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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CRSM Celebrates 20 Years of Support and Growth
CRSM’s 20th Anniversary Founders’ Dinner was truly unforgettable! Over 200 supporters gathered to celebrate our mission and honor our history, with special recognition given to our three endorsing communities, Board Chairman Terry Brady, and CRSM founder Most Reverend...
Feeding Hope: CRSM and NIFB’s Ongoing Partnership
The Northern Illinois Food Bank, also known as NIFB, has been a valued partner of CRSM for many years. We often send groups of students on a monthly basis to volunteer their time packing food for their local food bank, as well as hosting the food drives in our parking...
School News & Updates
From Classroom to Career: A Recap of CRSM’s Career Conversations Event
Organizing a professional development day event like Career Conversations at Cristo Rey St. Martin takes a village. In this case, this "village" is made up of 100+ juniors and over 50 volunteers- including CRSM alums and business partners, who donated their time to...
AI and the Next Generation: CRSM Students Contribute to Research
It’s not every day that CRSM students’ quotes and insights end up in a professional manuscript. However, this will be the case for the students involved in the after-school club AI Club, which is dedicated to exposing students to Artificial Intelligence (AI). When...
Professionalism in Action: CRSM Students Impress at Zebra Technologies
From the moment they stepped through the doors, the students’ enthusiasm and professionalism caught the attention of both supervisors and team members alike. On January 6th, the partnership between CRSM’s Corporate Work Study Program and Zebra Technologies...
Alums Make a Lasting Impact on Waukegan Community
Inspired by Cristo Rey’s commitment for students to become people for others, three alums from our first and early graduating classes, are embodying the mission to give back and help fellow immigrants and neighbors in Waukegan through several high-profile non-profits...
Great Aspirations: Alum Pays It Forward to the Community
Since his high school years at CRSM, Jonathan Catalan has aspired to reach out and give back to the others in Waukegan and neighboring communities. “I really feel it is my responsibility to contribute to the people in my community,” says Catalan, a CRSM Class of ’14...

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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.
