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Cristo Rey St. Martin College Prep provides a rigorous 10-month college preparatory curriculum, and our students are invested in learning and experiencing what it takes to be admitted to and graduate from a four-year college or university.

The faculty consists of 22 teachers, two school counselors, two college counselors, two alumni directors, and three resource teachers. 66% of the teachers hold Master’s degrees. The student-to-faculty ratio is 15:1. In addition, there are 77 full- and part-time staff members and Corporate Work Study program drivers.

We strive to give each student both the challenge and the support to succeed in pursuit of their education and work to integrate the lessons they learn on their Corporate Work Study Program jobs and in the classroom. About 25% of CRSM students participate in College Bound Opportunities and/or the Waukegan to College program. These programs prepare high-potential, low-income students to succeed in college through academic support, mentorship, and college scholarship awards.

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Expanding Horizons, Inspiring Excellence, Transforming Communities
  • Built by many hands, finished with plenty of pride! 🛶💙 Our boat build is complete! More than 100 students helped bring this project to life in collaboration with @urbanwildernessprogram, @weare_ccl, and @lfopenlands. From our first build day to this finished boat, it’s been a team effort. Thank you to our partners for their guidance and to every student who lent a hand. Look what we can build together! #weareCRSM #BoatBuild #HandsOnLearning
  • Friendly faces at every turn! 💙💛 These snapshots from last week’s Open House capture our favorite part of the evening: our community welcoming future CRSM families. We loved meeting the 89 families who joined us to explore classrooms, ask questions, and hear directly from the students and staff who bring CRSM to life. A special thank-you to our students for sharing their experiences and to our Admissions team, faculty, and staff for making everyone feel welcome. We’re excited for these families as they imagine their next chapter! ✨ #weareCRSM #CRSMOpenHouse #CristoReyStMartin
  • Two weeks from today, on Nov. 19, CRSM will host a @northernilfoodbank Holiday Meal Distribution in our parking lot from 4-6pm or until supplies last. NIFB is providing meals for 500 families. All are welcome! Please share the info with friends and neighbors. -------- Dentro de dos semanas, el 19 de noviembre, CRSM organizará una distribución de comidas para los días festivos, a cargo del Northern IL Food Bank (NIFB), en nuestro estacionamiento. El evento tendrá lugar de 4:00 p. m. a 6:00 p. m., o hasta agotar existencias. El NIFB proporcionará comidas para 500 familias. ¡Todos son bienvenidos! Por favor, compartan esta información con amigos y vecinos.
  • CRSM alumni, what do you wish you had known before college? 🎓 Your experience could help our students take their next step with confidence! Our College & Alumni Counseling team is launching an Alumni Video Series for current juniors and seniors, and we want to hear from you. Share your perspective on college life, academics, careers, or lessons you’ve learned along the way in a 2–3 minute video, with a maximum of 5 minutes. 🔗 Visit the links in our bio to choose a topic, sign up, and submit your video! 📅 Videos are due Friday, November 13. 📩 Check your email for recording and introduction guidelines. Your story can make a difference. Tag a fellow CRSM alum who should participate! #weareCRSM #CRSMAlumni #CollegeReadiness #AlumniGivingBack
  • Boat Build Day One is in the books! 🛶🔨 More than 100 students came together to help build the boat in collaboration with @urbanwildernessprogram, @weare_ccl, and @lfopenlands. With so many helping hands, we’re already ahead of schedule! Thank you to our partners for making this hands-on experience possible and to our students for bringing their energy and teamwork. We can’t wait to share how the boat takes shape! #weareCRSM #BoatBuild #HandsOnLearning
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Built by many hands, finished with plenty of pride! 🛶💙 Our boat build is complete! More than 100 students helped bring this project to life in collaboration with @urbanwildernessprogram, @weare_ccl, and @lfopenlands. From our first build day to this finished boat, it’s been a team effort. Thank you to our partners for their guidance and to every student who lent a hand. Look what we can build together! #weareCRSM #BoatBuild #HandsOnLearning
