Admissions

Admissions

All Chicago students can attend the general education program at their neighborhood school (based on their address). Students can also apply to any open enrollment program in the city. Learn about the academic programs available at this school, application and eligibility requirements, and how students are selected for open seats. To learn more about open enrollment programs, visit GoCPS.

Programs and Requirements

Overview
Grades Served	7,8
Details	Academic Centers, housed in high schools, offer high-achieving students the opportunity to take advanced classes. Admission requires applicants to take the Regional Gifted Center exam, which assesses reasoning skills and problem-solving ability. Applicants are evaluated on their exam score and cumulative grades from the previous school year, with a maximum score of 600 points—300 from the exam and 300 from grades. Students scoring below 300 points are ineligible for selection.

Overview

Grades Served

7,8

Details

Academic Centers, housed in high schools, offer high-achieving students the opportunity to take advanced classes. Admission requires applicants to take the Regional Gifted Center exam, which assesses reasoning skills and problem-solving ability. Applicants are evaluated on their exam score and cumulative grades from the previous school year, with a maximum score of 600 points—300 from the exam and 300 from grades. Students scoring below 300 points are ineligible for selection.

Application and Selection Details
Additional Screening	Admissions Exam
Selection Type	Descending Point Score based on Academic Criteria
Minimum GPA Requirement	2.5
Queue Priorities	General,Tier Note: Tier is only considered in the selection of 7th grade applicants. 30% of seats are filled based on test scores alone. The remaining seats are evenly divided among applicants from each of the four socio-economic tiers.

Previous Application Cycle Data
Number of Applicants	1671
Number of Offers	155

Overview
Grades Served	9
Details	All students applying to this program must take the CPS HSAT. Students are selected in descending total points out of 900-450 points from the HSAT and 450 points from the final 7th grade grades.

Application and Selection Details
Additional Screening	Admissions Exam
Selection Type	Descending Point Score based on Academic Criteria
Minimum GPA Requirement	N/A
HS Admissions Test Requirement	HSAT percentiles will be converted to points using the HS Scoring Rubric. Students are placed in descending total points order for the selections process.
Queue Priorities	General,Tier

Previous Application Cycle Data
Number of Applicants	9210
Number of Offers	382

Overview
Grades Served	9
Details	Students who require this program are selected through OSD School Assignment Placement.

Application and Selection Details
Additional Screening	Cluster and Review
Selection Type	Random Computerized Lottery
Minimum GPA Requirement	N/A
HS Admissions Test Requirement	HSAT scores are not used in the selection process for this program.
Queue Priorities	Proximity,General

Overview
Grades Served	9
Details	Students who require this program are selected through a random computerized lottery.

Application and Selection Details
Additional Screening	Cluster and Review
Selection Type	Random Computerized Lottery
Minimum GPA Requirement	N/A
HS Admissions Test Requirement	HSAT scores are not used in the selection process for this program.
Queue Priorities	Proximity,General

Overview
Grades Served	9
Details	Students who require this program are selected through a random computerized lottery.

Application and Selection Details
Additional Screening	Cluster and Review
Selection Type	Random Computerized Lottery
Minimum GPA Requirement	N/A
HS Admissions Test Requirement	HSAT scores are not used in the selection process for this program.
Queue Priorities	Proximity,General

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Programs and Requirements