School Calendar

JAN
06

No Students: Teacher Professional Development Day

JAN
20

No School: Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday

JAN
21

First Day of Second Semester

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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.

The Academy Group
Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts
The University of Chicago
After School Matters1

The University of Chicago Charter School aims to prepare students for college acceptance and graduation through a unified PreK to 12 superhighway which cultivates culturally aware critical thinkers and leaders.

3  Schools
1500 Students
160 Full-time Staff

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:

About NKO
About Donoghue
About UCW

Our school day goes from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

We have early dismissal at 1:00 p.m. every Wednesday

Fee-based aftercare is available for grades PreK-8

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