FXW Admissions Profile 2021-2022

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PURPOSEFULLY DIVERSE, INTENTIONALLY INCLUSIVE FXW holds the pillars of diversity and inclusion as central to our School’s mission and the overall value of an FXW education. Situated in the heart of the Chicago metro area, we strive to maintain a community of belonging where diversity, equity, and inclusion thrive and all voices are heard and valued.

913 Students 163 61 Zip Codes Represented

10:1 Student : Teacher Ratio in Preschool 12:1 Student : Teacher Ratio Kindergarten and Primary School 24:1 Student : Teacher Ratio in Middle School

Middle Eastern/North African or Native American/Alaskan Native 1% Prefer not to disclose 1%

HISPANIC/ LATINX 6%

Geographic Information The communities listed are not exact and have been grouped by general geographic regions.

Northwest Chicago 16

BLACK/ AFRICAN AMERICAN

Wrigleyville/Ravenswood 15

The Frances Xavier Warde School is a Catholic elementary school in downtown Chicago that provides an academically excellent, valuesoriented education to students of all ethnic, religious, cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds in a child-centered urban environment. As a keystone of its diverse community, The School provides need-based scholarships to 30 percent of its students, partners with its families, nurtures faith development for its Catholic students, and engages all students to learn about and respect other faith traditions. FXW follows a rigorous curriculum that enables students to grow, clarify their values, and develop decision-making skills and a sense of responsibility for themselves and the world they will inherit.

Lakeview to Rogers Park 38 Bucktown/Logan Square/Irving Park 116

13%

Lincoln Park 77 River North/Gold Coast 92 Garfield Park/Austin 13

ASIAN/ SOUTH ASIAN 14%

Student Diversity

HOLY NAME CATHEDRAL CAMPUS

West Loop/West Town 293

CAUCASIAN

Downtown 41

47%

South Loop/Chinatown/Bronzeville 104 Hyde Park to South Shore 5

South/Southwest Chicago 7 South Shore/Jackson Park 30

Grades 4–8

Midway/West Lawn 10

Holy Name Cathedral Campus 751 N. State St., Chicago IL 60654

Suburbs 19

18%

Indiana 2

High School Acceptance We empower children and families to reach for and achieve their dreams by providing over $1.7 million in need-based scholarship each year. Average grant for the 2021-2022 school year is $9,385. 32% 26% 22%

Amundsen High School (IB) British School of Chicago Calabasas High School (Calabasas, CA)

Over $12,100

$9,100–$12,000

Awards range from $1,000 to more than 13K.

Loyola Academy

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Lycee Francais Marist High School

Culver Academies

Mount Carmel High School

De La Salle Institute

Northside Prep

DePaul College Prep

Oak Park-River Forest High School

Episcopal High School

Ogden International High School

Fenwick High School

St. Charles North High School

Francis Parker

St. Ignatius College Prep

GEMS High School

St. Michael’s Catholic Academy (TX)

Jones College Prep

CHICAGO

Lindblom Math & Science Academy

Cardinal Newman (Palm Beach, FL)

Hotchkiss School (CT)

$6,100–$9,000

$1,000– $3,000

$3,100–$6,000

13% 7%

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FXW Classes 2020 and 2021

Scholarship

Preschool–Grade 3 Old St. Patrick’s Campus 120 S. Desplaines St., Chicago IL 60661

Bridgeport/Pilsen 35

MULTI-RACIAL

Campuses

Milton Academy (MA)

Thacher School (CA) Trinity High School

Jones CTE Program

University of Chicago Laboratory School

Kenwood Academy (H)

Waldorf School

Lake Forest Academy

Walter Payton College Prep

Lane Tech College Prep

Western Reserve Academy (OH)

The Latin School of Chicago

Westinghouse College Prep

Lawrenceville School (NJ)

Whitney Young

Lincoln Park High School (IB)

Woodlands Academy

OLD ST. PATRICK’S CAMPUS

Contact Us admissions@fxw.org 312-268-2558

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It is the policy of the School not to discriminate in violation of the law on the basis of age, race, sex, gender, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, or physical or mental disability which are unrelated to the ability to work or enjoy the benefits of the School’s programs, facilities, or services. All persons are encouraged to apply.

The Frances Xavier Warde School (FXW) 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


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