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  • 15 Extra-curricular activities
  • 25 Staff members with advanced license or degree
  • Over 2,000 Hours of service completed each year
  • 98% Acceptance rate to high school of choice
  • $208,000 in scholarships for last year's graduating class

About Us

About Us

St. John Fisher School is Roman Catholic located in the historic Beverly-Morgan Park community on Chicago’s Southwest Side. A large campus and well-kept buildings are home to seven hundred students in grades pre-K through 8, most of which come from within a one-mile radius of the school. There is a strong sense of pride in the school and in the community which has been described as “a village in the city”.

The faculty at St. John Fisher is well balanced by both veteran teachers with an average of fifteen years of teaching experience and new teachers whose enthusiasm and creativity complement the wisdom and experience of the veteran staff. All are qualified for their position and continue to pursue both advanced degrees and other professional growth opportunities to strengthen their professional credentials and ensure inspiring, state of the art teaching techniques in the classroom.

The curriculum at St. John Fisher is comprehensive and centered on providing a rigorous program that meets individual learning styles and prepares the St John Fisher graduate to do well in high school, college and beyond. In addition to the regular course of study, the school provides an excellent educational technology program, fine arts program, and an extensive athletic program that involves more than four hundred children in intramural and extramural activities.

As one of the largest schools in the Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago, the enrollment at St. John Fisher School has remained strong, as parents continue to praise the strong curriculum, attention to the whole child, a welcoming sense of community and the school’s emphasis on family and Catholic values.

Our Mission

St. John Fisher School is a Catholic Educational Community that facilitates the intellectual, academic, social and emotional growth of each student.  A rigorous academic curriculum, robust Religion Education program and comprehensive student support services work together in cultivating critical thinkers and curious minds, compassionate Christian leaders and socially intelligent citizens prepared for the world today and in the future. 
 
We Believe:
All persons have equal dignity and the right to education.
 
All persons have God-given talents and the ability to think, judge and make free and responsible decisions that enhance his or her self-worth.
 
Education evolves not only from what is taught, but also from the spiritual and ethical values that students see modeled.

Leadership

Leadership
 
Principal - Ms. Colleen Dunlavy
Assistant Principal - Mrs. Claire Larmon
Director of Student Services - Mrs. Karen Brogan
Director of Religious Education - Dr. Elena Chermak

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Embracing Curious Minds. Nurturing Compassionate Hearts.