Elementary School Resources

Scoring Rubrics

• Academic Centers [ ENGLISH ]
• Selective Enrollment Elementary Schools (SEES) - Applying to K [ ENGLISH ]
• Selective Enrollment Elementary Schools (SEES) - Applying to 1-8 [ ENGLISH ]
• Selective Enrollment Elementary Schools (SEES) - Regional Gifted Center - English Learner [ ENGLISH ]

Point Total and Scoring Information

(Previously known as Cut Scores)

The document below shows the point totals for all Selective Enrollment Elementary School programs at the entry-level year. This includes Academic Centers, Classical programs, Regional Gifted Centers, and EL-Regional Gifted Centers.

• SEES Point Total Document [ ENGLISH ]

Guides

• Guide to Academic Centers [ ENGLISH | SPANISH ]
• Guide to Ranking and Cut-Scores [ ENGLISH | SPANISH ]
• Guide to the Waitlist Process [ ENGLISH | SPANISH ]
• Guide to the Registration Form [ ENGLISH | SPANISH ]
• Guide to the Offer/Waitlist Portal [ ENGLISH | SPANISH ]
• Guide to Submitting an Appeal [ ENGLISH ]
• Guide to Accepting/Declining Offers [ ENGLISH | SPANISH ]
• Selective Enrollment Testing Information (K-8) [ ENGLISH | SPANISH ]
• Guide to Dual Language Programs [ ENGLISH | SPANISH ]

Program Information

• Elementary Choice Schools List [ ENGLISH ]
• Elementary Schools by Program [ ENGLISH ]
• Selective Enrollment Elementary Schools List [ ENGLISH ]

Additional Resources

• Tier Process [ ENGLISH | SPANISH ]
• GoCPS Elementary Application One-Pager [ ENGLISH ]
• Test Prep [ ENGLISH | SPANISH ]
• Chicago Residency Document & Applications Fraud [ ENGLISH | SPANISH ]
• School Assignment - Cluster FAQ's [ ENGLISH ]
• Statement of Academic Honesty [ ENGLISH | SPANISH ]

Virtual Academy

Enrollment for The Virtual Academy opens soon for CPS students in PreK - 12th grade. The application will be located at VIRTUALACADEMY.CPS.EDU. Questions can be sent to VirtualAcademy@cps.edu.