Photo: File:Chicago River ferry.jpg: John Picken derivative work: Georgfotoart · CC BY 2.0Chicago’s public schools score below 66% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation
On the state reading tests, 21% of Chicago’s students scored proficient, below the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Chicago, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.
From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Chicago’s schools, in brief
Results trail the state
In spring 2021, 21% of tested students were proficient in reading and 18% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
83% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Chicago Public School District 299 spends $24,330 per student and Maine Township High School District 207 $29,333, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
409 elementary schools, then 87 high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
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Bruno and Richard School (private), Our Lady of Mount Carmel Academy (private), Bridgeport Catholic Academy (private), North Park Elementary School (private), Gems World Academy Chicago (private), St. Monica Academy (private), St. Nicholas Cathedral School (private), Leo Catholic High School (private), St. Ethelreda Elementary School (private), Providence ST. Mel School (private), St. Malachy Elementary School (private), Chicago Jewish Day School (private), St. Procopius School (private), St. Thomas the Apostle (private), St. Gall Elementary School (private), St. Ann School (private), St. Robert Bellarmine School (private), St. James Lutheran School (private), Pope Francis Global Academy (private), Midwestern Christian Academy (private), St. Ferdinand Parish School (private), St. Angela School (private), St. John de la Salle Catholic Academy (private), Our Lady of Tepayac Elementary School (private), St. Viator Elementary School (private), Holy Angels (private), Annunciata School (private), St. Sabina Academy (private), St. Mary Star of the Sea School (private), Queen of the Universe School (private), German International School Chicago (private), St. Gabriel Elementary School (private), St. Elizabeth of the Trinity (private), Icc Elementary School (private), Cheder Lubavitch Hebrew Day School (private), Our Lady of Grace School (private), Our Lady of Guadalupe School (private), St. John Lutheran School (private), Maternity BVM Elementary School (private), Immaculate Conception School - Exchange (private), St. Francis de Sales High School (private), St. Stanislaus Kostka School (private), St. Francis Borgia School (private), Chicago West Side Christian School (private), Guidepost Montessori at Magnificent Mile (private), Lubavitch Mesivta of Chicago (private), St. Genevieve School (private), The Chicago Academy for the Arts (private), Akiba-Schechter Jewish Day School (private), Guidance Educational Academy (private), Our Lady of Tepeyac High School (private), Childrens Land on Belmont (private), St. Pius V School (private), St. Walter School (private), Sacred Heart School-96Th (private), St. Constance School (private), Our Lady of the Snows School (private), Kid'z Colony (private), Pui Tak Christian School (private), Wolcott School (private), Chicago City Day School (private), St. Jerome School (private), Pope John Paul II Catholic School (private), Urban Prairie (private), Icci Academy (private), Urban Prairie Waldorf School (private), Raekwon's Scholastic Daycare Academy LLC (private), Visitation Catholic School (private), South Loop Montessori School (private), St. Hilary School (private), Brickton Montessori School (private), Hanna Sacks Bais Yaakov High School (private), French American School of Chicago (private), Children of Peace School (private), Grace Lutheran School (private), Montessori Foundations of Chgo (private), Pilgrim Lutheran School (private), Josephinum Academy of the Sacred Heart (private), Andersonville Montessori (private), St. Philip Neri Elementary School (private), All Day Montessori (private), Yeshiva Gedola of the Midwest/Yeshiva Eitz Chaim (private), Lubavitch Girls High School (private), Oakdale Christian Academy & Child Care Center (private), Bethesda International Academy (private), Montessori Learning Center of Edison Park (private), Altus Academy (private), St. Paul Lutheran School (private), San Miguel School (private), Chicago Free School (private), Ucan Academy (private), Ucan Academy-South (private), Abc Academy (private), New Horizon Center (private), Yeshivas Kesser Yonah (private), Yeshivas Meor Hatorah of Chicago (private), Beverly Montessori School (private), Esperanza Therapeutic School (private), Hyde Park Day School (private), City Garden Waldorf School (private), Los Pequenos Angelitos (private), University Village Montessori School (private), Les Finch's Learning Tree Day (private), Northshore Adventist Academy (private), Fusion Academy Lincoln Park (private), St. Bede the Venerable (private), Genesis Scholars Academy (private), Kids in Harmony Day School (private), Knapp School and Yeshiva (private), St. Paul Lutheran School (private), Ravenswood Christian School (private), St. Jerome School, Santa Lucia Campus (private), Gateway Montessori School (private), St. Philip Lutheran School (private), Good Shepherd Christian Academy (private), Humboldt Park Montessori School (private), Sauganash Montessori School (private), Lawrence Hall School (private), Futureworld NFP (private), Fantasy Island School for Kids (private), Prairie Land Montessori (private), Chicago SDA Elementary School (private), Kc's Academy (private), St. Luke Academy (private), Cambridge Classical Academy (private), CS Academy (private), Casa Dei Bambini Montessori of Mayfair (private), Midwest Academy for Gifted Ed NFP (private), Greater Rock Gifted Learning Academy (private), Hope Excel Reaching the World Academy (private), Scuola Italiana Enrico Fermi (private), Redwood Day School (private), Pactt Learning Center (private), Chicago Friends School (private), Thresholds (private), Judah Foundational Comm School (private), Wee Care Nursery School (private), Metropolitan Schoolhouse (private), Changing Oasis, Inc (private), All Aboard Learning Express (private), Christ Lutheran School (private), The Chicago Lighthouse Childrens Development Cente (private), Pathways Academy for Special Education (private), CS Academy College Prep (private), The Family Matters School (private), Christian S.T.E.M. Scholars Academy (private), Chicago Prep Elearning & Elite Sports Academy (private), Dank Haus Kinderschule (private), Christ the King Lutheran School (private), South Central Community Services - South Shore (private), Stair Step Villa Nursery & Kindergarten (private), Grace Lutheran School (private), A.S.B. Educational Institute (private), Near the Pier Development Center (private), South Central School Main Campus (private), Misericordia School (private) and Chance After Chance College Preparatory (private) are in town. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Chicago’s grade
C: better than 34% of Illinois school districts, #553 of 768 Illinois towns. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Chicago, with each school’s own grade.
Parts of Chicago (19% and 9% of its land) are served by Community High School District 218 and Leyden Community High School District 212 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Three districts serve Chicago
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Chicago vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Chicago’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago | C | Chicago Public School District 299 PK–12 · Maine Township High School District 207 9–12 · Township High School District 214 9–12 |
| Leyden | C− | Mannheim School District 83 PK–8 · Leyden Community High School District 212 9–12 |
| Maine | A− | Des Plaines Community Consolidated School District 62 PK–8 · Park Ridge Consolidated Community School District 64 PK–8 · East Maine School District 63 PK–8 |
| Rosemont | B+ | Rosemont Elementary School District 78 PK–8 · Des Plaines Community Consolidated School District 62 PK–8 · Leyden Community High School District 212 9–12 |
| Worth | C | Community High School District 218 |
| Schiller Park | C | Schiller Park School District 81 PK–8 · Leyden Community High School District 212 9–12 |
| Niles | A− | Niles Township Community High School District 219 |
| Calumet | C− | Calumet Public School District 132 PK–8 · General George Patton School District 133 PK–8 · Cook County School District 130 PK–8 |
| Stickney | C− | Burbank School District 111 PK–8 · Central Stickney School District 110 PK–8 · Reavis Township High School District 220 9–12 |
| Park Ridge | A | Park Ridge Consolidated Community School District 64 PK–8 · Maine Township High School District 207 9–12 |
| Elk Grove | B | Community Consolidated School District 59 PK–8 · Township High School District 214 9–12 |
| Niles (village) | B+ | Niles Elementary School District 71 PK–8 · East Maine School District 63 PK–8 · Maine Township High School District 207 9–12 |
| Des Plaines | A− | Des Plaines Community Consolidated School District 62 PK–8 · Maine Township High School District 207 9–12 |
