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Catherine Cook School

226 W Schiller, Chicago, IL, 60610-0606 -

School Notes Overview:

The Catherine Cook School is a Chicago independent preparatory school serving preschool through eighth grade. We are an inclusive learning community dedicated to inspiring personal excellence and educating children for life. Since 1975, our committed administrators and teachers have worked closely with each student to identify and foster strengths, ignite imagination, encourage discovery and teach children how to learn and think. Our academic programs focus on age-appropriate experiential learning and independent thinking. Using a collaborative approach, students, parents, teachers and administrators enrich the individual attention each child receives. We also pursue an agenda of social responsibility by emphasizing the importance of service learning and issues of equity and justice....

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School Overview:

	Catherine Cook School
School Membership(s)	Institute for Independent Education National Association of Independent Schools National Association for the Education of Young Children
Religious Affiliation	Nonsectarian
Grades Offered	Grades Prekindergarten - 8
Year Founded	1975
County	Cook County, IL
Student Body
Total Students	480 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(IL) School Avg.
% Students of Color	22%	29%
Students by Grade
	Nursery - 55 students
	Pre-K - 71 students
	Kind - 63 students
	Grade 1 - 63 students
	Grade 2 - 43 students
	Grade 3 - 43 students
	Grade 4 - 37 students
	Grade 5 - 26 students
	Grade 6 - 29 students
	Grade 7 - 22 students
	Grade 8 - 28 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	50 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree	70%
Average Class Size	16
Classroom dress code	Casual
	This School	(IL) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	n/a	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	168 days	178 days
Hours in School Day for Students	7 hours	6 hours
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline	None / Rolling
Tuition Notes	PS: 11100, JK: 12060, SK-4: 15200, 5-8: 15990; Need based Financial Aid available
% on Financial Aid	16%
Head of School	Dr. Michael Roberts
Admissions Director	Jill Due
Sport
Total Sports Offered	6
	Sports
	Basketball	Flag Football
	Soccer	Softball
	Track and Field	Volley Ball

School Notes:

The Catherine Cook School strives to prepare students to participate in the discoveries and challenges of the future with the foundations of wisdom and personal discipline. Our school is dedicated to cultivating the unique nature and potential of each student and is committed to building a school community enhanced by racial, cultural, and socio-economic diversity. We provide a nurturing and caring environment enhanced by a low teacher-student ratio. We are interested in a personal learning approach that incorporates individual attention, hands-on experiential learning, and a challenging and well-rounded curriculum. In the process of inspiring and educating children for life, we believe that students must learn how to think, to solve problems, to capitalize on strengths, to make good decisions, and to become effective communicators. In preparing students to live comfortably in an ever-changing and diverse society, we wish to move students beyond tolerating people different from themselves to engaging all people as valuable members of a global society. We make every effort to ensure the academic program we offer is of the highest quality. We go to great lengths to hire the best teachers, adopt the best curricula, to be open to change, and to hold our school to the highest academic standards. A true willingness to listen and an engagement in professional reflection are indispensable components of our commitment to continual improvement, relevance, and accountability.
Profile last updated: 10/07/2009

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School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (60610)	School Zip (60610)	(IL) State Average
Population (Approximate)	47,513 people	12,415,876 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	67%	24%
Population Average Age	34 years old	34 years old
Average Household size	1.6 persons	2.6 persons
Median Household Income	$51,294	$48,019
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	3.1 rooms	5.3 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	42 years old	50 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	37% / 63%	61% / 39%