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.
Schools
9–12 schools
9–12 schools in [Chicago]
9–12 schools on the Near West and Northwest Sides
- Cristo Rey Jesuit High School
- Holy Trinity High School
- St. Ignatius College Preparatory School
- Our Lady of Tepeyac High School
- Christ the King Jesuit College Prep High School
9–12 schools on the North Side
- DePaul College Prep – relaunch of former Gordon Tech High School, 2014
- St. Benedict High School
- Josephinum Academy
- Resurrection High School
9–12 schools on the far Northwest Side
- Notre Dame High School for Girls
- Saint Patrick High School
9–12 schools on the Southwest Side
- Brother Rice High School
- Marist High School
- Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School
- St. Rita of Cascia High School
9–12 schools on the South Side
- De La Salle Institute
- St. Francis de Sales High School
- Hales Franciscan High School
- Leo Catholic High School
- Mount Carmel High School
9–12 schools in Cook County
9–12 schools in northern Cook County
- Loyola Academy
- Notre Dame College Prep
- Regina Dominican High School
9–12 schools in northwest Cook County
- St. Viator High School
9–12 schools in western Cook County
- Fenwick High School
- St. Joseph High School
- Nazareth Academy
- Trinity High School
9–12 schools in southwestern Cook County
- St. Laurence High School
- Mount Assisi Academy
9–12 schools in southern Cook County
- Marian Catholic High School
9–12 schools in Lake County
- Carmel Catholic High School
- Cristo Rey St. Martin College Prep
- Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart
PK-8 schools
PK-8 schools in Chicago
PK-8 schools on the Near West and Northwest Sides
- St. Agnes of Bohemia School
- St. Angela School
- Children of Peace School
- Epiphany School
- St. Helen School
- St. Hyacinth School
- St. John Berchmans School
- St. Mary of the Angels School
- St. Malachy School
- St. Patrick's Academy
- St. Nicholas Ukrainian Cathedral School
- Our Lady of Grace
- Our Lady of Tepeyac School
- Our Lady of the Westside School
- St. Pius V School
- St. Procopius School
- St. Stanislaus Kostka School
PK-8 schools on the North Side
- Alphonsus Academy and Center for the Arts
- St. Andrew School
- St. Benedict School
- St. Clement School
- * St. Clement, located in Lincoln Park, is the parish school of St. Clement Church
- St. Cornelius School
- St. Eugene School
- Francis St. Xavier Warde School
- St. Hilary School
- Immaculate Conception 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
- Mount Carmel Academy
- Queen of All Saints School
- Queen of Angels School
- St. Tarcissus School
- St. Thecla School
- St. Thomas of Canterbury School
- Northside Catholic Academy
- Our Lady of the Wayside
PK-8 schools on the Far Northwest Side
- St. Bartholomew School
- St. Constance School
- St. Edward School
- St. Ferdinand School
- St. Francis Borgia School
- St. Genevieve School
- St. Ladislaus School
- St. Monica Academy
- Our Lady of Victory School
- St. Pascal School
- St. Priscilla School
- St. Robert Bellarmine School
- St. Viator School
- St. William School
PK-8 schools on the Southwest Side
- St. Barnabas School
- St. Bede the Venerable School
- St. Bruno School
- St. Cajetan School
- Christ the King School
- St. Christina School
- St. Daniel the Prophet School
- St. Gall School
- St. Jane de Chantal School
- St. John Fisher School
- St. Mary Star of the Sea School
- The Most Holy Redeemer Elementary School
- Nativity B. V. M. School
- St. Nicholas of Tolentine 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, 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. John Paul II, the sponsoring parishes, and the three closed sites are in the Brighton Park neighborhood.
