Private high schools: Chicago

[Anonymous]

Any suggestions? This would be for the 2019/2020 school year.

[Anonymous]

Have friends very happy at Latin.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Have friends very happy at Latin.

+1 and also Frances Parker

[Anonymous]

lake forest stuff.

[Anonymous]

Loyola Academy, and if you have a daughter, Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart.

[Anonymous]

Latin admissions are difficult, they have a focus on URMs that could help depending. Parker is only marginally easier for high school admissions. Consider the British School for higher chances if an acceptance. Woodlands isn't too good for the smartest girls. Loyola suits many if you are ok with the Catholic - there are def non-Catholics there. St Ignatius is solid if you don't require much parent or child hand holding from teachers or the administration. Lab's numbers if admits vary. No matter what they say IMHO Lab is still better for a kid with a math or science orientation. North Shore Country Day is small, should be in your list if suburbs would be alright.

[Anonymous]

There are many top rated public high schools on the north shore that you might want to consider. New Trier is always ranked very high nationally but it is a huge school. Lake Forest HS is very good and much smaller.

[Anonymous]

University of Chicago Lab School.

[Anonymous]

Any idea where you'll be living?

[Anonymous]

Couldn't get into a good public?

[Anonymous]

LAB

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Any idea where you'll be living?

Lincoln Park

[Anonymous]

Then you can send your kids to Lincoln Park HS. It is not awesome, but it is decent. Plus they have the IB program. They'll be fine in public. Private is a waste of $$.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Then you can send your kids to Lincoln Park HS. It is not awesome, but it is decent. Plus they have the IB program. They'll be fine in public. Private is a waste of $$.

Some of us want more than just “decent” or “they’ll be fine” for our kids. Shocking, I know.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Then you can send your kids to Lincoln Park HS. It is not awesome, but it is decent. Plus they have the IB program. They'll be fine in public. Private is a waste of $$.

Some of us want more than just “decent” or “they’ll be fine” for our kids. Shocking, I know.

Eyeroll.
Lincoln Park has a double honors program. If your kid can get in, it rivals what the SEHS programs offer. But, fwiw, the only two private high schools in Chicago that can come close to Payton, Jones, NSCP, WY or Lane are St. Ignatius and University of Chicago Lab School. Ignatius is just as hard to get into as the SEHS's and so is Lab. But, reality is, most kids can't get into those good schools. So then you are stuck paying 20-30K a year for a place like the British School or Latin or Parker. Which aren't good high schools at all. I'd personally put them on par with Lincoln Park regular ed. Except you are paying for your kid to be with other so so students who are also wealthy.