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
6 years in a row
1200
Volunteer Hours
CRSM in the News
Daily North Shore: Life Lessons
Anajancy, a member of the class of 2021 at Cristo Rey St. Martin High School (Cristo Rey) in Waukegan, has big dreams. She’s accomplished plenty already, including being among the first in her family to go to high school. But she’s poised to do more. It is Cristo...
Chicago Tonight: How Students in Waukegan Juggle School with Corporate Jobs
Crain’s Chicago Business: Best Adaptive Reuse of a Building
Cristo Rey St. Martin was featured in Crain's Chicago Business in their listing of The 12 Coolest Office Spaces in 2019.
Students Live Out Our Mission Through Service
Each year, CRSM students embody our mission of being people for others by serving throughout our local community. So far this school year, students have completed over 530 hours of volunteer service through Campus Ministry’s outreach programs, partnering with local...
Business Partner Spotlight: It’s a Win-Win Partnership!
For more than 20 years, Baxter International has remained a valued and engaged Corporate Work Study partner, providing students with meaningful workplace opportunities that support both their academic and professional growth. As one of our founding partners, Baxter...
School News & Updates
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
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...
Exploring Careers and Building Confidence: Freshman & Sophomore Professional Development Day
Freshmen and sophomores at Cristo Rey St. Martin spent the day diving into career exploration and skill-building during this week’s Professional Development Day. Sophomores connected one-on-one with 20 professionals from organizations including Abbott, AbbVie, the...
Oscar Gonzalez’s Speech from the 2024 Business Partner Appreciation Brunch
Good morning, everyone! My name is Oscar Gonzalez, and I am a proud graduate of Cristo Rey St. Martin, Class of 2017. I attended the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts and graduated in 2021. Currently, I work at Abbott as an Accounts Payable...
Alumni Spotlight: The Story of Our Finance Director Viridiana Fajardo
Below is a copy of a speech by CRSM Finance Director and CRSM 2010 alum Viridiana Fajardo: Good morning, It’s an honor to stand before you today as the Director of Finance and Operations at Cristo Rey St. Martin College Prep, a mother of two, a wife, a student at the...
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