- Queen of Martyrs School
- Queen of the Universe School
- St. Rene Goupil School
- St. Richard School
- St. Symphorosa School
- St. Therese School
- St. Turibius School
- St. Walter School
PK-8 schools on the South Side
- Academy of St. Benedict the African
- * The school has two campuses, including the Laflin Campus at 6020 South Laflin and the Stewart Campus at 6547 South Stewart. The Laflin Campus is located in West Englewood. 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. Ailbe School
- Annunciata School
- St. Barbara School
- St. Barnabas School
- Bridgeport Catholic Academy
- Christ the King School
- St. Columbanus School
- St. Dorothy School
- St. Elizabeth School
- St. Ethelreda School
- St. Florian School
- St. Gabriel School
- St. Helena of the Cross School
- St. Jerome School
- Holy Angels School
- St. John de la Salle Academy of Fine Arts
- Santa Lucia School
- St. Margaret of Scotland School
- St. Michael School
- Our Lady of the Gardens School
- St. Philip Neri School
- St. Sabina Academy
- St. Thomas the Apostle School
- Visitation School
PK-8 schools in Cook County
PK-8 schools in northern Cook County
- St. Catherine Laboure School
- SS. Faith, Hope & Charity School
- St. Francis Xavier School
- St. Joan of Arc School
- St. John Brebeuf School
- * The parishes of St. John Brebeuf are St. John Brebeuf, St. Isaac Jogues, St. Martha, and Our Lady of Ransom. The St. Isaac Jogues School closed in 1992, the St. Martha School closed in 2000, and Our Lady of Ransom School closed in 2004.
- St. Joseph School
- * The school is the parish school of St. Joseph Church.
- Mary, Seat of Wisdom School
- * This is the parish school for Mary, Seat of Wisdom Church.
- St. Norbert School
- Our Lady of Perpetual Help
- St. Paul of the Cross School
- * The school is the parish school of St. Paul of the Cross Church.
- St. Peter School
- Pope John XXIII School
- * 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. In 1998 the convent was converted into a preschool .
- Sacred Heart School
PK-8 schools in northwest Cook County
- St. Alphonsus Liguori School
- St. Emily School
- St. Hubert School
- St. James School
- Our Lady of Destiny School
- Our Lady of the Wayside School
- Queen of the Rosary School
- St. Raymond School
- St. Theresa School
- St. Thomas of Villanova School
- St. Zachary School
- Holy Family Catholic Academy
PK-8 schools in western Cook county
- Ascension School
- St. Barbara School
- St. Bernardine School
- St. Catherine of Siena/St. Lucy School - In 2020 the school had 165 students; 80 of them lived in the southern part of Austin, Chicago, and with the remainder from other parts of Chicago, Oak Park, Bellwood, Berwyn, Forest Park, Maywood, and Westchester.
- St. Celestine School
- St. Cletus School
- St. Cyprian School
- Divine Infant Jesus School
- Divine Providence School
- St. Domitilla School
- St. Edmund School
- St. Frances of Rome School
- St. Francis Xavier School
- St. Giles School
- St. John of the Cross School
- St. John Vianney School
- St. Leonard School
- St. Louise De Marillac School
- St. Luke School
- St. Maria Goretti School
- St. Mary School
- St. Mary of Czestochowa School
- St. Odilo School
- Our Lady of Charity School
- Sacred Heart School
- St. Vincent Ferrer School
PK-8 schools in southwestern Cook County
- St. Albert the Great School
- St. Alexander School
- St. Alphonsus/St. Patrick School
- St. Bernadette School
- Cardinal Joseph Bernardin School
- St. Christopher School
- SS Cyril & Methodius School
- St. Damian School
- St. Gerald School
- St. Germaine School
- St. Joseph School
- St. Linus School
- Most Holy Redeemer School
- St. Patricia School
- White Pines Academy
PK-8 schools in southern Cook County
- St. Agnes School
- St. Anne School
- St. Benedict School
- Infant Jesus of Prague School
PK-8 schools in Lake County
- St. Anastasia School
- St. Anne School
- St. Bede School
- East Lake Academy
- St. Francis de Sales School
- St. Gilbert School
- Holy Cross School
- St. Joseph School
- St. Joseph School
- St. Mary School
- Most Blessed Trinity Academy
- * Formerly Academy of our Lady
- Our Lady of Humility School
- St. Patrick School
- Prince of Peace School
- Transfiguration School
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
K-8 schools in northern Cook County
- St. Athanasius School
K-8 schools in northwest Cook County
- St. John the Evangelist School
K-8 schools in southwest Cook County
- St. George School
- Incarnation School
- St. Michael School
- Our Lady of the Ridge School
- St. Patricia School
- St. Linus School
