Private Primary & Middle Schools in Chicago, Illinois

Northside Catholic Academy:
Northside Catholic Academy (NCA) is the official, Catholic parish school of six Catholic parishes in three Northside Chicago neighborhoods in Cook County, IL: Andersonville, Edgewater and Rogers Park. Northside Catholic Academy has two campuses which are both located in the Edgewater neighborhood, approximately 7 miles north of the Loop. Our Primary School Campus (PreK-5) is located at 6216 N. Glenwood, Chicago, IL 60660, and our Middle School Campus (6-8 and PreK), 5525 N. Magnolia, Chicago, IL 60640. We have an outstanding retention rate - 97% of our Kindergarten through to 8th graders continued on at NCA from last year.

Education Programs:
-  Primary School program: (PreK- Grade 5)
- Middle School program: (Grades 6-8)

* Programs include:  Language Arts, Spanish, French, Everyday Math, Computer Technology, Athletics, Music, Art, Religious Education, Science Lab, Band, Strings, Advanced Literature, Football, Basketball, Volleyball, Whiz Kids, Reading Specialist, Tutoring

Curriculum:
Schoolwide learning expectations in each content area unite the Northside Catholic Academy curriculum. This means that at graduation, students will have received instruction, experienced activities, and demonstrated competencies in each of the schoolwide goals. Each grade level’s curricular outline delineates specific, age appropriate skills that ultimately lead to the achievement of the major outcomes. As a result, at every grade level students work in a progressive manner to acquire knowledge and learn skills which are inter-related and which build upon one another.

At NCA, students study five major content areas at every grade level. These are Religion, Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies, and Science. Special classes in Physical Education, Music, Visual Arts, Computer Technology, and Spanish Language are also offered in many grade levels.