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Chicago Friends School offers an elementary education that nurtures a child's character, cultivates an intellectual curiosity, and builds a solid foundation for critical thinking.
Differentiated instruction, project-based learning, Integrated arts curriculum; service projects, Daily recess, community garden, Reasonable tuition, and financial assistance available.
Individualized tuition availableSibling rate: For families with two or more students in the school, subtract $500.00 from the above rate for each enrolled child.CFS offers before and after care, please contact the school for more info about programs
School Motto: Chicago Friends School — rooted in the Quaker values of simplicity, peace, integrity, community, equity, and stewardship — develops the academic skills and strong character that K-8 students need to grow into purposeful lives.
Chicago Friends School is a welcoming and inclusive K-8 school
in the Edgewater neighborhood.
We are guided by Quaker principles of peace, equality,
simplicity, integrity, community, and service. We welcome
Quaker and non-Quaker children of diverse backgrounds.
We provide an educational environment that meets children`s
intellectual, social and emotional needs, nurtures relationships,
and that fosters a sense of belonging, social awareness, and
personal responsibility.
A wonderful school with a student-teacher ratio that affords individualized attention. We can't be happier with the progression shown by our child since he started attending four years ago. I still remember how crestfallen he was after getting overlooked and lost in a CPS classroom of 35 students. His attitude about school is night and day since. We are very lucky to be at CFS.
- Posted by Parent - Chicago07
53/7/2022
"CFS is a warm and nurturing learning community. Project-based learning capitalizes on the student's innate sense of curiosity; simultaneously refining math, reading, science, and art skills. The glue that holds it all together, though, is character development. Do I want my son to learn how to add and subtract? You bet! But, more importantly, I want my son to be KIND. I want him to know what it means to persevere, to understand the power of friendship and community, to learn the art of listening to the voice/light within, to see the good in every person, and to choose what is right over what is easy." I wrote these words (above) back in 2014 when our son was 7 years old. Now he is an 8th grader at CFS and I can confidently say that these words still ring true. The teachers are simply wonderful and the community caring and accepting.
- Posted by Parent - SM
52/27/2022
I have two children at the school, one in third grade and one in kindergarten. I have been so impressed with the sense of community at the school. I love that the quaker values I put front and center in the culture of the school and at the curriculum. My kids are learning how to be good people as well as good students. I wish that more people knew about the school. It is affordable and welcoming.
- Posted by Parent - LB
58/1/2015
We feel incredibly fortunate to have found this school. We felt that for our child, having small classrooms, no homework pressures, recess daily, differentiated instruction, and project-based learning has been very helpful to his progress. He now loves school and the community aspect they instill has been great socially too.
- Posted by Parent - sabri
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Quick Facts (2025-26)
Grades: Kindergarten-8
Enrollment: 29 students
Yearly Tuition: $21,500
Acceptance rate: 84%
Average class size: 5 students
Application Deadline: None / Rolling
Source: Verified school update
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The average private school tuition in Chicago, IL is $13,895 for elementary schools and $19,207 for high schools (read more about average private school tuition across the country).
