St. Scholastica Academy (Chicago, Illinois)

St. Scholastica Academy
Address
7416 North Ridge Boulevard Chicago, Illinois 60645 United States
Coordinates	42°1′0″N 87°41′6″W / 42.01667°N 87.68500°W / 42.01667; -87.68500Coordinates: 42°1′0″N 87°41′6″W / 42.01667°N 87.68500°W / 42.01667; -87.68500
Information
Type	private
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Established	1865
Closed	2012
Oversight	Archdiocese of Chicago
President	Loretta Namovic
Principal	Colleen Brewer
Grades	9-12
Gender	all-female
Enrollment	200 ^[1] (2008)
Campus type	urban
Color(s)	navy blue and white
Athletics conference	Girls Catholic Athletic Conference
Mascot	Stinger Bee
Team name	Stingers
Accreditation	North Central Association of Colleges and Schools^[2]
Newspaper	The Raven
Tuition	$9,600 (2009-2010)
Affiliation	Benedictine
Website	www.scholastica.us

St. Scholastica Academy was a private, Roman Catholic, Benedictine all-girls high school in Chicago, Illinois. It was located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago.

The school was a Benedictine college preparatory school for girls in Chicago, Illinois, educating students from 9th through 12th grade. The school opened in 1865 and was one of the oldest Catholic academies for young women in Chicago.

The academy enrolled young women from diverse economic, religious, racial and ethnic backgrounds throughout the Chicago metropolitan area. In 2009, the student body was born in 17 different countries and was 31% Black, 31% White, 17% Latina, 14% Asian and 7% Multi-racial.

In addition to college prep programs, the school offered the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program for selected students in 11th and 12th grade. Students scored above the State of Illinois average on International Baccalaureate assessments.^[3] The average class size was 15 students.^[3] St. Scholastica Academy was the sponsored ministry of the Benedictine sisters of Chicago.

It was announced on March 14, 2012 that SSA would close its doors at the end of the school 2012-2013 school year. The building is now occupied by an elementary school run by the UNO Network of Charter Schools.

References

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↑ NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-28.
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Benedictine high schools in the United States

Maur Hill - Mount Academy, Atchison, KS Marmion Academy, Aurora, IL Linton Hall, Bristow, VA St. Scholastica, Chicago, IL Benedictine High School, Cleveland, OH Saint John's Preparatory School, Collegeville, MN St. Bernard Preparatory School, Cullman, AL Delbarton School, Morristown, NJ Benedictine Academy, Elizabeth, NJ Mount Michael Benedictine Abbey and High School. Elkhorn, NE Cistercian Preparatory School, Irving, TX Benet Academy, Lisle, IL Saint Benedict's Preparatory School, Newark, NJ St. Bede Academy, Peru, IL Portsmouth Abbey School, Portsmouth, RI Saint Gertrude High School, Richmond, VA Benedictine Military School, Savannah, GA Saint Louis Priory School, St. Louis, MO Subiaco Abbey and Academy, Subiaco, AR Villa Madonna Academy, Villa Hills, KY St. Anselm's Abbey School, Washington, DC Woodside Priory School, Portola Valley, CA

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Former	Higher education Barat College Lexington College St. Viator College High schools Academy of Our Lady, Chicago Archbishop Quigley Preparatory Seminary, Chicago Immaculata High School, Chicago Maria High School, Chicago St. Gregory the Great High School, Chicago St. Scholastica Academy, Chicago Saint Louise de Marillac High School, Northfield Grade school Our Lady of the Angels School, Chicago

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Auxiliary bishops	Alfred Leo Abramowicz Edwin Michael Conway William Edward Cousins Michael Dempsey Gustavo García-Siller John R. Gorman Raymond E. Goedert Thomas Joseph Grady Wilton Daniel Gregory Nevin William Hayes Raymond Peter Hillinger Edward Francis Hoban Thad J. Jakubowski Francis J. Kane Gerald Frederick Kicanas Jerome Edward Listecki Timothy Joseph Lyne John R. Manz Alexander Joseph McGavick William Edward McManus William David O'Brien John L. May George Murry Cletus F. O'Donnell Thomas J. Paprocki Joseph N. Perry George J. Rassas Plácido Rodriguez Alberto Rojas Bernard James Sheil John George Vlazny Andrew Peter Wypych

Priests who became bishop elsewhere	Peter Joseph Baltes Robert Emmet Barron Romeo Roy Blanchette Stanislaus Vincent Bona Edward Braxton Maurice Francis Burke Edmund Michael Dunne Edward Joseph Dunne Edward Egan James Aloysius Griffin William Richard Griffin John Richard Keating James Patrick Keleher Moses E. Kiley Francis Joseph Magner Paul Marcinkus John McMullen Martin Dewey McNamara Peter Muldoon William Aloysius O'Connor Thomas Joseph Murphy Ernest John Primeau Paul Peter Rhode Patrick William Riordan Edward James Slattery Raymond James Vonesh Aloysius John Wycislo

Priests	John George Alleman Donald Martin Carroll George Clements Daniel Coughlin John Joseph Egan Andrew Greeley George G. Higgins Reynold Henry Hillenbrand James Timothy O'Meara Michael Pfleger Jeremiah J. Rodell

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