Francis W. Parker School Chicago

Francis W. Parker School, founded in 1901, is one of Chicago's oldest and most distinguished independent co-educational day schools, located in the Lincoln Park neighbourhood. Named for educational reformer Francis Wayland Parker, the school serves approximately 950 students from Junior Kindergarten through Grade 12 and is accredited by the Independent Schools Association of the Central States (ISACS). Parker is renowned for its progressive educational philosophy, small class sizes, and deep commitment to democracy, social justice, and community engagement. The school offers a rigorous college-preparatory curriculum with advanced courses across all disciplines, alongside an extraordinary arts programme and a tradition of student governance. Parker's location on the North Side, near Lincoln Park and DePaul University, has made it a cornerstone of Chicago's intellectual and artistic community for over 120 years. Graduates attend highly selective universities including Northwestern, University of Chicago, Yale, and Brown.