My son graduated from Loyola and the school was fabulous for him. Two more currently attending - one student with an IEP and the school has been amazing! My last student is in the Clavius Program (math/science honors program) - also great. Lost one star due to the faculty - they post homework assignments at all hours of the night. Beware! - your student could get their homework posting at 8:00pm. Administration needs to put an end to this! This is why they lost one star. Also, they do challenge their students - two of mine craved the challenge but one did not and Loyola seemed to give up on him (totally understand that this is a two-way process) but in hindsight we (as parents) should of asked for more from Loyola (and I sure they would of accommodated whole-heartedly). Football is the sport on campus. I am sure this is true at most high schools. Wish more equality among teams. Enormous selection of sports (many are no-cuts - great) and clubs, clubs, clubs! Hard to decide - there is no chance your student cannot find an area of interest. Service (Arrupe, etc) is high priority. My favorite feature - Loyola changes - in all areas. Love that they are always striving to educate their students better - inside and out. Overall - highly recommend - the perfect stepping stone to college! read more

do NOT by God go here!!! it is the WORST possible place to be! it is a shithole. people suck, teachers (with the exception of maybe 5) are the absolute worst and are only there for the money and dont care about the students. And dont even get me started on the counselors. all they talk about is stupid "mental health/depression" shit. so much, in fact that by the time you come out from your first year, you actually do end up having everything. If you guys come here, i GUARANTEE you that you will be fucked over. and if you are wealthy, people will exclude you. if you are poor, people will exclude you even more. people judge you on everything you do and will not hesitate to bully anyone different than the norm. read more

eh... i dont like it here. too expensive and too much homework. 0/10 would not recommend.

School has gone to the dogs ever since the new principal has taken over. Switched schedules from the previous cascade drop schedule to this stupid hour block schedule. Students cannot focus during this long of periods, especially at a high school level. Social exclusion is also a big issue at this school. There are plenty of prestigious schools in the area; you are better off sending you student to another private school or one of those until the new principal gets his head screwed on correctly and fixes the new schedule. read more

Updating review as I said that I would. It was a good camp. Some of the communication and organization could have been better. And I will note that the reason it was so inexpensive is that they pitch the junior high kids HARD on attending Loyola Academy for high school so that what cost $100 could end up costing you $30,000 Per year. But his dad is Jewish and got freaked out when he heard there were crosses in every classroom. (Lol from a mom who has 17 years of Catholic education!) read more

I shadowed here. Before I shadowed I was pretty set on coming here. After I shadowed was a different story. My shadow-buddy ditched me so I wandered around all day with absolutely no guidance. No one helped me at all. The classes I sat in were boring and most kids did not seem interested. This is a VERY BIG SCHOOL. It is easy to get lost in the cracks. I would only recommend this to high school students who are EXTREMELY confident and sure of themselves and never freak out about things or get sad or depressed and always have a positive attitude. But none of those exist! At lunch students told me not to go here and that it sucks. I took their advice and never looked back. read more

As a parent of a student here, I have been nothing but happy with this school. From the moment my daughter shadowed here, she knew this was where she wanted to go. We had attended NUMEROUS open houses for other schools...even at one time thinking she would go to other schools. But when she set foot through the doors, she was sold. She wasn't following any friends or old classmates to this school. She was on her own and decided this was where she would spend her highschool years. Great teachers, staff, students, academics and overall happiness with Loyola. Uniforms are required, but within those limits the kids can have a little freedom of colors to wear and accessorize. I LOVE that! Only polo shirts with the Loyola Logo have to be purchases through the school. You can get your pants from anywhere and have 3 colors to choose from. Academics are great. Athletics are great.Campus is beautiful and large. Students come from EVERYWHERE!! Nice mix. Coming from the general lower middle class area on the northside of Chicago,my daughter was a little apprehensive of how the kids would be. Nothing could be farther from the truth. She has friends from Kennilworth, glenview all the way to Chicago and Midway area. Nice mix...no issues. Co-Ed prepares kids for real life and college. Yeah, it's expensive, but worth every penny. read more

I graduated from Loyola '04 and the only things I didn't like about this school were the things every kid hates about school: waking up, homework, puberty, etc. After hearing horror stories from friends all around the country and only good memories with my fellow alum, I'm really grateful to have gone here. However I also understand that the school has changed very much. The Jesuits were very intelligent, accepting, and supportive of individual students when I went there. Now, Opus Dei has a hold on Loyola. The faculty I knew who sincerely loved their jobs have fled. It's more expensive with a more dismissive experience. read more

I didn't mind The Academy. I liked it when it was only guys, now it's chicks & guys & I'm guessing it's not the same. I am amazed my parents could afford to send my brother & I there because now the tuition is insane. Go Ramblers! read more

Great school, great sports. Teachers are knowledgeable. Sports coaches know what they are talking about. Great sports facilities

pretty nice I like the cafeteria and student center

Our daughter loves it. I think the teachers are all incredible and seem to genuinely care about the students. The school offers a wide range of honors level courses if your child is up for the challenge. So far it has been a wonderful high school experience. Our daughter takes the train up from the city and she's grown a lot emotionally and socially from this experience. read more

When I was there, this was a great school that really prepared me well for college. The teachers really cared and wanted to see everyone do well. The sports programs were good, but like many schools, there were a selected few that were going to get the playing time no matter who worked hardest in practice. I would definitely send my kids here if a) I had kids and b) I can afford it when, in fact, I have kids. read more

If you can afford it i recommend Loyola. It does give you your moneys worth compared to whats offered in Chicago. Its yuppier than I like but overall a great school. read more

an excellent school with excellent people. loyola comes to choices every summer and we are proud to have them. it only gets 4 stars because they are not in cincy. if you live in the chicago area, consider loyola. their campus ministry staff is the best in the chicago area. read more

The school is the best in the area. The negative reviews are ridiculous. Inferior academics and athletics? Only the best Football program in the state! If you don't want excellence and community, then this is not your school. It's super competitive, so no slackers allowed. read more

Awesome + committed teachers, rigorous academics combined with a diverse student body from both the city + the burbs, + fantastic extracurriculars + athletics, makes LA one of Chicago's best prep schools. The Jesuit commitment to intellectual development + service to other people is amazing. read more

My son is a sophomore at Loyola Academy. We are very happy with the teachers and the school. My son is in Crew and LOVES IT!!

Good school but the grilled cheese from the cafeteria gave me terrible food poisoning

My 2 sons went to loyola academy i paid over $125.000 for them when it was time for my daughter they said no i could not believe it she passed the exam with flying colors the only answer they gave was there was a lot of kids this year. Where is the loyalties here. Its fine i told my sons one is a lawyer and the other is in bio medical research. i told them they are not happy and they told me that they are not going to give any more donations to the school .I said fine that's what they deserve maybe some body from the school will see this and check out who they turn down in the future . read more