All SY 24-25 CPS preschool seats are a part of the Chicago Early Learning application process. APRIL 9, 2024 – Application Period Opens APRIL 30, 2024 – Application Period Closes MAY 21, 2024 –  Initial Offers Released May 22, 2024 – Live Selections Opens From Chicago Early Learning: During this initial enrollment window, families will be able to submit early applications to help increase their chances of getting into competitive early education programs across the city. Completing the application will begin the enrollment process for their child’s ea ..read more

CPS is releasing 9th grade (high school) selection results on Friday, February 23 at 5pm and K-8th grade (elementary) selection results on Friday, March 22 at 5pm for Fall 2024 entry. Families will have approximately 4 weeks to tour schools and decide to accept or decline their offer(s). Then approximately 2 weeks after the deadline to accept/decline an offer, the real-time, rolling waitlist process occurs for any programs with remaining, unfilled seats. Only selective enrollment high schools (SEHS) offer a holistic Principal’s Discretion process to retry for entry based on an essay, recommend ..read more

From https://www.cps.edu/gocps/high-school/hs-admissions-test-23-24/ For Families with an 8th Grader in CPS CPS is sending this communication to all 8th graders in the district today, October 18. [ ENGLISH | SPANISH | POLISH | URDU | SIMPLIFIED CHINESE | ARABIC ] The HSAT re-test for CPS 8th graders taking the exam in English will take place on either Tuesday, October 24 or Wednesday, October 25. The student’s school will follow up directly with the exact testing date. The HSAT re-test for CPS 8th graders taking the exam in other la ..read more

“Hidden Gems” Public & Private Chicago High School Fair SUNDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2023 FROM 1-4PM AT WOLCOTT COLLEGE PREP ARTS & ATHLETICS CENTER 1950 W. HUBBARD ST, CHICAGO, IL 60622 REGISTER TO ATTEND View our growing list of 2023 schools and resources HERE  Knowing how to cast your net wide and increase your options is KEY to a successful Chicago high school search. Join Chicago School GPS as we bring together over 35 participating public, private and boarding high schools & resources, each with unique qualities that you may not have known about prior to coming to our Hi ..read more

Any current 8th grader interested in applying to CPS programs for 2024-2025 must take a High School Admissions Test. This applies to Selective Enrollment, International Baccalaureate, Magnet, CTE and Service Academy programs. For current CPS 8th grade students, the test will be administered in their CPS school on Oct. 11, 2023. No pre-registration is required. For non-CPS students, the first step is to register by Oct. 6 to take the test on either Oct 14, 15 or 21, 2023. Registration is done via a student’s portal at https://cps.schoolmint.com/login More info at https://www.cps.edu/gocps/high ..read more

The CPS K-9th grade application process is beginning and ending earlier than ever. Applicants interested in a program outside of their assigned neighborhood school for 2024-2025 can apply to up to 20 Choice programs and up to 6 Selective Enrollment programs starting at 10am on Sept 13, 2023 and (currently) ending by 5pm on Nov 9, 2023. It is not “first come, first serve” so there is no need to rush to be the first applicant but be sure NOT to miss the application window when it closes on 11/9/23. For programs that require ranking choices, the ranking deadline is 11/22/23, but the original pro ..read more

GoCPS will release Round 1 offers for 2022-2023 Elementary Magnet (including Suder & Drummond), Open Enrollment, Magnet Cluster and Selective Enrollment Gifted, Classical and Academic Center programs on 4/29/22. The deadline to accept or decline offers is 5/13/22. https://go.cps.edu/ View helpful Selection Videos HERE. Sign up for a Family Training webinar (4/19 @ 10am or 4/27 at 2pm) to understand offers via this LINK ..read more

Families of 3 and 4 year olds by Sept 1st: The citywide application opens April 11, 2023 for the upcoming 2023-2024 school year. Explore your options for CPS Pre-K programs and Community-Based programs, including Head Start and Early Start programs! Universal Free Pre-K for all 4 year olds is included, as are Suder, Drummond & Inter-American CPS Magnet schools. Families will have a few weeks to apply during the priority application window and then real time availability will be shown via a rolling waitlist. Families should rank their top choices and will be offered the highest ranked prog ..read more

The GoCPS Kindergarten through 9th grade application portal for 2023-2024 has been extended to Thursday, December 8th at 5pm. https://www.cps.edu/gocps ..read more

A parent’s school search typically starts by sitting down at the computer and typing in “Best Elementary/High Schools” in your area. The results are populated with hits from sources such as GreatSchools, Niche, Schooldigger or School Sparrow, but what do these results mean, and should parents just add the #1 school to their list while ignoring the other schools closer or more familiar to them? How reliable are the ratings and how should a parent use them? The fact of the matter is that school ratings and rankings are a very messy, very inexact method to quantify schools. Because they are summ ..read more