YOUR PATHWAY TO WONDER

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1 YOUR PATHWAY TO WONDER

2 The Frances Xavier Warde School was founded in 1989 with a vision to develop a rigorous academic Catholic school that would embrace all religions and build on the multi-layered diversity of Chicago ethnic, racial, religious, and socioeconomic. As FXW has evolved, these ideals solidified into our Charisms. Our Charisms FAITH A Community of faith that welcomes and embraces all faith traditions DIVERSITY & INCLUSION A Community that is purposefully diverse and intentionally inclusive ACADEMICS A Community that is preparing thinkers and leaders in an academically enriched environment SERVICE A Community motivated by faith to serve others

3 Geographic Information Total enrollment 976 Northwest Chicago 22 Lincoln Square/Uptown 20 Logan Square/Humboldt Park 24 Lakeview/Roscoe Village 102 Bucktown/Wicker Park 101 Lincoln Park 89 Tuition Details Preschool ($10,050 $14,275) K 8 ($13,625) Scholarship We empower children and families to reach for and achieve their dreams by providing over $1.3 million in scholarships each year. $1,000 $3,000 9% Near North 80 Downtown 74 $3,100 $6,000 29% South Loop/Dearborn Park 105 Near West/West Town 196 $6,100 $9,000 38% Lawndale 8 Bridgeport/Pilsen 38 $9,100 $12,000 15% Bronzeville/Hyde Park 72 Chatham/South Shore 20 Over $12,100 9% Beverly/Southwest 14 Suburbs 11 Awards range from $1,000 to over $12K. In addition to our rigorous academic program, we also offer the following: Fine Art Activities orchestra, band, guitar, piano, drama troupe, chorus, comic club, art Academic Offerings book club, debate club, chess, advanced writing, 8th grade academic test prep STEM Offerings maker space, robotics, coding club Athletics track & field, basketball, volleyball, cross country, flag football, cheer & dance, wrestling, golf BI-RACIAL 14% ASIAN 11% BLACK/ AFRICAN AMERICAN 13% STUDENT ETHNIC DIVERSITY HISPANIC/ LATINO 6% CAUCASIAN 57%

4 FXW By The Numbers 976 Students 140 dedicated faculty & staff; 85% with advanced degrees 9 faith traditions represented at FXW 2 religion curriculums offered (Catholic & Multi-Faith) Over 6,500 hours of community service completed by FXW families in million dollars in scholarships each year 340 ipads and Microsoft Surface Pro 4 tablets utilized in our 5th-8th grade 1:1 technology program Our Students Preschool (3 & 4 yr. old) 180 Primary School (K 2) 276 Lower School (3 5) 270 Middle School (6 8) :1 Student Teacher Ratio in Preschool 12:1 Student Teacher Ratio Kindergarten and Primary School 22:1 Student Teacher Ratio in Middle School High School Acceptance FXW Classes 2016 and 2017 Alcott High School Beacon Academy British School Brother Rice High School De La Salle Institute DePaul College Prep Fenwick High School Francis W. Parker Jones College Prep Kenwood Academy Lake Forest Academy Lane Tech College Prep The Latin School of Chicago Lincoln Park High School Loyola Academy Lyons Township High School Marist High School Morgan Park Academy Mount Carmel High School Nazareth High School Noble Network Muchin Prep Notre Dame High School Oak Park-River Forest High School Ogden International High School St. Ignatius College Prep Trinity High School University of Chicago Laboratory High School Walter Payton College Prep Whitney Young Magnet High School Wolcott School

5 The Frances Xavier Warde School is an independent, Catholic elementary school in downtown Chicago that provides an academically excellent, values-oriented education to students of all ethnic, religious, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds in a child-centered urban environment. Campuses Preschool 3rd Grade Old St. Patrick s Campus 120 S. Desplaines Chicago IL th 8th Grade Holy Name Cathedral Campus 751 N. State Street Chicago IL Follow Contact Us admissions@fxw.org APPLY TODAY The Frances Xavier Warde School admits students of any sex, race, color or national or ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at FXW. It does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color or national or ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, or athletic and other school-administered programs.