Northside Catholic Academy, Chicago | Fees, Rankings, Address, Admission, Vacancies, Reviews & More

We are very lucky to be a part of this amazing community. My husband’s family grew up attending St. Gertrude’s but I was coming in cold and didn’t know many of the families. I couldn’t have been more welcome when my son entered preschool and am proud to say that many of my closest friends are parents I met through the school. We also have a lot of families who aren’t as lucky as we are to have their own family close by and they often comment how NCA has become their local family. Whether it be picking up a sibling and bringing them over for dinner when we hear one of the other kids is sick, or handing down school jumpers from one family to another, these are daily occurences at NCA. And there are so many opportunities to get involved and meet the other families at the school, whether at a family dance in the St. Gertrude’s gym or volunteering on the school’s annual fundraiser, if you want to be involved and meet people you will be welcome with open arms. And finally the school has proven to be a fantastic teaching environment for our two young ones. My sister is a public school teacher at a top school in Denver, Colorado and we are using much of the same curriculum. Our kids are thriving and the teachers are focused on their overall well-being. Please strongly consider our school. Come meet us and see what I mean.

We are starting our 9th year with Northside Catholic Academy and once again are reminded of the incredible community that we are blessed to be a part of. From the beginning of preschool until present, our kids have felt happy and eager to go to school each day – this is in large part to a friendly, inclusive environment and kind, engaging and empathetic teachers. They have benefitted from the range of arts, music and language “specials” classes in addition to a solid core curriculum. Mainly, students experience an opportunity to interact and engage with a diverse group of kids in a nurturing, diverse, progressive faith based school. A very active parent group is also a plus!

We truly love NCA. Why? The small class sizes, the focus on the whole child, the very reasonable tuition and the way the teachers really take the time to get to know and work with our child. We had the opportunity to leave NCA for a while, to explore what we were thought would be greener pastures in Chicago schools — only to realize, NCA is really the best place to be. We are thrilled to have our son here. An added bonus: the academics even align with our family’s focus on social justice and the student body really reflects the diversity present within Chicago and our world.