| Thornton | C− | Thornton Township High School District 205 9–12 · Thornton Fractional Township High School District 215 9–12 |
| Burnham | C− | Calumet City School District 155 PK–8 · Burnham School District 154-5 K–8 · Thornton Fractional Township High School District 215 9–12 |
| Franklin Park | C+ | Mannheim School District 83 PK–8 · Franklin Park School District 84 PK–8 · Leyden Community High School District 212 9–12 |
| Riverdale | D | Dolton School District 148 PK–8 · General George Patton School District 133 PK–8 · Thornton Township High School District 205 9–12 |
| Cicero | D | Cicero School District 99 PK–8 · J. Sterling Morton High School District 201 9–12 |
| Addison | C+ | Addison School District 4 PK–8 · Bensenville School District 2 PK–8 · Fenton Community High School District 100 9–12 |
| Bensenville | B− | Bensenville School District 2 PK–8 · Fenton Community High School District 100 9–12 |
| Skokie | B+ | Skokie School District 68 K–8 · Niles Township Community High School District 219 9–12 |
| Merrionette Park | C | Atwood Heights School District 125 PK–8 · Community High School District 218 9–12 |
| Evergreen Park | B− | Evergreen Park Elementary School District 124 PK–8 · Evergreen Park Community High School District 231 9–12 |
| Calumet Park | C− | Calumet Public School District 132 PK–8 · Community High School District 218 9–12 |
| Bedford Park | — | Burbank School District 111 PK–8 · Summit School District 104 PK–8 · Reavis Township High School District 220 9–12 |
| Lincolnwood | A− | Lincolnwood School District 74 PK–8 · Niles Township Community High School District 219 9–12 |
| Evanston | A− | Evanston Community Consolidated School District 65 PK–8 · Evanston Township High School District 202 9–12 |
| Lyons | A− | Lyons Township High School District 204 9–12 · Argo Community High School District 217 9–12 |
| Stickney (village) | C− | Central Stickney School District 110 PK–8 · Lyons School District 103 PK–8 · J. Sterling Morton High School District 201 9–12 |
| Summit | C− | Summit School District 104 PK–8 · Argo Community High School District 217 9–12 |
| Norwood Park | A− | Norridge School District 80 PK–8 · Union Ridge School District 86 PK–8 · Ridgewood Community High School District 234 9–12 |
| Oak Lawn | C+ | Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123 PK–8 · Ridgeland School District 122 PK–8 · Oak Lawn Community High School District 229 9–12 |
| Blue Island | C− | Cook County School District 130 PK–8 · Community High School District 218 9–12 |
| Elmwood Park | B− | Elmwood Park Community Unit School District 401 |
| Elk Grove Village | A− | Community Consolidated School District 59 PK–8 · Schaumburg Community Consolidated School District 54 PK–8 · Township High School District 214 9–12 |
| Burbank | C | Burbank School District 111 PK–8 · Reavis Township High School District 220 9–12 |
| Oak Park | — | Oak Park Elementary School District 97 PK–8 · Oak Park and River Forest District 200 9–12 |
| Oak Park (village) | A | Oak Park Elementary School District 97 PK–8 · Oak Park and River Forest District 200 9–12 |
| Forest View | — | Central Stickney School District 110 PK–8 · Summit School District 104 PK–8 · Lyons School District 103 PK–8 |
| Dolton | D | Dolton School District 149 PK–8 · Dolton School District 148 PK–8 · Thornton Township High School District 205 9–12 |
| Alsip | C− | Alsip-Hazelgreen-Oaklawn School District 126 PK–8 · Cook County School District 130 PK–8 · Community High School District 218 9–12 |
6 of the 40 neighbors share Maine Township High School District 207 with Chicago for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades. Hammond, IN and North, IN border Chicago but are graded on their own state’s tests, so they’re left out.
Every school in Chicago
840 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Left off: 23 public programs with fewer than 25 students (IL Center for Rehab & Educ-R, Cook Co Juvenile Det -York Alt HS, Cook Co Juvenile-Jefferson Alt HS, Northside Learning Center, Vaughn Occupational High School, Graham R Training Center, Peace and Education Coalition HS, Simpson Acad HS for Young Women, Southside Occupational Acad HS, Excel Academy - Englewood HS, Camelot Safe Academy School, Excel Academy - Southwest HS, Excel Academy of South Shore, Pathways in Education Brighton Pa, Ombudsman Chicago West, Ombudsman Chicago Northwest, Pathways in Education Avondale, Ombudsman Chicago South, Pathways in Education Ashburn, Ombudsman Chicago - Roseland HS, Pathways in Education - Humboldt, Chicago Excel Academy HS and Excel Safe Academy West). 7 duplicate private-school records merged.
