Public School District Overviews - Western Cook County

School District Overviews - City of Chicago & Western Cook County (alphabetical after the City of Chicago)

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Additional School Information: Regional and Individual School District reports, including test score information and school directories, are available at a nominal cost from ParentLink Information Services, 1674 Cumberland, Aurora IL 60504, 630-499-5810, educonn@comcast.net or familyguides@yahoo.com. For ISAT & Prairie State test score data, you can visit the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) web site (www.isbe.state.il.us/research). You may also call the school district or visit their web site (for all districts that have a web site).

Note: ParentLink Information Services makes reasonable efforts to maintain accuracy, but does not guarantee all information is correct. Please check with the school system directly regarding their programs, particularly in regard to such items as extra-curricular activities and before/after-school care (for elementary or K-12 districts)

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Chicago School District 299 125 S. Clark St., Chicago, IL 60603, 773-553-1000

District-Wide Programs: Hot Lunch Program, English as a Second Language (ESL), Special Education, Gifted Program, Computer Literacy, Art Instruction, Music Instruction, P.E. Classes, Foreign Language, Early Childhood, Band, Orchestra, Chorus, Sports, Extra-Curricular Activities, Counseling, Tutoring, Preschool Screening, PTA.

Magnet School Programs: A computerized lottery system of selection is used for all Magnet Program(s)/schools except for Classical Schools, 7th/8th grade programs for Academically Talented students, International Baccalaureate Programs, and Regional Gifted Centers, which have specific academic criteria. Programs for 7th/8th grade programs for Academically Talented students, International Baccalaureate Programs, and Regional Gifted Centers provide full transportation, all others provide only restricted transportation (for residents living from 1.5 to 6 miles of the school). No transportation is provided for high school students. Applications are not required for admission to Advanced Placement, Education to Careers and/or Bilingual Education Programs. Application deadline: January 17, 2003 for elementary programs, December 20, 2002 for high school programs (the deadline dates change slightly from year to year).

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West Cook County - High School Districts (in alphabetical order)

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Leyden High School District 212 3400 Rose St., Franklin Park, IL 60131, 708-451-3000

District-Wide Programs: Hot Lunch Program, Special Education, P.E. Classes, Art Instruction, Music Instruction, Sports, Foreign Language, Extra-Curricular Activities, Band, Chorus, Counseling, Computer Literacy, English as a Second Language (ESL).

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Lyons Township District 204 100 S. Brainard Ave., LaGrange, IL 60525, 708-579-6300

District-Wide Programs: English as a Second Language (ESL), Sports, Extra-Curricular Activities, Art Instruction, Music Instruction, P.E. Classes, Summer School, Counseling, Band, Orchestra, Chorus, Special Education, Tutoring, Foreign Language, Computer Literacy.

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Morton High School District 201 2423 S. Austin Blvd., Cicero, IL 60650, 708-656-2300

District-Wide Programs: P.E. Classes, Special Education, Hot Lunch Program, Art Instruction, Music Instruction, Vocational Education, Foreign Language.

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Oak Park & River Forest School District 200 201 N. Scoville Ave., Oak Park, IL 60302, 708-383-0700

District-Wide Programs: P.E. Classes, Hot Lunch Program, Special Education, Foreign Language, Extra-Curricular Activities, Sports, Art Instruction, Music Instruction, Band, Orchestra, Chorus, Computer Literacy, Counseling, Summer School, English as a Second Language (ESL), Gifted Program.

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Proviso High School District 209 897 S. 1st. Ave., Maywood, IL 60153, 708-344-7000

District-Wide Programs: English as a Second Language (ESL), Hot Lunch Program, P.E. Classes, Special Education, Foreign Language, PTA, Extra-Curricular Activities, Sports, Computer Literacy, Art Instruction, Music Instruction, Band, Orchestra, Chorus, Summer School, Counseling, Tutoring.

