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UCW Senior Terrance Dantzler Named Grinnell College Laurel Scholarship Recipient
We are thrilled to announce that UCW High School senior Terrance Dantzler was named a recipient of the Laurel Scholarship at Grinnell College! The Laurel Scholarship is a highly competitive scholarship and mentorship program — Terrance will be 1 of only 10 Laurel...
Five UCW Seniors Selected as Semifinalist and Finalists for Competitive College Scholarships
Every year, the Posse Foundation identifies and recruits students with extraordinary leadership potential through a dynamic assessment process that gauges students' intrinsic leadership ability, skill at working on a team, and drive to succeed. Thousands of students...
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
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UCW Students Tyrah Moncada and Langston Foster Selected for the Northwestern Academy for Chicago Public Schools
We are thrilled to announce that UCW rising junior Tyrah Moncada and UCW rising sophomore Langston Foster have been selected for the Northwestern Academy for Chicago Public Schools. The Northwestern Academy’s admissions team noted that among this year’s applications...

UCW Rising Senior Deziraye Hudson Selected as 2020 Chicago Scholar
We are thrilled to announce that UCW rising senior Deziraye Hudson has been selected for the highly competitive Chicago Scholars program! As a Chicago Scholar, Deziraye will be matched with a professional college counselor for eight one-on-one counseling sessions to...

UCW Rising Senior Mia Rodgers Selected as 2020 Questbridge College Prep Scholar
We are thrilled to announce that Mia Rodgers, a rising senior at UCW High School, has been selected as a 2020 Questbridge College Prep Scholar. The Questbridge College Prep Scholar program involves a highly competitive national selection process: of over 12,600...

UCW Celebrates Its College-Bound Seniors
This past Thursday, March 6, the UChicago Charter School Woodlawn Campus (UCW) held its annual College Celebration, strengthening a college-going culture that has flourished since the establishment of UChicago Charter’s College Graduation Office. UCW students of all...
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UChicago Charter School
A Division of the Urban Education Institute
at the University of Chicago