Hello and Welcome to our School Family! – We are a PreK – 8th grade Catholic school with about 370+ students and located in Elmwood Park, IL – Pre-registration for the 2026-2027 School Year for Returning and New Families is available NOW! – For your convenience, please pre-register online! – Keep in mind many spaces fill up quickly and we want to make sure you are part of the wonderful year ahead – Please share this information with any interested families you know and check it out yourself!

We kicked off our 90th School Anniversary on January 25 with a Mass celebrated by Cardinal Cupich – CONTRIBUTE – REGISTER – HISTORY PICTURES!

We are excited to share that St. Celestine School will be participating in ECLIP (Early Childhood Language Intensive Programs) through the partnership with the University of Notre Dame to bring Spanish into our classrooms every day. Our preschoolers now enjoy 30 minutes of fun, daily Spanish lessons built right into their school day.

I am pleased to share with you some teaching assignments for the upcoming school year, particularly for our Kindergarten, Fifth Grade, and Junior High programs… – St. Celestine School is pleased to announce that PreK will continue to be taught by Mrs. Alyssa Jelinek and Mrs. Paula Niklewicz… – Our Kindergarten program will return to having 2 classrooms. They will be taught by Mrs. Michelle Doyle and Mrs. Patti Jensen both of whom show immense warmth, creativity, and commitment to early childhood development… – Mary Guerrero is our First Grade teacher for next year and we are very excited to have our students experience her care, experience, and guidance during the 2026-2027 school year… – Mrs. Christin Kamptner and Mrs. Monique Mueller will help third graders with growing independence and skills, with an emphasis on the great independence needed for the years ahead… – We continue to be blessed with Mrs. Jennie Griffin and Ms. Cosette DiVenere in fourth grade. Mrs. Griffin will continue as the Fourth and Fifth Grade Math teacher… – We are blessed to provide two homerooms for each grade in our Junior High… – We are also excited to continue growing opportunities for student engagement beyond the classroom… – We are grateful for the dedication of our faculty and look forward to another wonderful year of learning, faith, and growth together… – And More…

Check our School Calendar to see all school events.

St. Celestine Parents’ Club invites you to celebrate SUMMER BREAK at Sweet Oasis in Norridge, IL on Thursday, June 4 – Mention St. Celestine Parents’ Club when you order and 20% of the proceeds will be donated to St. Celestine School.

Weekly drawings are held on Wednesday afternoons, and videos of them are posted on Facebook – Buy Your Tickets NOW!

Do you love to spend time outside? Do you like to meet new friends and try new things? Scouting America might be a great fit for you! Saint Celestine Pack 4690 stays active in the summertime with hikes and special events. It is a GREAT time to check us out and see if you’d like to join our pack! – Prospective scouts entering Kindergarten-5 Grade in ‘25-’26 and their families are welcome to join us at any our yearly events!

St. Celestine Athletic Program provides students with instructional and competitive sports options as an extension of the academics we offer. Participants learn fundamentals of sports and develop strong, healthy and disciplined minds and bodies. REGISTER NOW!

The  St. Celestine School Annual Fund  is a yearly contributing fund to help the school offset new and exciting initiatives and has helped us keep our technology up-to-date year after year. We are blessed by the generosity of our parishioners, alumni and school families that help us through annual fund. Donations are welcome anytime. SUPPORT US NOW!

From Technology Clubs, Fine Art and Communication Clubs, Games and Learning Clubs, Service Clubs, and Scouts, we have pretty much all clubs covered at our school – Please click on “Read more” below to learn more about the specifics of each club.