Questions about Chicago’s schools
Are Chicago’s schools good?
On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Chicago children attend score below 66% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade, #553 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 30%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Chicago in?
Chicago Public School District 299, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 324,130 students in 621 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Chicago are served by Community High School District 218 and Leyden Community High School District 212.
Where do Chicago kids go to high school?
One of 87 high schools, depending on your address: Lane Technical High School, Taft High School, Curie Metropolitan High School, Kenwood Academy High School, Young Magnet High School, Lincoln Park High School, Jones College Prep High School, Mather High School, Thomas Kelly College Preparatory, Hubbard High School, Von Steuben Metro Science HS, Kennedy High School, Juarez Community Academy HS, Senn High School, Washington G High School, Amundsen High School, Lake View High School, Morgan Park High School, Lindblom Math & Science Acad HS, Solorio Academy High School, Payton College Preparatory HS, Schurz High School, Steinmetz College Prep HS, Westinghouse High School, Prosser Career Academy HS, Roosevelt High School, Simeon Career Academy High School, North-Grand High School, Northside College Preparatory Hs, Hancock College Preparatory HS, Back of The Yards IB HS, Brooks College Prep Academy HS, Goode STEM Academy HS, Hyde Park Academy High School, Chicago HS for Agricult Sciences, King College Prep High School, Englewood STEM High School, Sullivan High School, Clemente Community Academy HS, Disney II Magnet HS, Bogan High School, Chicago Vocational Career Acad HS, Foreman High School, South Shore Intl Col Prep HS, Chicago Academy High School, Chicago HS for the Arts, Kelvyn Park High School, Marine Leadership Academy - Ames, Walter Henri Dyett HS for Arts, Rickover Naval Academy High Schl, Ogden Int High School, Farragut Career Academy HS, Phillips Academy High School, Clark Acad Prep Magnet High Schl, Julian High School, Corliss High School, Infinity Math Science & Tech HS, Carver Military Academy HS, Wells Community Academy HS, Gage Park High School, World Language High School, Alcott College Prep, Phoenix Military Academy HS, Orr Academy High School, Dunbar Vocational Career Acad HS, Richards Career Academy HS, Chicago Technology Academy HS, Fenger Academy High School, Crane Medical Prep HS, Tilden Career Communty Academy HS, Multicultural Arts High School, Bowen High School, School of Social Justice HS, Marshall Metropolitan High School, Collins Academy STEAM High School, Uplift Community High School, Harlan Community Academy HS, Chicago Military Academy HS, Manley Career Academy High School, Austin College and Career Acad HS, Hirsch Metropolitan High School, Air Force Acad High School, Raby High School, Bronzeville Scholastic HS, Spry Community Links High School, Williams Medical Prep High Sch and Douglass Academy High School.
What is Chicago’s graduation rate?
83% of the class of 2023 in Chicago Public School District 299 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Chicago spend per student?
$24,330 in Chicago Public School District 299, $29,333 in Maine Township High School District 207 and $27,472 in Township High School District 214 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Chicago?
