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Cristo Rey Saint 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.
Recent News
The Summer Culture Club: Teachers and students seek high adventure
August 31, 2018Mentor, mentor: Area professionals share their wisdom, support
August 29, 2018CRSM President Preston Kendall Speaks Out on Innovation in Education
August 29, 2018Students learn life lessons taught at the U.S. – Mexico border
August 29, 2018Alumni Spotlight
Alumna on a mission to be a person for others
Days after finishing her freshman year in college, Abbey Guadarrama found herself in a cubicle in the Corporate Work Study office at Cristo Rey’s new home. The Class of 2017 alumna is on a mission to be a person for others, she says. That is exactly what she did this summer. As the work study program’s intern she spent her … Read More
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’re 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 feeding and clothing the homeless, we offer a variety of ways for students to get involved.
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