Immaculate Heart of Mary School

Was a great school while it was open. We all turned out well. Not sure what happened, but lots of schools closed in Chicago about that same time. I’m not here to try to figure that out, just to balance the ratings.
I was one happy camper throughout the 70s. Yes, We were Cool, We were Fine, We were the Class of 79 !

IHM School was closed in 2006, but I had to write this to balance an earlier review that appears here. Years ago, IHM provided a wonderful and warm school experience. The sisters who taught gave their lives to solid, rich instruction and character development for their charges. Days were filled with meaty academics, as well as religion, patriotism, values, and family participation.
The decline of IHM began the same way as it did for so many Catholic schools, as they became infected with the same fuzzy constructivist junk that has crippled public education. (For more on that, see:
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The decisive blow to IHM school occurred when both the principal and pastor positions were filled (at that time) by individuals wildly unsuited to the task. Since these two positions have absolute power in a Archdiocese Catholic school (parents and the school board have mere advisory roles), this spelled disaster. Enrollment plummeted, and the school was closed.
The neighborhood is the loser from the loss of IHM school.

Umm. this school is not around anymore… which is the only reason I feel it okay to rate another school other than my childrens’.
Mind you, I am only rating this based on what limited experience I have with the place.
But when I did the open houses years ago when it was… I was horribly not IMPRESSED. No wonder it closed down. Not that the teachers were horrible or anything, but the lack of care from the principal etc. was horrible. We left without taking the full tour, we saw all we needed to see.