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West Cook County - Elementary School Districts (in alphabetical order)

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Bellwood School District 88 640 Eastern Ave., Bellwood, IL 60104, 708-344-9344

District-Wide Programs: Hot Lunch Program, Early Childhood, Art Instruction, Music Instruction, P.E. Classes, Gifted Program, Summer School, Special Education, Preschool Screening, Extra-Curricular Activities, Sports, Chorus, Counseling, PTA, English as a Second Language (ESL).

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Berkeley School District 87 1200 N. Wolf Rd., Berkeley, IL 60163, 708-449-3350

District-Wide Programs: English as a Second Language (ESL), Preschool Screening, Early Childhood, Band, (Middle Schools), Extra-Curricular Activities, Sports, Art Instruction, Music Instruction, P.E. Classes, Special Education, Hot Lunch Program, Computer Literacy, Tutoring (after-school program - reading and math focus).

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Berwyn North School District 98 6633 W. 16th. St., Berwyn, IL 60402, 708-484-6200

District-Wide Programs: Computer Literacy, Art Instruction, Music Instruction, P.E. Classes, Tutoring (Remedial Reading), Counseling, Special Education, Gifted Program, Preschool Screening, Sports (Intermediate Elementary & Junior High), Early Childhood, PTA, English as a Second Language (ESL), Hot Lunch Program.

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Berwyn South School District 100 3401 S. Gunderson, Berwyn, IL 60402, 708-795-2300

District-Wide Programs: Computer Literacy, Early Childhood (At-Risk students), English as a Second Language (ESL), Hot Lunch Program, Special Education, P.E. Classes, Art Instruction, Music Instruction, Before/After-School Care (through Children’s World Learning Center, at Emerson School, 708-875-3138 for information).

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Brookfield School District 95 3524 Maple Ave., Brookfield, IL 60513, 708-485-0606

District-Wide Programs: Hot Lunch Program, English as a Second Language (ESL), Special Education, P.E. Classes, PTA, Counseling, Sports (Grades 5-8), Band, Preschool Screening, Music Instruction, Early Childhood, Extra-Curricular Activities, Computer Literacy, Gifted Program (to be developed), Art Instruction.

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Central Stickney School District 110 5001 S. Long Ave., Stickney, IL 60638, 708-458-1152

District-Wide Programs: Early Childhood, Special Education, P.E. Classes, Art Instruction, Music Instruction, English as a Second Language (ESL).

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Cicero School District 99 5110 W. 24th. St., Cicero, IL 60804, 708-863-4856

District-Wide Programs: Art Instruction, Music Instruction, P.E. Classes, English as a Second Language (ESL), Hot Lunch Program, Special Education, Gifted Program, Tutoring.

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Forest Park School District 91 424 Des Plaines Ave., Forest Park, IL 60130, 708-366-5700

District-Wide Programs: English as a Second Language (ESL), Hot Lunch Program, Early Childhood, Music Instruction, Art Instruction, Chorus (Middle School), P.E. Classes, Band (Grade 4 & up), Computer Literacy, Tutoring (Remedial), Gifted Program, Special Education, Counseling.

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Franklin Park School District 84 9750 Fullerton Ave., Franklin Park, IL 60131, 708-455-4230

District-Wide Programs: Special Education, Early Childhood, P.E. Classes, Art Instruction, Music Instruction, Hot Lunch Program, Before/After-school Care (through Small World Learning Center, for grades K-5, at Passow and South Elementary Schools, 708-455-8181 and 708-455-5678, respectively, for information), English as a Second Language (ESL).

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School District 80 4251 N. Oriole Ave., Norridge, IL 60706, 708-453-4847

District-Wide Programs: English as a Second Language (ESL), Special Education, All-Day Kindergarten, Art Instruction, Music Instruction, P.E. Classes, Industrial Education, Home Economics, Counseling, Computer Literacy, Gifted Program, Sports, Band (Grades 5-8), Tutoring (Remedial Reading), PTA, STEP.

