Gold Coast Prep (formerly Chicago Grammar School) vs. Bennett Day School
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School Overview
Top Rankings
Gold Coast Prep (formerly Chicago Grammar School) ranks among the top 20% of private schools in Illinois for:
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Bennett Day School ranks among the top 20% of private schools in Illinois for:
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Overview
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.
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.
Grades Offered
PK-8
PK-12
Blue Ribbon School
No
No
Offers Post-Graduate Year
n/a
No
Learning Difference Programs
No
n/a
Year Founded
2005
2014
Students Body
Total Students
33 students
364 students
Student Body Type
Co-ed
Co-ed
% Students of Color
50%
40%
Students by Grade
Students by Grade
Pre-K Students
2
60
Kindergarten Students
2
36
Grade 1 Students
5
39
Grade 2 Students
3
30
Grade 3 Students
-
22
Grade 4 Students
2
25
Grade 5 Students
5
35
Grade 6 Students
2
18
Grade 7 Students
2
24
Grade 8 Students
9
12
Grade 9 Students
-
15
Grade 10 Students
-
14
Grade 11 Students
-
19
Grade 12 Students
-
15
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers
5 teachers
52 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree
60%
67%
Average Class Size
10
15
Teacher : Student Ratio
1:7
1:7
Classroom Dress Code
Casual
(uniform polo shirt)
(uniform polo shirt)
Casual
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline
None / Rolling
None / Rolling
Tuition Cost
$25,500
$34,400
Tuition Notes
Preschool 9300 part time and 17000 full time
For the 2024-25 school year...PreK: $18,700
JK/SK: $33,100
1st-12th: $34,400
% on Financial Aid
33%
30%
Average Financial Aid Grant
$10,000
$12,000
Acceptance Rate
60%
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Admissions Director
Phillip D. Jackson
Laura Maheshwary
Admissions Associate
n/a
Janessa Juarez
Sports
Total Sports Offered
n/a
4
Extracurriculars
Total Extra-curric.Total Extracurriculars
13
4
Extra-curric.Extracurriculars
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
FIRST Robotics, Gender–Sexuality Alliance (GSA), Student Council, Yearbook