Bennett Day School vs. Gold Coast Prep (formerly Chicago Grammar School)
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School Overview
Top Rankings
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Gold Coast Prep (formerly Chicago Grammar School) ranks among the top 20% of private schools in Illinois for:
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Overview
Bennett Day School is an independent PreK-12 school located in Chicago's West Loop/Fulton Market neighborhood. Inspired by the Reggio Emilia approach, their program is built upon the idea that children are naturally competent, curious, and capable individuals who are co-collaborators in their education.
GCP Preschool-JK program provides a loving and caring experience inspired by Reggio Emilia approach to early education.
GCP provides a rigorous classical liberal arts education that teaches children to think. GCP is unique in that it provides a classical liberal arts education beginning in elementary school.
The GCP motto, Sapere Aude-Dare to Know, represents both the process and the endpoint of a classical liberal arts education. Rather than waiting until high school or college, GCP students form the mindset for critical thinking and learn cultural literacy from the very beginning of their educational journey.
They are taught the integrative nature of knowledge. Their broad education includes history, literature, art, and the systematic natures of language (English, Latin and Spanish), as well as math, science, and logic.
Grades Offered
PK-12
PK-8
Blue Ribbon School
No
No
Offers Post-Graduate Year
No
n/a
Learning Difference Programs
n/a
No
Year Founded
2014
2005
Students Body
Total Students
364 students
33 students
Student Body Type
Co-ed
Co-ed
% Students of Color
40%
50%
Students by Grade
Students by Grade
Pre-K Students
60
2
Kindergarten Students
36
2
Grade 1 Students
39
5
Grade 2 Students
30
3
Grade 3 Students
22
-
Grade 4 Students
25
2
Grade 5 Students
35
5
Grade 6 Students
18
2
Grade 7 Students
24
2
Grade 8 Students
12
9
Grade 9 Students
15
-
Grade 10 Students
14
-
Grade 11 Students
19
-
Grade 12 Students
15
-
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers
52 teachers
5 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree
67%
60%
Average Class Size
15
10
Teacher : Student Ratio
1:7
1:7
Classroom Dress Code
Casual
Casual
(uniform polo shirt)
(uniform polo shirt)
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline
None / Rolling
None / Rolling
Tuition Cost
$34,400
$25,500
Tuition Notes
For the 2024-25 school year...PreK: $18,700
JK/SK: $33,100
1st-12th: $34,400
Preschool 9300 part time and 17000 full time
% on Financial Aid
30%
33%
Average Financial Aid Grant
$12,000
$10,000
Acceptance Rate
n/a
60%
Admissions Director
Laura Maheshwary
Phillip D. Jackson
Admissions Associate
Janessa Juarez
n/a
Sports
Total Sports Offered
4
n/a
Extracurriculars
Total Extra-curric.Total Extracurriculars
4
13
Extra-curric.Extracurriculars
FIRST Robotics, Gender–Sexuality Alliance (GSA), Student Council, Yearbook
Chamber Choir, Chess, Computer Programming, Cooking Club, Dance Club, Fitness, Games Club, Latin Classics Team, Math Club, Music Lessons, Spanish Guitar, STEM Fun, Swim Club