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Hillside School District 93 4804 W. Harrison St., Hillside, IL 60162, 708-449-7280

District-Wide Programs: Hot Lunch Program, Special Education, P.E. Classes, Art Instruction, Music Instruction, English as a Second Language (ESL), Computer Literacy.

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Komarek School District 94 8940 W. 24th. St., North Riverside, IL 60546, 708-447-8030

District-Wide Programs: Art Instruction, Music Instruction, P.E. Classes, Band (Grades 4-8), Orchestra (Grades 4-8), Chorus (Grades 7-8), Foreign Language (Grades 7-8, after-school for elementary grades), Gifted Program, Special Education, Hot Lunch Program, English as a Second Language (ESL).

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La Grange Highlands School District 106 1750 Plainfield Rd., La Grange, IL 60525, 708-246-3085

District-Wide Programs: Hot Lunch Program, Special Education, Art Instruction, Music Instruction, P.E. Classes, Computer Literacy.

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Lindop School - District 92 2400 S. 18th. Ave., Broadview, IL 60155, 708-345-3110

District-Wide Programs: Hot Lunch Program, English as a Second Language (ESL), Sports (Grades 5-8), Band (Grade 4 & up), Extra-Curricular Activities (Different clubs for different grade levels), Art Instruction, Music Instruction, P.E. Classes, Summer School, Special Education, Counseling, Computer Literacy, Tutoring (after-school for selected students in grades 4-8).

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Lyons School District 103 4100 Joliet Ave., Lyons, IL 60534, 708-783-4100

District-Wide Programs: Early Childhood, Art Instruction, Music Instruction, P.E. Classes, English as a Second Language (ESL), Hot Lunch Program, Computer Literacy, Gifted Program, Sports, Special Education, Extra-Curricular Activities.

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Mannheim School District 83 10401 W. Grand Ave., Franklin Park, IL 60131, 708-455-4413

District-Wide Programs: English as a Second Language (ESL), Hot Lunch Program, Special Education, P.E. Classes, Art Instruction, Music Instruction.

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Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview District 89 906 Walton St., Melrose Park, IL 60160, 708-450-2460

District-Wide Programs: English as a Second Language (ESL), Hot Lunch Program, P.E. Classes, Special Education, Gifted Program, Band, Music Instruction, Art Instruction, Summer School.

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Oak Park Elementary School District 97 970 W. Madison St., Oak Park, IL 60302, 708-524-3000

District-Wide Programs: Foreign Language (Fee-based, K-6); part of regular program (grades 7-8), Music Instruction, Choral (grades 7-8), Art Instruction, P.E. Classes, Computer Literacy, Early Childhood (4 year. old PreK, fee-based - 1/2 day), At-risk PreK is available - no fee if eligibility requirements are met, Special Education, Counseling, Summer School (fee-based) - designed for enrichment, not remedial; Hot Lunch Program, Band, Orchestra (Elementary - meet weekly; Junior High - meet daily); Foreign Languages (elective in Junior High, fee-based for K-6), PTA, Extra-Curricular Activities, Sports, Gifted Program, English as a Second Language (ESL).

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Pennoyer School District 79 5200 N. Cumberland, Norridge, IL 60706, 708-456-9094

District-Wide Programs: Special Education, Art Instruction, Music Instruction, P.E. Classes, Full-Day Kindergarten, English as a Second Language (ESL), Hot Lunch Program.

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Pleasantdale School District 107 7450 S. Wolf Rd., Burr Ridge, IL 60525, 708-784-2013

District-Wide Programs: Computer Literacy, Foreign Language (Spanish, starting in grade 1), Gifted Program (K-8), Art Instruction, Music Instruction, P.E. Classes, Home Economics & Industrial Arts (Grades 6-8), PTA, Learning Centers (Library), Extra-Curricular Activities, Sports (both school sponsored & through park district), After-school child care (through park district, located at Pleasantdale North), Preschool Screening, Hot Lunch Program, Registered Nurse, Special Education, Chorus, Foreign Language, Counseling (Middle School), Early Childhood.