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Built by many hands, finished with plenty of pride! 🛶💙 Our boat build is complete! More than 100 students helped bring this project to life in collaboration with @urbanwildernessprogram, @weare_ccl, and @lfopenlands. From our first build day to this finished boat, it’s been a team effort. Thank you to our partners for their guidance and to every student who lent a hand. Look what we can build together! #weareCRSM #BoatBuild #HandsOnLearning
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Friendly faces at every turn! 💙💛 These snapshots from last week’s Open House capture our favorite part of the evening: our community welcoming future CRSM families. We loved meeting the 89 families who joined us to explore classrooms, ask questions, and hear directly from the students and staff who bring CRSM to life. A special thank-you to our students for sharing their experiences and to our Admissions team, faculty, and staff for making everyone feel welcome. We’re excited for these families as they imagine their next chapter! ✨ #weareCRSM #CRSMOpenHouse #CristoReyStMartin
Friendly faces at every turn! 💙💛 These snapshots from last week’s Open House capture our favorite part of the evening: our community welcoming future CRSM families. We loved meeting the 89 families who joined us to explore classrooms, ask questions, and hear directly from the students and staff who bring CRSM to life. A special thank-you to our students for sharing their experiences and to our Admissions team, faculty, and staff for making everyone feel welcome. We’re excited for these families as they imagine their next chapter! ✨ #weareCRSM #CRSMOpenHouse #CristoReyStMartin
Friendly faces at every turn! 💙💛 These snapshots from last week’s Open House capture our favorite part of the evening: our community welcoming future CRSM families. We loved meeting the 89 families who joined us to explore classrooms, ask questions, and hear directly from the students and staff who bring CRSM to life. A special thank-you to our students for sharing their experiences and to our Admissions team, faculty, and staff for making everyone feel welcome. We’re excited for these families as they imagine their next chapter! ✨ #weareCRSM #CRSMOpenHouse #CristoReyStMartin
Friendly faces at every turn! 💙💛 These snapshots from last week’s Open House capture our favorite part of the evening: our community welcoming future CRSM families. We loved meeting the 89 families who joined us to explore classrooms, ask questions, and hear directly from the students and staff who bring CRSM to life. A special thank-you to our students for sharing their experiences and to our Admissions team, faculty, and staff for making everyone feel welcome. We’re excited for these families as they imagine their next chapter! ✨ #weareCRSM #CRSMOpenHouse #CristoReyStMartin
Friendly faces at every turn! 💙💛 These snapshots from last week’s Open House capture our favorite part of the evening: our community welcoming future CRSM families. We loved meeting the 89 families who joined us to explore classrooms, ask questions, and hear directly from the students and staff who bring CRSM to life. A special thank-you to our students for sharing their experiences and to our Admissions team, faculty, and staff for making everyone feel welcome. We’re excited for these families as they imagine their next chapter! ✨ #weareCRSM #CRSMOpenHouse #CristoReyStMartin
Friendly faces at every turn! 💙💛 These snapshots from last week’s Open House capture our favorite part of the evening: our community welcoming future CRSM families. We loved meeting the 89 families who joined us to explore classrooms, ask questions, and hear directly from the students and staff who bring CRSM to life. A special thank-you to our students for sharing their experiences and to our Admissions team, faculty, and staff for making everyone feel welcome. We’re excited for these families as they imagine their next chapter! ✨ #weareCRSM #CRSMOpenHouse #CristoReyStMartin
Friendly faces at every turn! 💙💛 These snapshots from last week’s Open House capture our favorite part of the evening: our community welcoming future CRSM families. We loved meeting the 89 families who joined us to explore classrooms, ask questions, and hear directly from the students and staff who bring CRSM to life. A special thank-you to our students for sharing their experiences and to our Admissions team, faculty, and staff for making everyone feel welcome. We’re excited for these families as they imagine their next chapter! ✨ #weareCRSM #CRSMOpenHouse #CristoReyStMartin
Friendly faces at every turn! 💙💛 These snapshots from last week’s Open House capture our favorite part of the evening: our community welcoming future CRSM families. We loved meeting the 89 families who joined us to explore classrooms, ask questions, and hear directly from the students and staff who bring CRSM to life. A special thank-you to our students for sharing their experiences and to our Admissions team, faculty, and staff for making everyone feel welcome. We’re excited for these families as they imagine their next chapter! ✨ #weareCRSM #CRSMOpenHouse #CristoReyStMartin
