Expanding Horizons
Inspiring Excellence
Transforming Communities
College Ready
“I admire all the Cristo Rey students who do all of their schoolwork to keep their grades up.” –Chris Call, Science teacher
Work Prepared
“I support CRSM because it works. Supervisors report students are professional, serious and focused.” –Terry Brady, President, Underwriters Laboratories
Committed to Faith and Justice
“This school changed my life. I want to give back.”- Dulce Zarinana, CRSM ’16, DePaul University graduate student, Jesuit Volunteer Corps immigration legal advocate
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Business Partners
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acceptance to bachelor’s programs
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News & Updates
CRSM Physics Teacher Awarded Prestigious State-wide Teaching Fellowship
CRSM is proud to announce Kumkum Bonnerjee, CRSM physics teacher, has been awarded a prestigious teaching fellowship through the University of Illinois. Its mission is to provide access to high-quality, advanced physics instruction in high school, and to open...
CRSM Counselor Teaches Students “The Science of Happiness”
The teen years are a time for young people to have a healthy start in life. Yet national statistics report a sharp increase in sadness in high school students, especially amongst teen girls. At CRSM, students are learning “The Science of Happiness,” which models a...
Northwestern, Colorado College, Middlebury – Acceptances Starting to Stream In!
From a full-ride Posse Scholarship to Middlebury College to Northwestern University, Colorado College, University of Chicago and other top-tier colleges across the country early acceptances and scholarship offers are on a roll for CRSM seniors this month....
Alumni Spotlights
Alumna Cheyanne Williams, Esq. is paving the way for the next generation of CRSM students
Daughter of a barber and medical assistant, middle child of three, and first-generation lawyer– Cheyanne Williams has always been inspired by the legal system. She was in grade school when she binge-watched TV crime shows and set her intention to become a lawyer. The...
Alumna Returns to CRSM to Talk About “Taboo” Mental Health Issues with Students
At one point in the pandemic, CRSM alumna Marilu Bueno, 22, a college psychology and theater major, realized that high school students at her alma mater had spent a significant chunk of the last two school years isolated from friends and in a fractured learning...
They’re Back! 9 Alums Return to CRSM to Make a Difference
From serving on the leadership team and the board of directors to teaching, navigating student jobs, and mentoring scholarship recipients, to leading retreats for campus ministry, nine CRSM alums have a special connection to the...
Admissions
Thank you for considering us! We are an affordable, safe, co-educational, Catholic high school committed to academic excellence for students of limited economic means in the greater Waukegan and North Chicago area.
Thank you for considering us! We are an affordable, safe, co-educational, Catholic high school committed to academic excellence for students of limited economic means in the greater Waukegan and North Chicago area.
Academics
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.”
Work Study
We are preparing students for the future workforce while they work to cover educational costs. Our business partners span industries including financial services, engineering, architecture, law, education and nonprofit organizations.
Student Life
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