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Rhodes School - District 84-5 8931 W. Fullerton Ave., River Grove, IL 60171, 708-453-1266

District-Wide Programs: Early Childhood, Special Education, Hot Lunch Program, P.E. Classes, Art Instruction, Music Instruction, Foreign Language (Grade 3 & up), English as a Second Language (ESL).

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River Forest School District 90 7776 W. Lake St., River Forest, IL 60305, 708-771-8282

District-Wide Programs: Art Instruction, Music Instruction, P.E. Classes, English as a Second Language (ESL), Computer Literacy, Foreign Language (Part of middle school curriculum, enrichment program at grade school level), Special Education, Band, Orchestra, Gifted Program, Hot Lunch Program, Early Childhood, Summer School, Sports (Grade 5 & up), Counseling.

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River Grove School - District 85-5 2650 N. Thatcher Ave., River Grove, IL 60171, 708-453-6172

District-Wide Programs: Early Childhood, Special Education, Hot Lunch Program, Art Instruction, Music Instruction, Preschool Screening, English as a Second Language (ESL).

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Riverside School District 96 63 Woodside Rd., Riverside, IL 60546, 708-447-5007

District-Wide Programs: Early Childhood, Special Education, English as a Second Language (ESL), Hot Lunch Program, P.E. Classes, Art Instruction, Music Instruction, Gifted Program, Computer Literacy, Band, Orchestra (Strings, Grade 4 & up), Foreign Language.

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Schiller Park School District 81 4050 N. Wagner Ave., Schiller Park, IL 60176, 708-671-1816

District-Wide Programs: Computer Literacy, Counseling, Special Education, Hot Lunch Program, PTA, Art Instruction, Music Instruction, P.E. Classes, English as a Second Language (ESL), Tutoring.

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Union Ridge School District 86 4600 N. Oak Park Ave., Harwood Hgts., IL 60656, 708-867-5822

District-Wide Programs: Early Childhood, Art Instruction, Music Instruction, P.E. Classes, Band, Chorus, Gifted Program, Special Education, Computer Literacy, Hot Lunch Program, PTA, Extra-Curricular Activities, Sports, English as a Second Language (ESL), Tutoring (Chapter 1 - Language Arts, Math & Reading - all grade levels; and Before & After-School for Grades 6-8 in areas of weakness), Outdoor Education, grades 5-7.

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Westchester School District 92-5 9981 Canterbury St., Westchester, IL 60153, 708-450-2700

District-Wide Programs: Hot Lunch Program, Special Education, Preschool Screening, Art Instruction, Music Instruction, P.E. Classes, Foreign Language (Grades 7-8, Spanish - Elective), Gifted Program (Grades 3-8), Computer Literacy, Band, Counseling, Extra-Curricular Activities, Sports (Grade 4 & up), Chorus (Grades 4-5), PTA, Summer School, English as a Second Language (ESL).

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Western Springs School District 101 4335 Howard Ave., Western Springs, IL 60558, 708-246-3700

District-Wide Programs: Computer Literacy, Art Instruction, Music Instruction, P.E. Classes, Foreign Language (Grades 7-8), Band (Grades 4-8), Orchestra (Grades 4-8), Gifted Program (Grades 1-8), Special Education (LaGrange Area Dept. of Special Education, & DuPage West Cook Regional Cooperative), Hot Lunch Program, PTA, Extra-Curricular Activities, English as a Second Language (ESL) - Field Park School.

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West Cook County - K-12 School Districts (in alphabetical order)

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Elmwood Park School District 401U 8201 W. Fullerton Ave., Elmwood Park, IL 60707, 708-452-7272

District-Wide Programs: Hot Lunch Program, English as a Second Language (ESL), Special Education, Computer Literacy, Early Childhood, P.E. Classes, Art Instruction, Music Instruction, Sports, Foreign Language.