Friendly faces at every turn! 💙💛 These snapshots from last week’s Open House capture our favorite part of the evening: our community welcoming future CRSM families. We loved meeting the 89 families who joined us to explore classrooms, ask questions, and hear directly from the students and staff who bring CRSM to life. A special thank-you to our students for sharing their experiences and to our Admissions team, faculty, and staff for making everyone feel welcome. We’re excited for these families as they imagine their next chapter! ✨ #weareCRSM #CRSMOpenHouse #CristoReyStMartin
Friendly faces at every turn! 💙💛 These snapshots from last week’s Open House capture our favorite part of the evening: our community welcoming future CRSM families. We loved meeting the 89 families who joined us to explore classrooms, ask questions, and hear directly from the students and staff who bring CRSM to life. A special thank-you to our students for sharing their experiences and to our Admissions team, faculty, and staff for making everyone feel welcome. We’re excited for these families as they imagine their next chapter! ✨ #weareCRSM #CRSMOpenHouse #CristoReyStMartin
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Friendly faces at every turn! 💙💛 These snapshots from last week’s Open House capture our favorite part of the evening: our community welcoming future CRSM families. We loved meeting the 89 families who joined us to explore classrooms, ask questions, and hear directly from the students and staff who bring CRSM to life. A special thank-you to our students for sharing their experiences and to our Admissions team, faculty, and staff for making everyone feel welcome. We’re excited for these families as they imagine their next chapter! ✨ #weareCRSM #CRSMOpenHouse #CristoReyStMartin
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Two weeks from today, on Nov. 19, CRSM will host a @northernilfoodbank Holiday Meal Distribution in our parking lot from 4-6pm or until supplies last. NIFB is providing meals for 500 families. All are welcome! Please share the info with friends and neighbors. -------- Dentro de dos semanas, el 19 de noviembre, CRSM organizará una distribución de comidas para los días festivos, a cargo del Northern IL Food Bank (NIFB), en nuestro estacionamiento. El evento tendrá lugar de 4:00 p. m. a 6:00 p. m., o hasta agotar existencias. El NIFB proporcionará comidas para 500 familias. ¡Todos son bienvenidos! Por favor, compartan esta información con amigos y vecinos.
Two weeks from today, on Nov. 19, CRSM will host a @northernilfoodbank Holiday Meal Distribution in our parking lot from 4-6pm or until supplies last. NIFB is providing meals for 500 families. All are welcome! Please share the info with friends and neighbors. -------- Dentro de dos semanas, el 19 de noviembre, CRSM organizará una distribución de comidas para los días festivos, a cargo del Northern IL Food Bank (NIFB), en nuestro estacionamiento. El evento tendrá lugar de 4:00 p. m. a 6:00 p. m., o hasta agotar existencias. El NIFB proporcionará comidas para 500 familias. ¡Todos son bienvenidos! Por favor, compartan esta información con amigos y vecinos.
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Two weeks from today, on Nov. 19, CRSM will host a @northernilfoodbank Holiday Meal Distribution in our parking lot from 4-6pm or until supplies last. NIFB is providing meals for 500 families. All are welcome! Please share the info with friends and neighbors. -------- Dentro de dos semanas, el 19 de noviembre, CRSM organizará una distribución de comidas para los días festivos, a cargo del Northern IL Food Bank (NIFB), en nuestro estacionamiento. El evento tendrá lugar de 4:00 p. m. a 6:00 p. m., o hasta agotar existencias. El NIFB proporcionará comidas para 500 familias. ¡Todos son bienvenidos! Por favor, compartan esta información con amigos y vecinos.
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CRSM alumni, what do you wish you had known before college? 🎓 Your experience could help our students take their next step with confidence! Our College & Alumni Counseling team is launching an Alumni Video Series for current juniors and seniors, and we want to hear from you. Share your perspective on college life, academics, careers, or lessons you’ve learned along the way in a 2–3 minute video, with a maximum of 5 minutes. 🔗 Visit the links in our bio to choose a topic, sign up, and submit your video! 📅 Videos are due Friday, November 13. 📩 Check your email for recording and introduction guidelines. Your story can make a difference. Tag a fellow CRSM alum who should participate! #weareCRSM #CRSMAlumni #CollegeReadiness #AlumniGivingBack
