Conference | IHSA |
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No. of teams | 10 |
Region | Chicago metro area, Illinois |
The Independent School League (ISL) is an athletic conference comprising 10 private secondary schools in the Chicago metro area. All but one of the schools are also full members of the Illinois High School Association, the governing body for most high school athletics and competitive activities in the state. The schools are all relatively small, most belonging to the smaller classes of competition offered by the IHSA.
School | Location | Founded | Enrollment | Team Name | Colors | IHSA Classes 2/3/4 | Reference |
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Elgin Academy | Elgin | 1839 | 180 | Hilltoppers | A/1A/1A | [1] | |
Francis W. Parker School | Chicago | 1901 | 944 | Colonels | A/1A/2A | [2] | |
Lake Forest Academy | Lake Forest | 1857 | 435 | Caxys | [note 1] | [3] | |
Latin School | Chicago | 1888 | 1,175 | Romans | AA/1A/2A/3A | [4] | |
Northridge Prep | Niles | 1976 | 250 | Knights | A/1A/1A | [5] | |
North Shore Country Day School | Winnetka | 1880 | 535 | Raiders | A/1A/2A | [6] | |
Regina Dominican High School | Wilmette | 1958 | 508 | Panthers | A/1A/2A | [7] | |
University of Chicago Lab School | Chicago | 1896 | 2,015 | Maroons | AA/2A/3A | [8] | |
The Willows Academy | Des Plaines | 1974 | 250 | Eagles | A/1A/2A | [9] | |
Woodlands Academy | Lake Forest | 1858 | 145 | Wildcats | A/1A/2A | [10] |
The ISL was founded in 1967.[11] The league initially comprised eight teams: Chicago Lab, Elgin, Latin, Morgan Park, North Shore, Francis W. Parker, Harvard-St. George, and Glenwood.
Harvard-St. George closed in 1993, and Glenwood closed its high school in 1979. Lake Forest Academy left the ISL in 2008 and rejoined in 2021.[12] Regina Dominican High School joined in 2022.[13] Morgan Park Academy left the ISL in 2023.[14]
Elgin Academy is set to leave the conference in 2024, as the school is closing at the end of the 2023–24 school year.[15]
Full members