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List of schools of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago

The following is a list of schools operated by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago, which covers Cook and Lake counties, followed by a list of former high schools closed after 1959 and former K-8 schools closed after 1983.

History
The school construction boom ended when Cardinal John Cody, archbishop at the time, decided to limit construction of Catholic schools in Lake County and suburban areas in Cook County. Between 1984 and 2004, the Office of Catholic Schools closed 148 schools and 10 school sites. By 2005, over 50% of the Chicago Archdiocese Catholic schools that existed in 1966 no longer did. In 1990 Bernardin stated that 18 schools were to close that year. He suggested that some parishes may change from having their own schools to having joint schools with other parishes, or regional schools. Ultimately 25 schools closed in 1990. In 1994 an additional 24 were shuttered. From 1990 to 2004, the number of Catholic schools shuttered exceeded 100. In January 2018, the archdiocese announced the closure of five of its schools. In January 2020, the archdiocese announced the permanent closure of five of its other schools. As of 2022, there are 33 Catholic high schools currently operating in Cook and Lake counties, seven all-girl high schools, seven all-boys high schools and 19 co-ed high schools. ==Schools==
Schools
9–12 schools ===9–12 schools in Chicago=== ;Near West and Northwest Sides • Cristo Rey Jesuit High SchoolHoly Trinity High SchoolSt. Ignatius College Preparatory SchoolOur Lady of Tepeyac High School (girls only) • Christ the King Jesuit College Prep High School ;North Side • DePaul College Prep – relaunch of former Gordon Tech High School, 2014 • Josephinum Academy (Near west/northwest side of Chicago) (girls only) • Resurrection High School (girls only) ;Far Northwest Side • Saint Patrick High School (boys only) ;Southwest Side • Brother Rice High School (boys only) • Marist High School (boys and girls) • Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School (girls only) • St. Rita of Cascia High School (boys only) ;South Side • De La Salle Institute (boys and girls attend separate campuses) • St. Francis de Sales High SchoolLeo Catholic High School (boys only) • Mount Carmel High School (boys only) 9–12 schools in Cook County This list excludes Chicago. ;Northern Cook County • Loyola Academy (Wilmette) • Notre Dame College Prep (Niles) (boys only) • Regina Dominican High School (Wilmette) (girls only) ;Northwest Cook County • St. Viator High School (Arlington Heights) ;Western Cook County • Fenwick High School (Oak Park) • Nazareth Academy (La Grange Park) • Trinity High School (River Forest) (girls only) ;Southwestern Cook County • St. Laurence High School (Burbank) (boys and girls) ;Southern Cook County • Marian Catholic High School (Chicago Heights) 9–12 schools in Lake CountyCarmel Catholic High School (Mundelein) • Cristo Rey St. Martin College Prep (Waukegan) • Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart (Lake Forest) (girls only) PK-8 schools PK-8 schools in Chicago PK-8 schools on the Near West and Northwest Sides • Children of Peace School • Epiphany School • Our Lady of Grace School • Our Lady of Tepeyac School • St. Agnes of Bohemia School • St. Angela School • St. Helen School • St. John Berchmans School • St. Malachy School • St. Mary of the Angels School • St. Nicholas Ukrainian Cathedral School • St. Patrick's Academy • St. Pius V School • St. Procopius School PK-8 schools on the North Side • Alphonsus Academy and Center for the Arts • Frances Xavier Warde School • In 1994 Holy Name School, which had been facing a decline in the number of enrolled students, merged into Warde, and the former Holy Name became Warde School, Old St. Patrick's Campus so it could house the increasing number of students at Xavier. • Immaculate Conception School (7263 West Talcott Avenue) • Mount Carmel Academy • Northside Catholic Academy • Queen of All Saints School • Queen of Angels School • St. Andrew School • St. Benedict School • St. Clement School • St. Clement, located in Lincoln Park, is the parish school of St. Clement Church • St. Eugene School • St. Hilary School • St. Josaphat School • St. Juliana School • St. Margaret Mary School • St. Mary of the Angels School • St. Mary's, located in Bucktown, is the parish school of St. Mary of the Angels Church • St. Mary of the Lake School • St. Mary of the Woods School • St. Matthias/Transfiguration School • The school, in the Lincoln Square community, is the parish school of the St. Matthias and Transfiguration of Our Lord parishes. the former Transfiguration School consolidated into St. Matthias in 2002; The St. Matthias