K-8 schools in south Cook County
- Christ Our Savior School
K-8 schools in Lake County
- St. Gilbert School
- St. Mary of Annunciation School
K-7 schools
- Immaculate Conception School
4–8 schools
- School of St. Mary
5–8 schools
- Chicago Jesuit Academy
- San Miguel School – Gary Comer Campus
6–8 schools
- San Miguel School – Back of the Yards Campus
PK-3 schools
- Cardinal Bernardin Early Childhood Center
- * Bernardin ECC has two campuses: one at St. Teresa of Avila Parish at 1940 North Kenmore at Armitage, and one at St. Bonaventure Parish at 1651 West Diversey at Paulina. Bernardin ECC opened in 1998 in the former campuses of Saint Bonaventure School and St. Teresa of Avila School
PK-2 schools
- Immaculate Conception School
K-1 schools
- Holy Family Catholic Academy
PK-K schools
- Old St. Mary's School
Former schools
Former high schools
Former high schools in Chicago
Closure date not stated:- St. Casimir High School
- St. Catherine of Siena
- St. Dominic High School
- St. Philomena Commercial High School
- St. Josaphat Commercial High School
- St. Malachy High School
- St. Martin Commercial High School
- Corpus Christi High School
- Loretto High School
- St. Clement Commercial High School
- St. Alphonsus Commercial High School
- Sacred Heart High School
- St. Elizabeth High School
- DePaul University Academy
- St. Michael High School
- Providence High School
- St. Columbkille High School
- St. Mel High School
- Saints Peter and Paul High School
- St. Pius V Commercial High School
- Cardinal Stritch High School
- St. Patrick High School for Girls
- St. Phillip Basilica High School
- Loretto Academy
- Mercy High School
- Little Flower High School
- Angel Guardian High School
- St. Mary High School
- St. Paul High School
- St. Stanislaus Kostka High School
- Siena High School
- St. Michael Central Catholic High School
- St. Sebastian High School
- Heart of Mary High School
- St. Augustine High School
- St. Thomas the Apostle High School
- St. Ann High School
- St. Procopius High School
- Immaculata High School
- Mercy Mission High School
- Aquinas Dominican High School
- St. Mary of Perpetual Help High School
- Holy Family Academy
- Mendel Catholic Preparatory High School
- Unity High School
- Visitation High School
- Willobrord Catholic High School
- Alvernia High School
Closed in 1993:
Closed in 1994:
- Cathedral High School
- St. Joseph High School
- St. Martin De Porres Academy
- Archbishop Weber High School
- Academy of Our Lady
- Madonna High School
- St. Barbara High School
- Lourdes High School
- Good Counsel High School
- Archbishop Quigley Preparatory Seminary North
- Maria High School
- St. Gregory the Great High School
- St. Scholastica Academy
Former high schools in Cook County
Closed in 1960:
- Wilmette Mallinckrodt High School
- Aurora Roncalli High School for Boys and Madonna Catholic High School consolidated to form Aurora Central Catholic High School
- St. George High School
- St. Patrick Academy
- Marywood High School
- Mother of Sorrows High School
Closed in 1991:
- Saint Vincent de Paul High School Seminary
Closed in 2004:
- Holy Cross High School
Closed in 2016
- Seton Academy, South Holland
- Queen of Peace High School students accepted at St. Laurence High School
- Guerin College Preparatory High School
Former K-8 schools
Former K-8 schools in Chicago
Closed in 1984:- Assumption B.V.M.
- St. Kevin School
- St. Bernard School
- St. Brendan School
- St. Carthage School
- Holy Rosary School
- Immaculate Conception School
- S. S. Peter & Paul
- St. George School
- S. S. Peter and Paul
- All Saints School
- Our Lady of Hungary School
- St. Frances Xavier Cabrini School
- St. Mel School
- St. Agnes School
- St. Augustine School
- St. George School
- Our Lady of Vilna
- Notre Dame de Chicago School
- St. Mary School
- St. Francis of Assisi
- Holy Trinity School
- S. S. Peter and Paul School
- Sacred Heart of Jesus School
- Saint Bonaventure School
- St. Charles Lwanga School
- St. Fidelis School
- St. Francis de Paula
- St. John of God
- St. Mark the Evangelist
- St. Sebastian School
- Assumption BVM
- Holy Cross
- St. Ludmilla
- Academy St. Benedict The African – May St. Campus
- Bridgeport Catholic Academy – Early Childhood East
- Bridgeport Catholic Academy – Early Childhood West
- St. Roman School
- St. Veronica School
- Providence of God School
- St. Francis de Sales School
- Corpus Christi School
- St. Hedwig School
- St. Kilian School
- St. Michael the Archangel School
- St. Wenceslaus School
- Our Lady of Lourdes School
- Holy Name Cathedral Elementary School
