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

Who
we are

Cristo Rey St. Martin College Prep, a Catholic learning community, empowers young people of limited economic means to become men and women of faith, purpose and service. Through a rigorous college preparatory curriculum, integrated with a relevant work study experience, students graduate ready to succeed in college and in life.

422

Current Students

109

Business Partners

100%

Acceptance to Bachelor’s Programs
6 years in a row

1200

Volunteer Hours

CRSM in the News

Alumna Spotlight: Arlette Silva, CRSM ’24

Alumna Spotlight: Arlette Silva, CRSM ’24

When 2024 graduate Arlette Silva wrote to Campus Minister Jim Dippold, she shared a remarkable year of spiritual and personal transformation at Fairfield University. “I got confirmed,” she began, noting that although she did not grow up attending Sunday Mass...

Two CRSM Teachers Earn Prestigious National Board Certification

Two CRSM Teachers Earn Prestigious National Board Certification

Cristo Rey St. Martin is proud to celebrate two of its dedicated educators, Rob Horcher and Elizabeth Partenach, who recently achieved National Board Teaching Certification, one of the most rigorous and respected credentials in the field of education. The...

School News & Updates

Alumni Spotlight: Celebrating the Williams Sisters

Alumni Spotlight: Celebrating the Williams Sisters

Below is an email sent by CRSM Principal, Dr. Michael Odiotti, to the students and staff on November 5, 2025: Dear CRSM community: We don't have an assembly this week so thought I would share a celebrating success story via email. I don't know how many of you got a...

Full Circle: How CRSM Prepared Augi Martinez to Make a Difference

Full Circle: How CRSM Prepared Augi Martinez to Make a Difference

When Agustin (Augi) Martinez was a student at Cristo Rey St. Martin, his first Corporate Work Study Program placement was with Catholic Charities. Ten years later, when he began his career journey at Catholic Charities in 2023 as a Housing Occupancy Specialist, it all...

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.
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.

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