Catalyst Schools

Catalyst Maria Charter School is a Kindergarten through 12th grade school in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood. The school operates two classrooms at each grade level, Kindergarten through 8th with approximately 30 students per class (60 students per grade) and approximately 540 9th - 12th grade students.

The Kehrein Center for the Arts (Center) is an auditorium on the Catalyst Circle Rock campus and started operations in fiscal year 2020. The Center is used for student activities in addition to being available to the public for cultural activities.

Catalyst Schools partner with urban communities to offer college-preparatory K-12 education. Each child is given a rigorous academic program suited to his or her needs. In addition, Catalyst helps each child develop positive character traits that will help him or her be an asset and change agent in the community. Catalyst's goal is to provide a quality educational choice to families who experience the effects of economic difficulty and who have not been adequately served by existing educational institutions so their children will ultimately graduate from college. Catalyst has two campuses.Circle Rock Elementary School is a Kindergarten through 8th grade school in the Austin neighborhood and opened in fall 2007 in a building leased from a former private school which was purchased in fiscal year 2018. The school operates two classrooms at each grade level with approximately 27 students per class (54 students per grade).