Yes: Univ of Chicago Lab School (nonsectarian, grades PK–12, 2,192 students), St. Ignatius College Prep (Catholic, grades 9–12, 1,492 students), Depaul College Prep (Catholic, grades 9–12, 1,245 students), Joan Dachs Bais Yaakov Elementary School (religious · all-girls, grades PK–8, 891 students), Frances Xavier Warde School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 857 students), Latin School of Chicago Upper (nonsectarian, grades 5–12, 806 students), Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School (catholic · all-girls, grades 9–12, 794 students), De la Salle Institute - Institute Campus (Catholic, grades 9–12, 765 students), Lycee Francais de Chicago (nonsectarian, grades PK–12, 762 students), British International School of Chicago South Loop (nonsectarian, grades PK–12, 674 students), BR Rice High School (catholic · all-boys, grades 9–12, 658 students), St. Benedict Preparatory School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 625 students), Mount Carmel High School (catholic · all-boys, grades 9–12, 588 students), Sacred Heart Schools (Catholic, grades PK–8, 583 students), St. Juliana School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 560 students), Yeshivas Tiferes Tzvi (religious · all-boys, grades K–8, 550 students), Near North Montessori (nonsectarian, grades PK–8, 549 students), Immaculate Conception School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 542 students), Cristo Rey Jesuit High School (Catholic, grades 9–12, 537 students), British International School of Chicago, Lincoln P (nonsectarian, grades PK–5, 529 students), St. John Fisher Elementary School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 510 students), St. Clement School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 488 students), St. Barnabas Elementary School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 484 students), St. Christina School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 471 students), Catherine Cook School (nonsectarian, grades PK–8, 466 students), Resurrection College Prep High School (catholic · all-girls, grades 9–12, 454 students), St. Nicholas Tolentine School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 448 students), Frances Xavier Warde School (Catholic, grades 4–8, 426 students), Old St. Marys School (Catholic, grades K–8, 419 students), Christ the King Elementary School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 414 students), St. Rita of Cascia High School (catholic · all-boys, grades 9–12, 405 students), Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School (religious, grades PK–8, 389 students), St. Andrew School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 378 students), Christ the King Jesuit College Preparatory School (Catholic, grades 9–12, 375 students), The Latin School of Chicago (nonsectarian, grades K–4, 371 students), St. Mary of the Woods School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 362 students), St. Josaphat School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 348 students), Bennett Day School (nonsectarian, grades PK–12, 344 students), Rogers Park Montessori School (nonsectarian, grades PK–8, 331 students), Northside Catholic Academy (Catholic, grades PK–8, 314 students), Daystar Academy (religious, grades PK–12, 306 students), Chicago Waldorf School (nonsectarian, grades PK–12, 305 students), Holy Trinity High School (Catholic, grades 9–12, 292 students), Chicago Hope Academy (religious, grades 9–12, 291 students), Daystar Academy (religious, grades PK–12, 283 students), St. John Berchmans School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 283 students), Queen of Angels Elementary School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 282 students), Academy of St. Benedict the African (Catholic, grades PK–8, 279 students), Montessori Academy of Chicago (nonsectarian, grades PK–6, 272 students), St. Matthias School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 271 students), St. Edward School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 270 students), St. Agnes of Bohemia School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 270 students), St. Symphorosa School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 260 students), Intercultural Montessori Language School (nonsectarian, grades PK–8, 248 students), Chicago Jesuit Academy (Catholic, grades 3–8, 246 students), STS. Bruno and Richard School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 241 students), Our Lady of Mount Carmel Academy (Catholic, grades PK–8, 241 students), Bridgeport Catholic Academy (Catholic, grades PK–8, 239 students), North Park Elementary School (nonsectarian, grades K–8, 237 students), Gems World Academy Chicago (nonsectarian, grades PK–12, 231 students), St. Monica Academy (Catholic, grades PK–8, 231 students), St. Nicholas Cathedral School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 228 students), Leo Catholic High School (catholic · all-boys, grades 9–12, 228 students), St. Ethelreda Elementary School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 227 students), Providence ST. Mel School (nonsectarian, grades PK–12, 225 students), St. Malachy Elementary School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 221 students), Chicago Jewish Day School (religious, grades PK–8, 220 students), St. Procopius School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 218 students), St. Thomas the Apostle (Catholic, grades PK–8, 217 students), St. Gall Elementary School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 215 students), St. Ann