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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Acceptance to Bachelor’s Programs
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CRSM in the News
Chicago Tribune: “Solar panels saving Waukegan school $94K per year: ‘We’re setting an example for … the benefits of clean energy’”
Click here to read this Chicago Tribune article about how CRSM's commitment to clean energy is significantly saving on energy costs.
Chicago Tribune: “Column: Waukegan swapping pollution for ‘green town’”
Click here to read more about Waukegan's commitment to being green and how Cristo Rey St. Martin is a contributer to that.
Chicago Tribune: Cristo Rey College Prep incorporates AI into curriculum: ‘This is going to change everything’
Click here to read this Chicago Tribune article about how CRSM integrates AI in the classroom.
Walking in the Footsteps of St. Ignatius
From castles to cathedrals, a journey across Spain became a life-changing experience for Patricia Ferrer, one of our Spanish teachers, who participated in a pilgrimage retracing the path of St. Ignatius of Loyola this semester. Traveling from Azpeitia to Barcelona,...
A Performance of Resilience: Drama Club Brings Mean Girls: The Musical High School Edition to Life
The drama club’s recent production of Mean Girls: The Musical High School Edition proved to be far more than just a high-energy, crowd-pleasing performance. It became a testament to resilience, teamwork, and community impact. Staged over three nights on April 16, 17,...
School News & Updates
Walking in the Footsteps of St. Ignatius
From castles to cathedrals, a journey across Spain became a life-changing experience for Patricia Ferrer, one of our Spanish teachers, who participated in a pilgrimage retracing the path of St. Ignatius of Loyola this semester. Traveling from Azpeitia to Barcelona,...
A Performance of Resilience: Drama Club Brings Mean Girls: The Musical High School Edition to Life
The drama club’s recent production of Mean Girls: The Musical High School Edition proved to be far more than just a high-energy, crowd-pleasing performance. It became a testament to resilience, teamwork, and community impact. Staged over three nights on April 16, 17,...
CRSM Alumni Give Back Through Career Conversations
What does the future look like when students get to learn directly from those already living it? On April 7, 2026, CRSM hosted its Career Conversations event, made even more meaningful by the presence of alumni who returned to support and inspire current students....
Rising Leaders: CRSM Alumni in the Greenwood Project
From Cristo Rey St. Martin classrooms to competitive careers in finance, these alumni are turning opportunity into impact. The Greenwood Project, founded in 2016, creates career pathways in financial services for Black and Latinx college students. Through rigorous...
CRSM Alumni Give Back Through Career Conversations
What does the future look like when students get to learn directly from those already living it? On April 7, 2026, CRSM hosted its Career Conversations event, made even more meaningful by the presence of alumni who returned to support and inspire current students....
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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.
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