About Kingswood
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Forming Intellect and Character Through Classical Education
The mission of Kingswood Academy is to assist parents, the primary educators of their children, in cultivating the human virtues, promoting academic excellence, and teaching the Catholic faith. Kingswood offers students a Classical Education with proven results…read more>>>
Kingswood highlights:
- School founded in 1996
- Grades Pre-Kindergarten through 8th
- Classical Education curriculum (K-8)
- Montessori Pre-Kindergarten (full & 1/2 day)
- Low student-teacher ratio of ~10:1
- Award-winning Character Education program
- Test scores well above national average
- Principal’s List, High Honors & Honors achievements 5th grade and above
- School-wide weekly Mass
- Recognized by Joliet Diocese as independent Catholic school meeting catechesis standards for Diocese
Kingswood attracts families from many surrounding Chicago suburbs:
- Bolingbrook
- Brookfield
- Burr Ridge
- Chicago
- Darien
- Downers Grove
- Elmhurst
- Glen Ellyn
- Hinsdale
- Homer Glen
- Indian Head Park
- Joliet
- LaGrange
- LaGrange Park
- Lemont
- Lombard
- Naperville
- Palos Park
- Plainfield
- Romeoville
- Tinley Park
- Western Springs
- Westmont
- Willowbrook
- Woodridge
Kingswood graduates attend many of the high schools in the Chicagoland area, including:
- Benet Academy
- Chesterton Academy
- Hinsdale Central High School
- Hinsdale South High School
- Hinsdale South High School
- Lyons Township High School
- Naperville Central High School
- Nazareth Academy
- Northridge Prep
- St. Ignatius College Prep
- Willows Academy
Kingswood alumni have matriculated to some of this country’s great colleges and universities:
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Baylor University
- Benedictine University
- DePaul University
- Hillsdale College
- Indiana University
- Loyola University
- Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
- University of Dallas
- University of Notre Dame
- University of Cincinnati
- United States Millitary Academy
- United States Naval Academy
- Washington University
- Vanderbilt University