Expanding Horizons
Inspiring Excellence
Transforming Communities
College Ready
“The students are the best portion of my job. They constantly rise above my expectations and perform their very best in difficult subjects like physics.”
Kumkum Bonnerjee,
CRSM Science Teacher
Work Prepared
“I support Cristo Rey because it works. Supervisors report that these students are professional, serious and focused…”
Terry Brady, Retired CEO and President,
Underwriters Laboratories
Committed to Faith and Justice
“I am inspired daily by students who, rooted in faith, rise to confront social injustices through service and prayer. I’ve witnessed this through our students who volunteer, and student-led groups such as Oportunidades Para Todos”
Iris Sanchez, CRSM Campus Minister, 2018 Alumni
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Current Students
109
Business Partners
100%
Acceptance to Bachelor’s Programs
7 years in a row
1100
Volunteer Hours
CRSM in the News
Chicago Tribune: “Solar panels saving Waukegan school $94K per year: ‘We’re setting an example for … the benefits of clean energy’”
Click here to read this Chicago Tribune article about how CRSM's commitment to clean energy is significantly saving on energy costs.
Chicago Tribune: “Column: Waukegan swapping pollution for ‘green town’”
Click here to read more about Waukegan's commitment to being green and how Cristo Rey St. Martin is a contributer to that.
Chicago Tribune: Cristo Rey College Prep incorporates AI into curriculum: ‘This is going to change everything’
Click here to read this Chicago Tribune article about how CRSM integrates AI in the classroom.
Back to School at CRSM!
CRSM kicked off the new school year with a schoolwide assembly focused on connection, reflection, and the strength of our community. Students were welcomed back by the full CRSM staff, who introduced themselves and reminded students of the many educators and...
CRSM CNAs Prepare for the Medical Field
This summer, Cristo Rey St. Martin students continued their journey toward becoming Certified Nursing Assistants through our CNA training program, offered for the second year in partnership with Dominican University. Throughout the program, students built important...
School News & Updates
Back to School at CRSM!
CRSM kicked off the new school year with a schoolwide assembly focused on connection, reflection, and the strength of our community. Students were welcomed back by the full CRSM staff, who introduced themselves and reminded students of the many educators and...
CRSM CNAs Prepare for the Medical Field
This summer, Cristo Rey St. Martin students continued their journey toward becoming Certified Nursing Assistants through our CNA training program, offered for the second year in partnership with Dominican University. Throughout the program, students built important...
Thank you to Our Generous Work-Study Training Week Volunteers
Preparing CRSM students to enter the workplace with confidence would not be possible without the dedicated volunteers who generously donate their time, talent, and professional expertise. During Freshman Corporate Work Study Program Training Week, volunteers helped...
Alumni Spotlight: Arlette Silva ’24
Cristo Rey St. Martin alumna Arlette Silva, Class of 2024, has come full circle this summer as the Corporate Work Study Program (CWSP) Summer Intern. Now entering her junior year at Fairfield University, where she is majoring in Nursing with a minor in Spanish,...
From Uncertainty to Impact: A Cristo Rey Success Story
“I graduated at the height of the pandemic…standing on the edge of something new without knowing exactly what the future would look like.” For Monse Adan, Cristo Rey St. Martin Class of 2020, uncertainty was not a barrier. It was a beginning. Today, Monse is a...
Admissions
In and out of the classroom, we are committed to students getting to and through college. For five consecutive years, CRSM has been named by the Wall Street Journal as one of “America’s Most Challenging High Schools.”
From soccer and volleyball to theater and volunteering to feed and clothe the homeless, we offer a variety of ways for students to get involved.
Our Business Partners
