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The cutoff scores for 2019-2020 Academic Centers are posted here: https://cps.edu/SiteCollectionDocuments/gocps/GoCPS_Cutoff_Academic_2018.pdf
I suspect they may rename the page soon as it has last year’s year on it. There are no published cutoff scores for Classical or Regional Gifted SEES programs because of limited number of spots would jeopardize privacy concerns.
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Thanks for posting! I am curious: are these cutoff scores for the first round of offers, or are they hard cutoff scores? In other words, could the cutoff change for round 2 offers? Just wondering whether to accept an offer or reject and hold out for first choice.
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Noticed at Lindblom, Brooks and Kenwood tier 3 scores are much higher than tier 4 vs Young, Taft or Lane?
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This whole thread disgusts me. It just shows the class privilege that exists in this city. It also shows how stupid many of these people are. If you only sent your kid to your local school and you were invested in it, your child would probably fare pretty well. In addition, most of these parents are doing this for brand recognition so they can either brag that their kid got into a “good” school. In reality, getting into a selective enrollment school only creates more anxiety among these poor kids as they try to outdo each other based on the crap curriculum that these so called “good” teacher hand out. In fact all these teacher do is just give out assignments and do not teach. How good a teacher do you have when all your students are “top tier”? What are you preparing your child for if you keep them in a bubble? This is not the real world.
Send your kid to your local school. Get involved. Expose them to kids who have issues and help out your local teacher.-
why are you mad? People like to brag about their children and their accomplishments and competition has pushed the human race forward. I like for my children to be in a high achievement academic environment done right their growth is stimulated. I have found that teachers in these types of schools do a great job and get to dive in deep various subjects to push the students. Teaching high achieving students is a serious challenge and comes with its own problems. Nobody is just going to send their child(ren) to the “local” school if its not achieving high standards or safe. I will never experiment with my children. Even at “great” schools you have to say involves and advocate for your child(ren). You can still teach your children compassion, empathy, ethics, morals and etc., without putting them in the “local” school. Most people that have children at the “top tier” schools do alot of outside learning aside just the school work.
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Clyde,
Wow! Are you saying that local schools do not teach compassion, empathy, ethics, and morals? You must be living in a fantasy land. SEHS have the highest cases of bullying in the district. They have the highest cases of anxiety and depression cases. You reek of elitism by saying that only top tier parents give their children outside learning. You are the prime example of why our local school suffer because you don’t want to associate with everyone else. Obviously you’ve never been in a local school where teacher are caring, honest and genuine and really teach.
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My response was to the other person about how teachers at SES don’t have too teach. Also if your child doesn’t go to the local school they are living in a bubble. You need to read my response again or maybe my written answers were not clear. I will always encourage my children to do their best and challenge themselves to compete in those spaces so if that makes me a elitist thank you for the compliment.
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Please help. I’m confused about “cut off”. E.g. I believe the cut off for Lincoln Park High School’s program is 800.
So, does that mean you must score 800 or above to APPLY?
OR does that mean if your child applied, and scored above 800, he or she was sent a letter of acceptance?
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I think that’s last year’s result and can be used this time around only as a ballpark figure. Nobody knows for sure this year’s cutoff before CPS publishes it next spring.
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Okay, that makes sense. They won’t publish the cut offs until after all the data is in and letters are sent out.
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First I partly agree to the post of cpsparentandteacher. I have kids in Selective schools and they don’t TEACH. (the neighborhood schools teach more than that). They pour heavy loads of homework or projects. My kids don’t have time to study for their own unless staying up late, because of homework and stuff. They don’t teach but test kids for subjects. Only kids who separately studied at home get the points. But still the kids score high at NWEA or other outside the school tests only because the kids are still very smart and their parents make them prepare for the tests by teaching themselves or using private tutors to do that. The selective teachers are not good, are not doing their work properly, and think they are as very smart as the kids. If the teacher care about the students they need to change and think about what to do now.
BTW, I wonder WY academic center is still pouring the homework stuff. Anyone knows?
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MsNice, why do you stay at selective schools then?
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@ MsNice
I too have children who have done IB and selective enrollment . Yes for selective enrollment there is a lot of homework and projects. However my son learned so much from projects and developed endurance from the homework. Teachers who teach high perfo
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@ MsNice
students shouldn’t hand feed the students information. The teachers of those types of students give general overviews and then the student has to do the reps and dig for the details. This is how institutions of high performing students operate. This starts in early grades and continues
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Into adulthood. Great teachers hardly ever give you a straight answer to a question they ask that same question back to the student ask them what do you think? And they make them dig for the answer with little guidance. I think this is a great method for life long learning.
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Some of you are missing the point.
My point is that the teachers are far behind parents general expectations by being irresponsible as teachers(“Teaching”), not my kids are in the selective schools. Most parents would believe teachers at selective schools-best selective schools like Decatur- are so cool people and teach “core curriculum and beyond”.
If you that is okay and are ready to teach your child everything for yourself, do send your kid there. Your kid will have to do double triple work.
I mean if this is about HS kids that’s understandable but elementary kids, that’s pitiful.FYI My kids love their friends and are benefiting each other I mean with friends. That’s why.
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