School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 210 students), St. Robert Bellarmine School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 205 students), St. James Lutheran School (religious, grades PK–8, 204 students), Pope Francis Global Academy (Catholic, grades PK–8, 202 students), Midwestern Christian Academy (religious, grades PK–8, 201 students), St. Ferdinand Parish School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 199 students), St. Angela School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 192 students), St. John de la Salle Catholic Academy (Catholic, grades PK–8, 190 students), Our Lady of Tepayac Elementary School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 187 students), St. Viator Elementary School (Catholic, grades K–8, 186 students), Holy Angels (Catholic, grades PK–8, 185 students), Annunciata School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 180 students), St. Sabina Academy (Catholic, grades PK–8, 179 students), St. Mary Star of the Sea School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 179 students), Queen of the Universe School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 174 students), German International School Chicago (nonsectarian, grades PK–8, 173 students), St. Gabriel Elementary School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 172 students), St. Elizabeth of the Trinity (Catholic, grades PK–8, 171 students), Icc Elementary School (religious, grades PK–8, 168 students), Cheder Lubavitch Hebrew Day School (religious · all-girls, grades K–8, 167 students), Our Lady of Grace School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 166 students), Our Lady of Guadalupe School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 165 students), St. John Lutheran School (religious, grades PK–8, 162 students), Maternity BVM Elementary School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 160 students), Immaculate Conception School - Exchange (Catholic, grades K–8, 158 students), St. Francis de Sales High School (Catholic, grades 9–12, 155 students), St. Stanislaus Kostka School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 153 students), St. Francis Borgia School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 151 students), Chicago West Side Christian School (religious, grades PK–8, 150 students), Guidepost Montessori at Magnificent Mile (nonsectarian, grades K–6, 150 students), Lubavitch Mesivta of Chicago (religious · all-boys, grades 9–11, 150 students), St. Genevieve School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 149 students), The Chicago Academy for the Arts (nonsectarian, grades 9–12, 148 students), Akiba-Schechter Jewish Day School (religious, grades PK–8, 143 students), Guidance Educational Academy (religious, grades PK–8, 142 students), Our Lady of Tepeyac High School (catholic · all-girls, grades 9–12, 141 students), Childrens Land on Belmont (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 140 students), St. Pius V School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 135 students), St. Walter School (Catholic, grades PK–4, 133 students), Sacred Heart School-96Th (Catholic, grades PK–8, 133 students), St. Constance School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 132 students), Our Lady of the Snows School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 132 students), Kid'z Colony (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 132 students), Pui Tak Christian School (religious, grades PK–8, 132 students), Wolcott School (special education, grades 9–12, 130 students), Chicago City Day School (nonsectarian, grades K–8, 130 students), St. Jerome School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 128 students), Pope John Paul II Catholic School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 128 students), Urban Prairie (nonsectarian, grades PK–8, 126 students), Icci Academy (religious, grades K–8, 126 students), Urban Prairie Waldorf School (nonsectarian, grades PK–8, 124 students), Raekwon's Scholastic Daycare Academy LLC (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 123 students), Visitation Catholic School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 122 students), South Loop Montessori School (nonsectarian, grades PK–2, 121 students), St. Hilary School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 120 students), Brickton Montessori School (nonsectarian, grades PK–8, 119 students), Hanna Sacks Bais Yaakov High School (religious · all-girls, grades 9–12, 115 students), French American School of Chicago (nonsectarian, grades K–12, 112 students), Children of Peace School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 110 students), Grace Lutheran School (religious, grades PK–8, 105 students), Montessori Foundations of Chgo (nonsectarian, grades PK–6, 99 students), Pilgrim Lutheran School (religious, grades PK–8, 96 students), Josephinum Academy of the Sacred Heart (catholic · all-girls, grades 9–12, 90 students), Andersonville Montessori (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 88 students), St. Philip Neri Elementary School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 86 students), All Day Montessori (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 85 students), Yeshiva Gedola of the Midwest/Yeshiva Eitz Chaim (religious · all-boys, grades 9–12, 82 students), Lubavitch Girls High School (religious · all-girls, grades 9–12, 79 students), Oakdale Christian Academy & Child Care Center (religious, grades PK–8, 79 students), Bethesda International Academy (religious, grades PK–8, 78 students), Montessori Learning Center of Edison Park (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 77 students), Altus Academy (Catholic, grades 1–8, 76 students), St. Paul Lutheran School (religious, grades PK–8, 74 students), San Miguel School (Catholic, grades 6–8, 70 students), Chicago Free School (nonsectarian, grades PK–8, 68 students), Ucan Academy (special education, grades 5–12, 67 students), Ucan Academy-South (special education, grades 2–12, 67 students), Abc Academy (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 67 students), New Horizon Center (special education, grades K–12, 66 students), Yeshivas Kesser Yonah (religious · all-boys, grades 9–12, 65 students), Yeshivas Meor Hatorah of Chicago (religious · all-boys, grades 9–12, 65 students), Beverly Montessori School (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 65 students), Esperanza Therapeutic School (special education, grades 3–12, 64 students), Hyde Park Day School (special education, grades 2–8, 62 students), City Garden Waldorf School (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 61 students), Los Pequenos Angelitos (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 60 students), University Village Montessori School (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 58 students), Les Finch's Learning Tree Day (religious, grades PK–K, 58 students), Northshore Adventist Academy (religious, grades PK–10, 57 students), Fusion Academy Lincoln Park (nonsectarian, grades 6–12, 57 students), St. Bede the Venerable (Catholic, grades 2–8, 56 students), Genesis Scholars Academy (religious, grades PK–12, 55 students), Kids in Harmony Day School (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 54 students), Knapp School and Yeshiva (special education, grades 4–12, 54 students), St. Paul Lutheran School (religious, grades PK–8, 53 students), Ravenswood Christian School (religious, grades PK–12, 53 students), St. Jerome School, Santa Lucia Campus (Catholic, grades PK–3, 52 students), Gateway Montessori School (nonsectarian, grades PK–6, 52 students), St. Philip Lutheran School (religious, grades PK–8, 50 students), Good Shepherd Christian Academy (religious, grades PK–8, 50 students), Humboldt Park Montessori School (nonsectarian, grades PK–6, 49 students), Sauganash Montessori School (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 49 students), Lawrence Hall School (special education, grades 4–12, 45 students), Futureworld NFP (nonsectarian, grades K–12, 45 students), Fantasy Island School for Kids (Catholic, grades PK–K, 45 students), Prairie Land Montessori (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 41 students), Chicago SDA Elementary School (religious, grades PK–8, 40 students), Kc's Academy (nonsectarian, grades PK–2, 40 students), St. Luke Academy (religious, grades PK–2, 39 students), Cambridge Classical Academy (religious, grades PK–8, 38 students), CS Academy (religious, grades PK–12, 37 students), Casa Dei Bambini Montessori of Mayfair (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 35 students), Midwest Academy for Gifted Ed NFP (nonsectarian, grades K–10, 35 students), Greater Rock Gifted Learning Academy (religious, grades PK–K, 32 students), Hope Excel Reaching the World Academy (religious, grades PK–2, 31 students), Scuola Italiana Enrico Fermi (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 31 students), Redwood Day School (special education, grades 2–8, 31 students), Pactt Learning Center (special education, grades 4–12, 30 students), Chicago Friends School (religious, grades K–8, 29 students), Thresholds (special education, grades 9–12, 24 students), Judah Foundational Comm School (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 23 students), Wee Care Nursery School (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 23 students), Metropolitan Schoolhouse (special education, grades 1–12, 21 students), Changing Oasis, Inc (nonsectarian, grades 10–12, 21 students), All Aboard Learning Express (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 20 students), Christ Lutheran School (religious, grades PK–K, 20 students), The Chicago Lighthouse Childrens Development Cente (special education, grades K–12, 18 students), Pathways Academy for Special Education (religious, grades PK–12, 18 students), CS Academy College Prep (religious, grades K–12, 17 students), The Family Matters School (nonsectarian, grades PK–4, 14 students), Christian S.T.E.M. Scholars Academy (religious, grades K–8, 14 students), Chicago Prep Elearning & Elite Sports Academy (nonsectarian · all-boys, grades 10–12, 13 students), Dank Haus Kinderschule (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 13 students), Christ the King Lutheran School (religious, grades PK–8, 12 students), South Central Community Services - South Shore (special education, grades 9–12, 11 students), Stair Step Villa Nursery & Kindergarten (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 10 students), Grace Lutheran School (religious, grades 1–6, 8 students), A.S.B. Educational Institute (nonsectarian, grades 7–12, 8 students), Near the Pier Development Center (nonsectarian, grades K, 6 students), South Central School Main Campus (special education, grades 4–8, 6 students), Misericordia School (special education, grades 9–12, 5 students) and Chance After Chance College Preparatory (religious, grades K, 1 students). Chicago also has 117 charter schools, free and open by application.
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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.