Catherine Cook School
226 W Schiller, Chicago, IL, 60610-0606 - View a map of this school Map  tel: (312)266-3381
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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. ...read more  

School Overview:
Catherine Cook School
School Level Elementary and Secondary school
School Membership(s) National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
State or regional independent school association
Religious Affiliation Nonsectarian
Grades Offered Grades Prekindergarten - 8
Year Founded 1975
County Cook County, IL
Student Body
Total Students 467 students
Student Body Type Co-ed
This School ( IL ) Elementary and Secondary School Avg.
% Students of Color 21% 30%
Students by Grade
Nursery - 68 students
Pre-K - 68 students
Kind - 57 students
Grade 1 - 48 students
Grade 2 - 51 students
Grade 3 - 31 students
Grade 4 - 29 students
Grade 5 - 31 students
Grade 6 - 28 students
Grade 7 - 20 students
Grade 8 - 12 students
Unspecified Grade Placement - 24 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers 50 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree 51%
Average Class Size 16
Classroom dress code Casual
This School ( IL ) Elementary and Secondary School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:9 1:9
*Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year 161 days 178 days
Hours in School Day for Students 7 hours 6 hours
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline Jan. 1 / Rolling
Tuition Notes PS: 10475, JK: 11375, SK-4: 14345, 5-8: 15085; Need based Financial Aid available
% on Financial Aid 16%
Headmaster Dr. Michael Roberts
Admissions Director Lindsey Valente
 
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: 02/11/2008

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About This Zip Code ( 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 34.7 years old
Average Household Size 1.6 persons 2.6 persons
Median Household Income $51,294 $47,574
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 3.1 rooms 5.3 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 41 years old 51 years old
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1. Chicago Grammar School - n/a - view location
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