Alcuin Montessori School, Oak Park, Illinois - Montessori v. Conventional education

High School Placement Information

Education should not be one size fits all. At Alcuin, we follow a philosophy proven over more than a century to discover and develop each child's individual interests and talents and prepare them to excel in the next level of education and beyond. It's no surprise that a large percentage of our graduates take advanced placement and honors courses in high school including:

Honors English
Honors World History
Honors Algebra
Honors Biology
Honors Physics
Honors Language
AP Anatomy and Physiology
AP Spanish
AP Calculus
and more!

Our son is at his first semester of his freshmen year and he's already been recommended for two more honors classes and an AP class. His teachers are impressed with how well-prepared he is for high school and comment on the positivity and leadership he brings to class." - An Alcuin parent

High Schools

Over the last few years, our graduates have been accepted to the following high schools:

Beacon Academy
Chicago Academy for Performing Arts
Fenwick High School
Lake Forest Academy
Lyons Township High School
Nazareth Academy
Oak Park/River Forest
St. Ignatius College Prep
The Wolcott School
Trinity High School
Whitney Young College Prep

Some of our alumni universities include:

The Art Institute of Chicago
Barnard College
Baylor University
Butler University
Eastman School of Music
Knox College
Loyola University
New York University
Northwestern University
Oberlin College
Rhode Island School of Design
Texas Tech
Tulane University
UC Berkeley
University of Chicago
University of Exeter
University of Illinois - Urbana/Champaign
University of Illinois – Chicago
University of Michigan
University of Notre Dame

I learned everything I know through the Montessori education system. What is this way of teaching? To different people this question has different answers. To me, at least, being a Montessori student means being an individual... you have the chance to learn things at your own pace, in a natural way… in your way. You get to find out who you are, and that’s something very special." - Vincent V., Class of 2019