (847) 864-2650
St. Catherine – St. Lucy School 27 Washington Blvd., Oak Park, IL 60302 (708) 386-5286
3425 Thornwood Ave., Glenview, IL 60026 (847) 724-2240
St. Catherine of Alexandria School 10621 S. Kedvale Ave., Oak Lawn, IL 60453 (708) 425-5547
3017 N. 77th Ave., Elmwood Park, IL 60707 (708) 453-8234
14611 S. Keeler Ave., Midlothian, IL 60445 (708) 385-8776
700 W. 55th St., La Grange, IL 60525 (708) 352-4820
607 Sobieski St Lemont, IL 60439 (630) 257-6488 |
St. Damian School
5300 W. 155th St., Oak Forest, IL 60452 (708) 687-4230
1400 E. Central Rd., Mount Prospect, IL 60056 (847) 296-3490
St. Frances of Rome Catholic School 1401 S. Austin Blvd., Cicero, IL 60804 (708) 652-2277
145 N. Waiola Ave., La Grange, IL 60525 (708) 352-2175
6700 W. 176th St., Tinley Park, IL 60477 (708) 532-2626
9320 S. 55th Ct., Oak Lawn, IL 60453 (708) 422-0121
9735 S. Kolin Ave., Oak Lawn, IL 60453 (708) 425-6063
1034 N. Linden Ave., Oak Park, IL 60302 (708) 383-6279
255 Flagstaff Ln., Hoffman Estates, IL 60169 (847) 885-7702
820 N. Arlington Heights Rd., Arlington Heights, IL 60004 (224) 345-7145
St. Francis Xavier Elementary & Middle School 808 Linden Ave., Wilmette, IL 60091 (847) 256-0644 St. Joseph Early Childhood 1740 Lake Ave., Wilmette, IL 60091 (847) 256-7870
8301 N. Harlem Ave., Niles, IL 60714 (847) 966-3266
St. John of the Cross Parish School 708 51st St., Western Springs, IL 60558 (708) 246-4454
St. John the Evangelist Catholic School 513 Parkside Cir., Streamwood, IL 60107 (630) 837-6500 ext. 200
27 N. Lavergne Ave., Northlake, IL 60164 (708) 562-1466
3322 Clarence Ave., Berwyn, IL 60402 (708) 749-3666
10400 S. Lawler Ave., Oak Lawn, IL 60453 (708) 425-1656
519 Ashland Ave., River Forest, IL 60305 (708) 366-8587
97 Herrick Rd., Riverside, IL 60546 (708) 442-5747
14355 Highland Ave., Orland Park, IL 60462 (708) 349-0068
1817 Walters Ave., Northbrook, IL 60062 (847) 272-0051
9000 S. 86th Ave., Hickory Hills, IL 60457 (708) 598-8200
St. Paul of the Cross Catholic School 140 S. Northwest Hwy., Park Ridge, IL 60068 (847) 825-6366
300 S. Elmhurst Ave., Mount Prospect, IL 60056 (847) 253-8555
445 N. Benton St., Palatine, IL 60067 (847) 359-1820
1515 N. Lathrop Ave., River Forest, IL 60305 (708) 771-5905
St. Walter- St. Benedict School Chicago Campus, preschool-4th grade 11741 S. Western Ave., Chicago, IL 60643 (773) 445-8850 Blue Island Campus, 5th-8th Grade 2324 New St., Blue Island, IL 60406 (708) 385-2016 |
Lake County
13911 W. Laurel Dr., Lake Forest, IL 60045 (847) 247-0035
316 West Mill St., Wauconda, IL 60084 (847) 526-6311
510 Grand Ave., Waukegan, IL 60085 (847) 623-4110
10601 W. Wadsworth Rd., Beach Park, IL 60099 (847) 746-3722
Prince of Peace Catholic School 135 S. Milwaukee Ave., Lake Villa, IL 60046 (847) 356-6111
Primary Grade Center, 2yr-old preschool-3rd grade 900 W. Everett Rd., Lake Forest, IL 60045 (847) 283-9800 Upper Grade Center, 4th-8th grade 185 E. Illinois Rd., Lake Forest, IL 60045 (847) 234-0371 |
629 W. Glen Flora Ave., Waukegan, IL 60085 (847) 623-8320
319 Franklin St., Barrington, IL 60010 (847) 381-0311
St. Francis de Sales Catholic School 11 S. Buesching Rd., Lake Zurich, IL 60047 (847) 438-7921
231 E. Belvidere Rd., Grayslake, IL 60030 (847) 223-8600
221 Park Pl., Libertyville, IL 60048 (847) 362-0730
50 N. Buffalo Grove Rd., Buffalo Grove, IL 60089 (847) 459-6270
15020 W. Wadsworth Rd., Wadsworth, IL 60083 (847) 623-8446 |