Francis W. Parker School is a private school serving nearly 1,000 students in junior kindergarten through twelfth grade. The school features a student-to-teacher ratio of 8-to-1, with a target class size of 18. 86% of the faculty hold advanced degrees.
Curriculum is designed to encourage students to explore beyond basic coursework with a focus on learning how to learn. Francis W. Parker School also focuses on development of community both within the school and within the world at large.
This esteemed institution puts an emphasis on development and growth beyond the classroom with before and after school clubs and activities. Some of the clubs offered include topics such as movies, photography, mediation, robotics, social justice, coding and many more.
Students can participate in more than 50 sports including baseball, softball, basketball, cross country track, soccer, golf, field hockey and tennis.
Applications are generally accepted in the fall for the next school year. Most students are admitted at junior kindergarten, sixth grade and ninth grade. The process includes a parent meeting, a student visit day and student testing.
Francis W Parker School
Private Pre-K, Elementary, Middle, High School
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Grade Pre-K-12
330 W Webster Ave,
Chicago, IL
935
Students
A+
School Details
Head of School
Dr. Daniel B Frank
Student Teacher Ratio
8:1
Average SAT Score
1400
Average ACT Score
31
Average GPA
3.66
Graduation Rate
100%
Annual Tuition
$40,390
Niche Grade
A+
A+
A+
A+
A+
B-
Source: Niche
Niche Grade Details
Academics
Average GPA
3.66
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
8:1
Teachers
123
Full Time Teachers
119
Part Time Teachers
4
College Prep
Average SAT
1400
Math
700
Verbal
710
Average ACT
31
Math
29
English
33
Reading
33
Science
30
Four-Year Matriculation Rate
100%
School Rankings
#3
Best College Prep Private High Schools in Illinois
#4
Best Private K12 Schools in Illinois
#5
Best Private HS in Illinois
Colleges Students are Considering
Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
51 Students
University of Southern California
32 Students
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
30 Students
New York University
29 Students
University of Wisconsin-Madison
28 Students
Northwestern University
28 Students
Vanderbilt University
25 Students
Harvard University
24 Students
Brown University
23 Students
Duke University
23 Students
What Students Want to Study
Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Business
43 Students
Political Science and Government
29 Students
Psychology
25 Students
Biology
23 Students
Economics
23 Students
Computer Science
18 Students
Pre-Law Studies
14 Students
English
11 Students
Chemistry
10 Students
Architecture
10 Students
This School’s Reviews
Niche Reviews
1/25/2025
Francis W Parker is an excellent K-12 academy. It has a tremendous Fair Share Scholarship program with heavy participation. It has some of the finest teachers in Chicago. Parker continuously seeks innovation in its curriculum. College placement is extremely high.
10/21/2022
As a parent of two kids in Parker, we love Parker and the whole community at all levels. The teachers are all respectful and experienced and supportive, my children love the school and are growing up happily and healthily in here.
5/16/2020
I loved this school! I went there as a kid and will definitely be sending my kids there. The teachers are very engaged with the students and the experience I had was so special!
GreatSchools Reviews
9/26/2025
Francis W. Parker School has been an exceptional community for our family. With two children who are very different in personality and learning style, we have been consistently impressed by how the school recognizes and nurtures each of them as individuals. Both have found not only academic rigor, b...
9/14/2025
There are two aspects of Francis Parker that my family has appreciated most, partly because they were unexpected based on our own childhood experiences: the power of experiential learning and the depth of parent involvement and community.The contrast between traditional rote memorization and experie...
9/2/2024
Staff members (assistant teachers, after school staff members, etc) are given non-livable wages. $19-$20/hour is not adequate in 2024. Substitute and part-time staff are paid even less.Healthcare plan costs are inhumane. For an individual play it’s about $400/month. To bring on a spouse to your plan...
8/23/2022
It’s one of the best decisions we took for our kids. We have three children at Parker at different levels and they are thriving amazingly.
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Map
List Price Range
$175K - $4.7M
Homes For Sale
35
Average Home Value
$715,199
Median Lot Size
3,049 Sq Ft
% Renters
67%
Average Household Income
$129,745
% of College Grads
85.7%
Median Age
34
Average House Size
4,982 Sq Ft
% Commercial Property
63.9%
Homes for Sale
Homes for Rent
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Parks in this Area
Lincoln Park Zoo
North Pond Nature Sanctuary
- Trails
Nature Boardwalk at Lincoln Park Zoo
- Bike Trails
- Trails
Lincoln Park
- Baseball/Softball
- Basketball
- Bike Trails
Oz Park
- Baseball/Softball
- Basketball
- Tennis
Cummings Park
- Playground
Park West Park
- Playground
Diversey Driving Range
Lincoln Park Cultural Center
Additional Neighborhoods in this Area
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A Chicago neighborhood home to a bustling commercial district and high-rise condos
Francis W Parker School is a private school for students in grades Pre-K-12 located at 330 W Webster Ave in Chicago, IL. Annual tuition is $40,390. The school has a total enrollment of 935 and maintains a student-teacher ratio of 8:1. Francis W Parker School has received feedback and ratings, with a Niche grade of A+. The average GPA is 3.66, the graduation rate is 100%, and average standardized test scores include an SAT score of 1400 and an ACT score of 31. The average home value in this area is $715,199. Discover additional schools in the area, like The Latin School Of Chicago, French-American School of Chicago, Chicago Academy For the Arts, and more. Learn more about what Chicago has to offer, and browse homes for sale and for rent near Francis W Parker School.