building became the site of St. Matthias/Transfiguration as the Transfiguration building closed • St. Thomas of Canterbury School PK-8 schools on the Far Northwest Side • St. Constance School • St. Edward School • St. Ferdinand School • St. Genevieve School • St. Monica Academy • St. Pascal School • St. Robert Bellarmine School • St. Viator School • St. William School PK-8 schools on the Southwest Side • Christ the King School • Our Lady of the Snows School • Pope John Paul II Catholic School • The sponsoring parishes of Pope John Paul II are Immaculate Conception Parish (2745 West 44th Street), St. Pancratius Parish, Our Lady of Fatima Parish, and Five Holy Martyrs Parish. John Paul II was formed in 1999 by the mergers of the parish schools of the four parishes; the Immaculate Conception and St. Pancriatus campus sites were immediately closed, while the Our Lady of Fatima and Five Holy Martyrs sites became a part of John Paul II. The Our Lady of Fatima site closed in 2003, leaving the Five Holy Martyrs site as the sole site for John Paul II. • Queen of the Universe School • St. Barnabas School • St. Bede the Venerable School • St. Cajetan School • St. Christina School • St. Daniel the Prophet School • St. Gall School • St. John Fisher School • St. Mary Star of the Sea School • St. Nicholas of Tolentine School • St. Symphorosa School • St. Therese Chinese Catholic School () - It has a campus in Chinatown and another in Bridgeport. It was established in 1941. In 1990, almost all of the students were ethnic Chinese. In 2018 the archdiocese announced that St. Barbara School would merge into St. Therese as their respective parishes were also merging. In 2019 the St. Barbara School became the St. Therese Bridgeport campus. The Stewart campus is in Englewood. The school, formerly known as Englewood Catholic Academy, was formed in 1984 from the consolidation of several parish schools, including St. Benedict the African School, St. Bernard School, St. Brendan School, St. Justin Martyr School, and St. Carthage School. • St. Ethelreda School • St. Gabriel School • St. John de la Salle Academy of Fine Arts • St. Margaret of Scotland School • St. Michael School • St. Philip Neri School • St. Sabina Academy • St. Therese Chinese Catholic School St. Barbara Campus • St. Thomas the Apostle School • Visitation School PK-8 schools in Cook County This list excludes Chicago. PK-8 schools in northern Cook County • Mary, Seat of Wisdom School (Park Ridge) • This is the parish school for Mary, Seat of Wisdom Church. • Our Lady of Perpetual Help (Glenview) • Pope John XXIII School (Evanston) • The school is the parish school for the St. Nicholas Parish and St. Mary Parish in Evanston . The school was formed in 1986 by the merger of St. Nicholas School and St. Mary School. Pope John XXIII occupied the former St. Nicholas building, and the St. Mary building closed. • St. Celestine School (Elmwood Park) • St. Cletus School (La Grange) • St. Frances of Rome School (Cicero) • St. Francis Xavier School (La Grange) • St. Giles School (Oak Park) • St. John of the Cross School (Western Springs) • St. John Vianney School (Northlake) • St. Leonard School (Berwyn) • St. Luke School (River Forest) • St. Mary School (Riverside) • St. Vincent Ferrer School (River Forest) PK-8 schools in southwestern Cook County • Cardinal Joseph Bernardin School (Orland Hills) (school for the parishes of St. Stephen, Deacon & Martyr and St. Julie Billiart, Tinley Park, St. Elizabeth Seton Orland Hills and St. Francis of Assisi, Orland Park • Groundbreaking in 1999 occurred, making it the first newly built school building for the archdiocese after a 1966 project. It had a cost of $10,500,000, and of space. It was scheduled to open in 2000. • Most Holy Redeemer School (Evergreen Park) • Queen of Martyrs School (Evergreen Park) • St. Albert the Great School (Burbank) • St. Alexander School (Palos Heights) • St. Alphonsus/St. Patrick School (Lemont) • St. Catherine of Alexandria School (Oak Lawn) • St. Christopher School (Midlothian) • SS Cyril & Methodius School (Lemont) • St. Damian School (Oak Forest) • St. Gerald School (Oak Lawn) • St. Germaine School (Oak Lawn) • St. Linus School (Oak Lawn) • St. Patricia School (Hickory Hills) • White Pines Academy (Lemont) PK-8 schools in southern Cook County • Infant Jesus of Prague School (Flossmoor) • St. Agnes School (Chicago Heights) • St. Benedict School (Blue Island) PK-8 schools in Lake County • East Lake Academy (Lake Forest) • School of St. Mary (Lake Forest) • Most Blessed Trinity Academy (Waukegan) • Prince of Peace School (Lake Villa) • St. Anastasia School (Waukegan) • St. Anne School (Barrington) • St. Francis de Sales School (Lake Zurich) • St. Gilbert School (Grayslake) • St. Joseph School (Libertyville) • St. Mary School (Buffalo