Chicago schools
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Private schools
Private and parochial schools in and near Chicago. You apply to each one directly, not through GoCPS. Each row links to the school’s own website.
- St Vincent Ferrer
Private · Grades PK-8 · River Forest
Illinois State Board of Education directory, checked Sep 2026
- St Walter - St. Benedict School Chicago Campus
Private · Grades PK-4 · Chicago
Illinois State Board of Education directory, checked Sep 2026
St Walter School
Private · Grades PK-8 · Roselle
Illinois State Board of Education directory, checked Sep 2026
St. Jerome School Santa Lucia Campus
Private · Grades PK-3 · Chicago
Illinois State Board of Education directory, checked Sep 2026
- St. Walter - St Benedict School Blue Island Campus
Private · Grades not published · Blue Island
Illinois State Board of Education directory, checked Sep 2026
Stair Step Villa Nursery & Kindergarten
Private · Grades PK-5 · Chicago
NCES Private School Survey, checked Sep 2021
Standberry Christian Academy
Private · Grades 12-12 · South Holland
NCES Private School Survey, checked Sep 2021
Standberry Christian Academy
Private · Grades 12-12 · Harvey
NCES Private School Survey, checked Sep 2021
Streamwood Montessori
Private · Grades PK-K · Streamwood
NCES Private School Survey, checked Sep 2021
Sts. Bruno and Richard School
Private · Grades PK-8 · Chicago
Illinois State Board of Education directory, checked Sep 2026
- Summit School
Private · Grades K-12 · Elgin
Illinois State Board of Education directory, checked Sep 2026
- Sunrise Montessori Academy
Private · Grades PK-1 · Addison
Illinois State Board of Education directory, checked Sep 2026
Swift Child Care Center
Private · Grades PK-K · Skokie
NCES Private School Survey, checked Sep 2021
Tallgrass Sudbury School
Private · Grades 3-11 · Riverside
NCES Private School Survey, checked Sep 2021
- Tallgrass Sudbury School
Private · Grades PK-12 · La Grange
Illinois State Board of Education directory, checked Sep 2026
- Telshe High School
Private · Grades 9-12 · Chicago
Illinois State Board of Education directory, checked Sep 2026
- The Academy of Joan of Arc
Private · Grades PK-8 · Evanston
Illinois State Board of Education directory, checked Sep 2026
The Alphabet Campus
Private · Grades PK-K · South Holland
NCES Private School Survey, checked Sep 2021
The Ancona School
Private · Grades PK-8 · Chicago
Illinois State Board of Education directory, checked Sep 2026
The Angels Child Development Center
Private · Grades PK-K · Berwyn
NCES Private School Survey, checked Sep 2021
The Childrens School
Private · Grades K-8 · Oak Park
Illinois State Board of Education directory, checked Sep 2026
The Compass School of Naperville South
Private · Grades PK-K · Naperville
NCES Private School Survey, checked Sep 2021
The Einstein Academy
Private · Grades PK-12 · Elgin
Illinois State Board of Education directory, checked Sep 2026
- The Family Matters School
Private · Grades K-3 · Chicago
Illinois State Board of Education directory, checked Sep 2026
The Field School
Private · Grades PK-8 · Chicago
Illinois State Board of Education directory, checked Sep 2026
The Field School
Private · Grades PK-8 · Oak Park
NCES Private School Survey, checked Sep 2021
The Gardner School of Oakbrook Terrace
Private · Grades PK-K · Oakbrook Terrace
NCES Private School Survey, checked Sep 2021
The Goddard School
Private · Grades K-K · Lake In the Hills
NCES Private School Survey, checked Sep 2021
The Goddard School
Private · Grades PK-K · Naperville
NCES Private School Survey, checked Sep 2021
The Goddard School of Elgin
Private · Grades PK-K · Elgin
NCES Private School Survey, checked Sep 2021
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