20242024 Updated | Cps Selective Enrollment Cutoff Scores

: 450 points from 7th-grade core subject grades and 450 points from the CPS High School Admissions Test (HSAT). Offers are distributed as 30% "Rank" (highest scores citywide) and 70% divided equally among the four socio-economic tiers. Chicago Public Schools School Name Rank (30%) Walter Payton Northside Prep Whitney Young Jones College Prep Source: Official CPS High School Resources and historical Selective Enrollment High School Results Chicago Public Schools Selective Enrollment Elementary Schools (SEES) Point scales vary by program: (300 points), Regional Gifted Centers (300 points), and Academic Centers (7th–8th grade entry, 600 points). Chicago Public Schools Academic Centers (7th Grade Entry): Whitney Young Rank 572.5 | Tier 4: 557.5 Rank 542.5 | Tier 4: 532.5 Classical Programs (Kindergarten Entry): Skinner West Rank 241.3 | Tier 4: 225 Rank 241.3 | Tier 4: 218.8 Chicago Public Schools Critical Application Policies High School Resources | Chicago Public Schools

| School Name | Tier 1 | Tier 2 | Tier 3 | Tier 4 | Overall Max (Non-Tier) | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | 862 | 865 | 873 | 885 | 892 | | Walter Payton College Prep | 855 | 860 | 870 | 886 | 891 | | Whitney M. Young Magnet | 845 | 850 | 862 | 878 | 884 | | Jones College Prep | 837 | 842 | 855 | 870 | 879 | | Lane Tech College Prep | 814 | 820 | 835 | 852 | 860 | | Brooks College Prep | 802 | 808 | 822 | 840 | 848 | | King College Prep | 780 | 790 | 805 | 825 | 830 | | Lindblom Math & Science | 770 | 782 | 800 | 820 | 828 | | Westinghouse College Prep | 755 | 768 | 785 | 805 | 812 | cps selective enrollment cutoff scores 20242024 updated

Seats at elite academies like Walter Payton College Prep or Whitney Young are allocated through a strict mathematical split: : 450 points from 7th-grade core subject grades

For the school year, Chicago Public Schools (CPS) admissions for selective enrollment high schools remained highly competitive. Admission is based on a 900-point rubric . Top High School Cutoff Scores (2024-2025) Chicago Public Schools Academic Centers (7th Grade Entry):

Following the pandemic-era admissions changes and the ongoing adjustments to the "Bring Your Own Device" (BYOD) testing model, the 2024 admissions cycle (for the graduating class of 2028 entering high school in Fall 2024) set new records for competitiveness. This article provides the for the 2024-2025 school year, explains how CPS calculates your composite score, and reveals why the "lowest score admitted" is often a misleading number.

CPS calculates each student's eligibility score using a maximum , split equally between final seventh-grade marks and performance on the High School Admissions Test (HSAT).

A critical update for the 2024 cycle was the reaffirmation of the "SEES" (Selective Enrollment Elementary Schools) policy. Students from highly competitive academic elementary schools, such as Decatur or Skinner West, learned that a score of 880 might not guarantee admission, whereas a student from an underperforming neighborhood school could gain entry to the same program with an 800. This tier system, based on census data regarding education level, income, homeownership, and single-parent households, remains the most controversial and defining feature of the CPS landscape.