Nazareth Academy

Since 1996, Nazareth Academy has been providing Academy from La Grange Park.

Nazareth Academy is sponsored by the Congregation of Saint Joseph. Founded in 1900, Nazareth Academy is among the oldest ed...ucational institutions in Chicago's western suburbs. It was established by a pioneering group of Sisters of St. Joseph who came to the La Grange area in 1899. Their first school, with an enrollment of fourteen, was in a remodeled six-room house. A school building was...

In keeping with the mission of unity of the Sisters of St. Joseph and Nazareth Academy, service to others is an integral part of our school community. While our minimum graduation requirement is 20 hours of community service, students have ongoing opportunities to volunteer and are encouraged to do so. Our full-time Campus Minister oversees the volunteer elementary tutoring program, joint...

Nazareth Academy is a Catholic, coeducational high school that provides its students with a curriculum of college preparatory courses at the honors and advanced placement levels. Its curriculum offers advanced-placement testing in more than 10 areas. With an enrollment of more than 750, the high school has various departments, such as English, foreign languages, fine and practical arts, math,...