Notable Charter and Private Schools in Illinois

This directory-style guide highlights 50 charter and private schools in Illinois. Each institution is identified by its full profile name and location so similarly named organizations are easier to distinguish. “Notable” is a directory label, not an evaluation of quality or an endorsement.

Entries were selected and ordered using enrollment values available in COSMIQ profiles. Enrollment figures are intentionally omitted. The order is an estimate of institution size, not a ranking of academic quality, outcomes, or fit.

Institutions in this guide

• American School — Lansing, Illinois. Private school.

• Univ of Chicago Lab School — Chicago, Illinois. Private school.

• Marist High School — Chicago, Illinois. Private school.

• St Ignatius College Prep — Chicago, Illinois. Private school.

• Benet Academy — Lisle, Illinois. Private school.

• CICS - Longwood Campus — Chicago, Illinois. Public charter school.

• Noble St Chtr-Chicago Bulls Prep — Chicago, Illinois. Public charter school.

• The Latin School of Chicago — Chicago, Illinois. Private school.

• Noble St Chtr-ITW Speer Acad — Chicago, Illinois. Public charter school.

• Fenwick High School — Oak Park, Illinois. Private school.

• Catalyst Charter - Maria ES — Chicago, Illinois. Public charter school.

• Noble St Chtr - Mansueto — Chicago, Illinois. Public charter school.

• Noble St Chtr-Comer College Prep — Chicago, Illinois. Public charter school.

• Intrinsic Charter High School — Chicago, Illinois. Public charter school.

• KIPP One Academy — Chicago, Illinois. Public charter school.

• Noble St Chtr-Pritzker Col Prep — Chicago, Illinois. Public charter school.

• Depaul College Prep — Chicago, Illinois. Private school.

• St Laurence H.s. — Burbank, Illinois. Private school.

• Noble St Chtr-UIC College Prep — Chicago, Illinois. Public charter school.

• KIPP Chicago Chrtrs - Ascend Acad — Chicago, Illinois. Public charter school.

• CICS - Northtown Campus — Chicago, Illinois. Public charter school.

• Horizon Science Acad-McKinley Pk — Chicago, Illinois. Public charter school.

• Marian Catholic High School — Chicago Heights, Illinois. Private school.

• Noble St Chtr-Muchin College Prep — Chicago, Illinois. Public charter school.

• KIPP Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus — Chicago, Illinois. Public charter school.

• Mother Mcauley Liberal Arts High School — Chicago, Illinois. Private school.

• St Viator High School — Arlington Heights, Illinois. Private school.

• Providence Catholic High School — New Lenox, Illinois. Private school.

• Bishop Mcnamara Catholic High School — Kankakee, Illinois. Private school.

• Moving Everest Charter School — Chicago, Illinois. Public charter school.

• Frances Xavier Warde School — Chicago, Illinois. Private school.

• Rowe Elementary — Chicago, Illinois. Public charter school.

• Timothy Christian P-8 — Elmhurst, Illinois. Private school.

• Horizon Sci Acad - Southwest Chtr — Chicago, Illinois. Public charter school.

• Joan Dachs Bais Yaakov Elementary School — Chicago, Illinois. Private school.

• Schaumburg Christian School — Schaumburg, Illinois. Private school.

• Notre Dame College Prep — Niles, Illinois. Private school.

• Nazareth Academy — La Grange Park, Illinois. Private school.

• De La Salle Institute - Institute Campus — Chicago, Illinois. Private school.

• St Francis High School — Wheaton, Illinois. Private school.

• Rockford Lutheran School - Jr/sr High School — Rockford, Illinois. Private school.

• Rockford Christian Schools — Rockford, Illinois. Private school.

• Perspectives Chtr - Leadership Ac — Chicago, Illinois. Public charter school.

• Noble St Chtr Rauner College Prep — Chicago, Illinois. Public charter school.

• Universal School — Bridgeview, Illinois. Private school.

• Noble St Chtr-Noble Campus — Chicago, Illinois. Public charter school.

• Noble St Chtr-Butler - Crimson — Chicago, Illinois. Public charter school.

• Rockford Boylan Catholic High School — Rockford, Illinois. Private school.

• Acero Chtr Netrk - Major Garcia — Chicago, Illinois. Public charter school.

• Arie Crown Hebrew Day School — Skokie, Illinois. Private school.

Selection and source notes

Where enough eligible profiles were available, this guide includes the top 50, 25, or 10 by available enrollment; smaller groups include all eligible profiles. Profile source year: 2022. Check each institution directly for current information.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data and NCES Private School Universe Survey. Inclusion does not imply endorsement by COSMIQ, and it does not mean that any listed institution endorses COSMIQ.