School Overview

Skinner North has a dedicated, experienced and caring staff.  We are committed to providing rigorous, differentiated instruction to all students.  With a focus on teaching the whole child in an academically advanced environment, we work to establish norms of highly successful and socially-motivated individuals in a community that promotes collaboration, leadership, and celebrates the diversity of the students, families, and staff. 

The school opened in September 2009 and is a selective enrollment school - classsical school that has two classrooms at every grade level from Kindergarten through eighth.  As a classical school, we have an accelerated program (1 year advanced) in literature, mathematics, language arts and the humanities.  Find more about application process at https://www.cps.edu/gocps/elementary-school/explore/selective-enrollment-programs/. Some of our amenities include cooking kitchen, 350-seat auditorium, a learning garden, a library and a gymnasium with a rock climbing wall.