Grove) • St. Patrick School (Wadsworth) • Transfiguration School (Wauconda) K-8 schools K-8 schools in Chicago K-8 schools on the Near West and Northwest Sides • St. Ann School • Maternity B. V. M. School • St. Paul-Our Lady of Vilna School K-8 schools on the North Side • Sacred Heart Schools K-8 schools on the South Side • Our Lady of Guadalupe School • Sacred Heart School K-8 schools in Cook County This list excludes Chicago. K-8 schools in northern Cook County • St. Athanasius School (Evanston) K-8 schools in northwest Cook County • St. John the Evangelist School (Streamwood) K-8 schools in southwest Cook County • St. George School (Tinley Park) • St. Michael School (Orland Park) • St. Patricia School (Hickory Hills) • St. Linus School (Oak Lawn) K-8 schools in Lake County • St. Gilbert School (Grayslake) K-7 schools Chicago, south side • Immaculate Conception School 5–8 schools (Chicago, Near West and Northwest) • Chicago Jesuit Academy (boys only) 6–8 schools (Chicago, Southwest) • San Miguel School – Back of the Yards Campus (opened in 1995) PK-3 schools (Chicago, North Side) • Cardinal Bernardin Early Childhood Center • Bernardin ECC has one campus, St. Teresa of Avila at 1940 North Kenmore at Armitage. The other campus at St. Bonaventure at 1651 West Diversey at Paulina closed in 2022. Bernardin ECC opened in 1998 in the former campuses of Saint Bonaventure School (closed in 1990) and St. Teresa of Avila School (closed in 1996) PK-2 schools (Chicago, North Side) • Immaculate Conception School (1431 North Park Avenue, closed in 1985, reopened in 2002) K-1 schools (Cook County, excluding Chicago, far northwest) • Holy Family Catholic Academy (Inverness) PK-K schools (Chicago, Near West/Northwest) • Old St. Mary's School ==Former schools==
Former schools
The enrollment of Chicago Archdiocese Catholic schools was over 95,000 circa 2012. In 2020 this figure declined to circa 71,000, and that year the archdiocese closed five grade schools. The number of schools open declined to 209 in 2020. Former high schools Former high schools in Chicago Closure date not stated: • St. Casimir High School (St. Casimir Academy changed name to Maria High School in 1952. St. Casimir Commercial High School changed name to Our Lady of Tepeyac High School in 1991.) • St. Catherine of Siena (See 1977 for Siena Catholic High School) Closed in 1960: • St. Dominic High School • St. Philomena Commercial High School Closed in 1961: • St. Josaphat Commercial High School • St. Martin Commercial High School • St. Clement Commercial High School • St. Elizabeth High School Closed in 1968: • DePaul University Academy • St. Michael High School Closed in 1969: • Providence High School • St. Columbkille High School • St. Mel High School • Saints Peter and Paul High School • St. Pius V Commercial High School Closed in 1970: • Cardinal Stritch High School • St. Patrick High School for Girls (West Side) • St. Phillip Basilica High School Closed in 1972: • Loretto Academy (Woodlawn) • Mercy High School Closed in 1973: • Little Flower High School Closed in 1974: • Angel Guardian High School Closed in 1976: • St. Mary High School Closed in 1977: • St. Paul High School • St. Stanislaus Kostka High School • Siena High School Closed in 1978: • St. Michael Central Catholic High School Closed in 1979: • St. Sebastian High School Closed in 1980: • Heart of Mary High School • St. Augustine High School • St. Thomas the Apostle High School Closed in 1981: • St. Ann High School • St. Procopius High School Closed in 1982: • Immaculata High School • Mercy Mission High School Closed in 1983: • Aquinas Dominican High School Closed in 1985: • St. Mary of Perpetual Help High School (coed) • Unity High School (girls) (merged into St. Martin De Porres Academy, building closed) Closed in 1999: • Archbishop Weber High School (boys) Closed in 2013: • Maria High School (girls only) • St. Gregory the Great High SchoolSt. Scholastica Academy (girls only) Closed in 2016: • Notre Dame High School for Girls (girls only) Former high schools in Cook County This list excludes Chicago. Closed in 1960: • Wilmette Mallinckrodt High School (Wilmette) Closed in 1968: • Aurora Roncalli High School for Boys and Madonna Catholic High School consolidated to form Aurora Central Catholic High School. Closed in 1969: • St. George High School (Evanston) • St. Patrick Academy (Des Plaines) Closed in 1970: • Marywood High School (Evanston) Closed in 1983: • Mother of Sorrows High School (Blue Island) Closed in 1987: • Sacred Heart of Mary High School (Rolling Meadows) (absorbed by Saint Viator High School) Closed in 2021 • St. Joseph High School (Westchester)Former K-8 schools Former K-8 schools in Chicago ] Closed in 1984: • St. Charles Lwanga School (opened in 1971 from consolidation of St. Cecelia and St. Anne) • St. Fidelis School • St. Francis de Paula • St. John of God • St. Mark the Evangelist (opened in 1984 from consolidation of St. Salomea and Holy Rosary) • St. Peter Canisius School (closed 1990 Closed in 2005: • St. Bride School Closed in 2007: • Our Lady of the Westside School Closed in 2009: • Our Lady of the Gardens School • St. Priscilla School Closed in 2012: • Nativity B.V.M. School Closed in 2013: • St. Helena of the Cross School Closed in 2015: • St. Hyacinth Basilica School • St. Ladislaus School • St. Rene Goupil School • St. Turibius School • St. Agatha Catholic Academy • St. Cornelius School • St. Florian School • St. Tarcissus School Closed in 2018: • St. Michael the Archangel School in the city's South Chicago neighborhood - It had 80 students in 2018. • St. Barbara School (Bridgeport) In 2018 the archdiocese announced that St. Barbara School would merge into St. Therese as their respective parishes were also merging. • St. Thecla School Closed in 2022: • Cardinal Bernadin Early Childhood Center (Bonaventure Campus) Closed in 2023: • St. Bartholomew School Closed in 2026: • Sts. Bruno and Richard School • St. Francis Borgia School • St. Jerome School • St. Stanislaus Kostka School Former K-8 schools in Cook County Closed in 1984: • St. Simeon School (Bellwood) Closed in 2002: • Queen of Apostles School (Riverdale) (students accepted to Christ Our Savior) • St. Andrew of the Apostle (Calumet City) (building reopened for Christ Our Savior School – East Campus) • St. Jude the Apostle School (South Holland) (building reopened for Christ Our Savior School – West Campus) • St. Victor School (Calumet City) (students accepted to Christ Our Savior) Closed in 2005: • Divine Savior School (Norridge) Closed in 2006: • Our Lady of Loretto School (Hometown) • St. Stanislaus Bishop and Martyr Elementary School (Posen) • It opened circa 1893. Its final enrollment was 142, and the small number of students was the reason for its closure.. Closed in 2009: • St. Beatrice School (Schiller Park) • St. Mary Of Czestochowa School (Cicero) Closed in 2010: • Christ Our Savior School, East Campus in Calumet City (consolidated with West Campus in South Holland Closed in 2012: • St. Barbara School (Brookfield) The school only had 64 students enrolled. • St. Domitilla School (Hillside) Closed in 2013: • St. Bernardine School (Forest Park) • St. Kieran School (Chicago Heights) Closed in 2014: • St. Bernadette School (Evergreen Park) Closed in 2015: • Our Lady of Destiny (Des Plaines) - Merged into St. Zachary School. • St. Peter School (Skokie) - It opened circa 1865, and closed in 2015 after a shortfall in money and a decline in the student population. Closed in 2016: • St. Edmund School (Oak Park) Closed in 2017: • St. Joseph School (Homewood) - It had 64 students at the time of closure. • St. Louis De Montfort School (Oak Lawn) - It had 133 students at the time of closure. Closed in 2018: None of the schools had 150 or more students. • Holy Cross School in north suburban Deerfield • Incarnation School (Palos Heights) • Our Lady of the Ridge Catholic School in southwest suburban Chicago Ridge • St. Cyprian School in northwest suburban River Grove Closed in 2019: • Divine Infant Jesus School: The archdiocese cited a decline in enrollment and financing and desired to operate only one parish school once Divine Infant Jesus Church and Divine Providence Church (both churches are now known as Mary, Mother of Divine Grace Parish) united as one parish in July 2019 as a part of the Renew My Church initiative. A majority of the students transferred to Divine Providence School. Closed in 2020: - The archdiocese cited a decline in the student population and budgeting problems. • St. Colette School in Rolling Meadows - The student population from circa 2017 to 2020 declined by 97. In 2020 its budget deficit was $500,000. • Christ Our Savior School (West Campus in South Holland) • Sacred Heart School (Melrose Park) • St. Anne School (Lansing) • St. Joseph School (Summit) Closed in 2024: • St. Odilo School (Berwyn) • St. Zachary School (Des Plaines) Closed in 2025: • St. Thomas of Villanova School (Palatine) Closed in 2026: • St. Hubert School (Hoffman Estates) Former K-8 schools in Lake County Closed in 1984: • St. James School (Highwood) • Merged with Holy Cross School of Deerfield, Illinois Closed in 2015: • Holy Cross School (Deerfield) - Merged into St. James School in Highwood Closed in 2019: • St. Mary of Annunciation School (Mundelein) Closed in 2020: • St. Joseph School (Round Lake) Closed in 2024: • St. Bede School (Ingleside) Closed in 2026: • Our Lady of Humility School (Beach Park) Former 5-8 schools • San Miguel School – Gary Comer Campus (located in the Austin neighborhood ) (opened fall 2002, closed in 2012) ==See also==
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