CICS Wrightwood is a K-8 elementary schools that opened in 2005 on Chicago's South Side. We dedicate ourselves to preparing students for high school and beyond by emphasizing achievement through action and accountability. A partnership of teachers, staff, and families, and community work together to create a nurturing environment where all students are offered rigorous and engaging learning opportunities that foster student understanding of themselves and the world. Our students demonstrate the intellectual skills, the cultural competence, the belief in self, and the engagement in community necessary for success in school, college the workplace and life.