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Make your voice heard at the virtual Finalists Forum for UCW Middle School Director this Thursday, June 30 at 5 PM
All UChicago Charter School families, staff members, and members of our surrounding communities are invited to the Virtual Finalists Forum for UCW Middle School Director this Thursday, June 30 at 5:00 PM. Learn about the candidate's vision for UCW Middle School, ask...
The UChicago Charter School celebrates Juneteenth with community and partners
On the evening of Monday, June 20, the UChicago Charter School community and partners came together to celebrate Juneteenth. The celebration centered "resisting trauma through freedom dreaming" and was sponsored by the UChicago Trauma-Responsive Education Practices...
We Can. We Will. RISE
RISE – it’s what we ask of our students, our parents, and our staff every day. It’s not a slogan. It’s not a motto. It’s a belief that, together, we can accomplish more than apart. Rise is how our students recognize the greatness within themselves and how we unlock that greatness to help students achieve their highest potential.
Our Partners
Our work is supported by so many great people and organizations, in Chicago and beyond. This is a small sample of the many partner organizations with which we work to provide a range of rigorous academic and robust enrichment experiences for our students.
Our Campuses
The UChicago Charter School is a public charter school within the Chicago Public Schools district and composed of three campuses serving approximately 1500 preK-12 students on Chicago’s South Side. Our campuses share a common goal, which is to prepare 100% of our students for college acceptance and graduation through a preK-12 “superhighway” that cultivates culturally aware critical thinkers and leaders. Learn more about each of our campuses:
NKO
1119 E 46th Street Chicago, IL 60653 Grades PreK-5
Donoghue
707 E 37th Street Chicago, IL 60653 Grades PreK-5
UCW
6300 S University Chicago, IL 60637 Grades 6-12
Our school day goes from 8:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. (3:40 at UCW)
We have early dismissal at 1:00 p.m. every Wednesday
Fee-based aftercare is available for grades preK-8
View our School Calendar for Holidays and Breaks
UChicago Charter School
A Division of the Urban Education Institute
at the University of Chicago