We want your child to flourish in school and in life just as much as you do.
We’re passionate about providing abundant opportunities for each of our students to learn joyfully, explore ideas enthusiastically, tackle challenges confidently, and collaborate creatively. Our goal is to build the knowledge and skills required to achieve excellence, now and in the future, no matter how our fast-changing world evolves.
We value choice.
We understand that students, families, and communities have diverse interests, preferences, and needs. Our portfolio of 14 schools across Chicago offers a vibrant mix of school models and learning environments to ensure you can find the right fit for your student.
We relentlessly build excellence.
We believe that providing a quality education to every student, in each of our schools, is simply non-negotiable. We attract and nurture exceptional teachers, insist on rigorous content, hold our schools and leaders accountable for student success, and encourage and empower innovative thinking in our educators as well as our students.
We consistently focus on results.
We have a 20-year track record of meeting and exceeding Chicago Public School (CPS) average performance standards and outperforming traditional schools in the neighborhoods we serve. We have also made significant progress closing the achievement gap between the performance of our students and their more economically advantaged peers.
We enthusiastically innovate.
We nurture the whole child.
CICS By the Numbers
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Student Outcomes
Success means achieving excellence for every child, every day. We believe that the truest measure of that success for our campuses is strong academic performance by our students.
Since our founding two decades ago, CICS performance has surpassed the CPS average. Far from being willing to rest on our accomplishments, however, we continue to seek new ways to further accelerate student performance.