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CRSM alumni, what do you wish you had known before college? 🎓 Your experience could help our students take their next step with confidence! Our College & Alumni Counseling team is launching an Alumni Video Series for current juniors and seniors, and we want to hear from you. Share your perspective on college life, academics, careers, or lessons you’ve learned along the way in a 2–3 minute video, with a maximum of 5 minutes. 🔗 Visit the links in our bio to choose a topic, sign up, and submit your video! 📅 Videos are due Friday, November 13. 📩 Check your email for recording and introduction guidelines. Your story can make a difference. Tag a fellow CRSM alum who should participate! #weareCRSM #CRSMAlumni #CollegeReadiness #AlumniGivingBack
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Boat Build Day One is in the books! 🛶🔨 More than 100 students came together to help build the boat in collaboration with @urbanwildernessprogram, @weare_ccl, and @lfopenlands. With so many helping hands, we’re already ahead of schedule! Thank you to our partners for making this hands-on experience possible and to our students for bringing their energy and teamwork. We can’t wait to share how the boat takes shape! #weareCRSM #BoatBuild #HandsOnLearning
Boat Build Day One is in the books! 🛶🔨 More than 100 students came together to help build the boat in collaboration with @urbanwildernessprogram, @weare_ccl, and @lfopenlands. With so many helping hands, we’re already ahead of schedule! Thank you to our partners for making this hands-on experience possible and to our students for bringing their energy and teamwork. We can’t wait to share how the boat takes shape! #weareCRSM #BoatBuild #HandsOnLearning
Boat Build Day One is in the books! 🛶🔨 More than 100 students came together to help build the boat in collaboration with @urbanwildernessprogram, @weare_ccl, and @lfopenlands. With so many helping hands, we’re already ahead of schedule! Thank you to our partners for making this hands-on experience possible and to our students for bringing their energy and teamwork. We can’t wait to share how the boat takes shape! #weareCRSM #BoatBuild #HandsOnLearning
Boat Build Day One is in the books! 🛶🔨 More than 100 students came together to help build the boat in collaboration with @urbanwildernessprogram, @weare_ccl, and @lfopenlands. With so many helping hands, we’re already ahead of schedule! Thank you to our partners for making this hands-on experience possible and to our students for bringing their energy and teamwork. We can’t wait to share how the boat takes shape! #weareCRSM #BoatBuild #HandsOnLearning
Boat Build Day One is in the books! 🛶🔨 More than 100 students came together to help build the boat in collaboration with @urbanwildernessprogram, @weare_ccl, and @lfopenlands. With so many helping hands, we’re already ahead of schedule! Thank you to our partners for making this hands-on experience possible and to our students for bringing their energy and teamwork. We can’t wait to share how the boat takes shape! #weareCRSM #BoatBuild #HandsOnLearning
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Boat Build Day One is in the books! 🛶🔨 More than 100 students came together to help build the boat in collaboration with @urbanwildernessprogram, @weare_ccl, and @lfopenlands. With so many helping hands, we’re already ahead of schedule! Thank you to our partners for making this hands-on experience possible and to our students for bringing their energy and teamwork. We can’t wait to share how the boat takes shape! #weareCRSM #BoatBuild #HandsOnLearning
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Academic Staff

Marlene Eby

Assistant Principal
Academics
Phone: 224-219-9702 ext. 102
marleneeby@cristoreystmartin.org

Pierre Edmonds

Dean of Students
Academics
Phone: 224-219-9720 ext. 203
pierreedmonds@cristoreystmartin.org

Mike Odiotti

Principal
Academics
Phone: 224-219-9703 ext. 103
michaelodiotti@cristoreystmartin.org

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Walking in the Footsteps of St. Ignatius

Walking in the Footsteps of St. Ignatius

May 1, 2026

From castles to cathedrals, a journey across Spain became a life-changing experience for Patricia Ferrer, one of our Spanish teachers, who participated in a pilgrimage retracing the path of St. Ignatius of Loyola this semester. Traveling from Azpeitia to Barcelona,...

CRSM Students Speak Up at Waukegan City Hall

CRSM Students Speak Up at Waukegan City Hall

Feb 23, 2026

Two Cristo Rey St. Martin (CRSM) sophomores, Isabella and Ketzia, recently made their voices heard at a Waukegan City Hall meeting, where they spoke with city leaders about expanding healthcare exposure and mentorship opportunities for students. Isabella, president...

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