- Jesus, Our Brother School
- Little Flower School
- Our Lady of Pompeii School
- St. Anselm School
- St. Laurence School
- St. Rita of Cascia School
- St. Ignatius School
- St. Jerome School
- St. Timothy School
- St. John Bosco School
- St. Stephen School
- St. Teresa of Avila School
- St. Joachim School
- Our Lady Help of Christians School
- Our Lady of Sorrows School
- St. Adrian School
- St. Anthony School
- St. Basil School
- Our Lady of the Westside – Precious Blood Campus
- Assumption BVM/ St. Catherine of Genoa School
- Our Lady of the Angels School
- Our Lady of Peace School
- Five Holy Martyrs School
- Immaculate Conception School
- Our Lady of Fatima School
- St. Pancratius School
- Bridgeport Catholic Academy – North Campus
- St. Columba
- St. Leo the Great
- Bridgeport Catholic Academy – West Campus
- Children of Peace – Holy Family
- McKinley Park – St. Maurice Campus
- Northside Catholic Academy – St. Gregory Campus
- Blessed Sacrament / Our Lady of Lourdes School
- Holy Innocents School
- Holy Name of Mary School
- McKinley Park Catholic School
- St. Ambrose School
- St. Clare do Montefalco School
- St. Denis School
- St. Gelasius School
- St. James School
- St. Joseph School
- St. Joseph School
- Our Lady of Mercy School
- St. Thaddeus School
- Pope John Paul II – Our Lady of Fatima Site
- St. Mark School
- St. Stanislaus Bishop and Martyr School
- St. Bride
- St. Rita of Casia
Former K-8 schools in Cook County
- Divine Savior School
- Alexine Academy
- St. John Chrysostom School
- St. Mary School
- St. Gerard Majella School
- Ascension/ St. Susanna School
- St. Dionysus School
- St. Joseph School
- Mother of Sorrows Boarding School
- Mount Carmel School
- Seven Holy Founders
- St. Rosalie School
- St. Anthony School
- St. Charles Borromeo School
- St. James School
- St. Isaac Jogues School
- St. Joseph the Worker School
- St. Pius X School
- St. Gertrude School
- St. Martha School
- St. Emeric School
- St. Hugh School
- St. Isidore, The Farmer School
- St. Simeon School
- Mary of Nazareth School
- Mary Queen of Heaven School
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel School
- St. James School
- St. Anne School
- St. Eulalia School
- St. Lambert School
- St. Philip the Apostle School
- Holy Ghost School
- Our Lady of Knock School
- Our Lady of Ransom School
- * OLR students were absorbed by St. John Brebeuf School, St. Paul of the Cross School, and Mary, Seat of Wisdom School
- Queen of Apostles School
- St. Andrew of the Apostle
- St. Jude the Apostle School
- St. Victor School
- Our Lady of Loretto School
- St. Stanislaus Bishop and Martyr Elementary School
- St Beatrice School
- St. Kieran School
- St. Lawrence O'Toole School
- St. Joseph School - It had 64 students at the time of closure.
- St. Louis De Montfort School - It had 133 students at the time of closure.
- St. Cyprian School in northwest suburban River Grove
- Holy Cross School in north suburban Deerfield
- Our Lady of the Ridge Catholic School
- Our Lady of the Ridge Catholic School in southwest suburban Chicago Ridge in southwest suburban Chicago Ridge
- St. Michael the Archangel School in the city's South Chicago neighborhood - It had 80 students in 2018.
- 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.
- St. Jane de Chantal School in Chicago’s Garfield Ridge neighborhood. - In the 2015-2016 school year, the school had 281 students. This figure declined to 272, 245, and then 202 in subsequent school years. In total, from circa 2017 to 2020 the student population declined by 92. In the 2018-2019 school year it had 202 students and 20 employees, with 14 of them in the faculty. The archdiocese stated that the school could stay open if the community raised $357,000, but the community did not do so.
- St. Joseph School in Round Lake - The student population from circa 2016 to 2020 declined by 92. The archdiocese asked if there were interested benefactors, but the archdiocese was unsuccessful.
- St. Louise de Marillac School in LaGrange Park - The student population from circa 2019 to 2020 declined by 28. The archdiocese asked if there were interested benefactors, but the archdiocese was unsuccessful.
- St. Maria Goretti School in Schiller Park - From circa 2017 to 2020 the student population declined by 73. The arhcdiocese stated that the school could remain open if it had 150 students for 2019-2020, but the student population was below that.
Former K-8 schools in Lake County
- St. Bartholomew School
- Holy Rosary School
- * Merged with Holy Cross School of Deerfield, Illinois