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In prior years, if a student tested by early November, their test scores were returned before the close of the application and they could determine their 900 point total prior to final submission of their application. Essentially, those students who had 899-900 points would be guaranteed their 1st choice SEHS. Cutoff scores would not be determined or released until the first round notifications came out in March, but those with perfect or near perfect scores have always received their first choice school.
This is the first year CPS has talked of releasing scores after the application deadline. If they release before the re-rank deadline of Feb 3, then it could make sense but I haven’t seen a definitive date on the early score release beyond “by early February”. This leads us to believe they are shooting to release the Nov/Dec scores by Feb 1 or 2.
Attendance no longer factors in to freshman year admittance to SEHS. The 3 components are only Spring 7th grade NWEA MAP, 7th grade final GPA, and 8th grade entrance exam. https://cps.edu/SiteCollectionDocuments/gocps/GoCPS_Scoring_SE_2019.pdf
CPS did away with attendance considerations during the swine flu epidemic years ago. For transfers into 10th grade, however, they do look at attendance in your 9th grade.
GoCPS’s website says that high school notifications will come out on March 27, 2020. The portal will have a link to your child’s “notification letter”, which will list their score and any single offer for SEHS and if they did the “Choice Application”, a single offer is on a link for that result as well. Basically check your child’s GoCPS portal on March 27, but sometimes it doesn’t come out until 5pm or so.
Cutoff scores for SEHS are usually released sometime that day or early the next day on the same website.
You can change your rankings for programs until Feb. 3, 2020. See info here: https://cps.edu/AccessAndEnrollment/Documents/FAQs_2020-2021_HighSchools_Application_v4.pdf
How can I change my school choices? We encourage you to attend Open Houses and conduct any other school-related research BEFORE submitting your application, to decrease the need for changing school choices. If you wish to make changes to your school choices, you will need to do so by the December 13, 2019, deadline. If you apply online, you can make changes by deleting your application and submitting a new one. If you apply via paper application, contact the Office of Access and Enrollment at 773-553-2060 or [email protected] to request a paper Application Modification Form. If you want to re-rank your school choices, you can do so up until February 3, 2020. (Note that you cannot add new school/program choices to your application after December 13, 2019.) Please contact the Office of Access and Enrollment at 773-553-2060 or [email protected] for instructions on re-ranking after the December 13th deadline.
The cutoff scores for Lincoln Park IB’s current freshman (9th grade class) is listed here as 790: https://cps.edu/SiteCollectionDocuments/gocps/GoCPS_Cutoff_Choice_2019.pdf
Highly recommend you reach out to the very knowledgeable folks in the Parent Advisory Group:
Parent Supports
CPS is committed to strengthening relationships and collaboration among families, schools, and community partners through the creation of a shared vision. CPS offers parent involvement specialists to work with families and community members on solutions, services and resources to address the special education needs of their children.
https://cps.edu/diverselearners/Pages/ParentalSupportandAdvocacy.aspx
Check out this string: https://chicagoschooloptions.com/forums/topic/sehs-exam-dates-for-2020-2021-application/
Yes, they tend to add dates in batches. Remember, though, that your child is scored according to how old they were when they sat for the test, so testing later does not confer any “benefit” in that regard. Good luck!
There is unfortunately no central point for that information. You can call the schools themselves to ask if they typically have openings and when they usually notify families if they do.
When you find out, please use this forum to post your findings and it can become a central location for information!
Application fraud is a serious offense, and punishable by being banished from applying to any CPS program for any child in your family for life.
https://cps.edu/sitecollectiondocuments/gocps/GoCPS_Application_Fraud_web.pdf
What does “primary address” mean?
When you fill out your child’s application — whether online or paper — you must indicate your child’s “primary address.” The primary address is defined as your child’s regular, fixed nighttime residence. Note that you must use the address that is your primary address at the time that you apply. You cannot apply using an address where you plan to live in the future.
Enter any address at the link below or go to the Overlays tab in the upper right of https://schoolinfo.cps.edu/schoollocator/index.html and click on CPS Tiers. They have been updated with the note: “Valid for the application process during the 2019-2020 School Year”
If a family started at a school solely because they proved their residency and then moved out of residency, then they typically cannot stay at that school after they move. If they were awarded a spot via the GoCPS lottery or selective enrollment process, then they can stay at the school they were offered a spot no matter where they live in Chicago. Sometimes upper grades or less crowded grades can ask the principal if there is room for their students to stay, so there may be a case by case basis to stay.
CPS doesn’t reveal where they get their content, but you can search up sample questions from OLSAT, CogAT or NNAT as a place to start.
Two entities better equipped to answer this are http://www.testprepchicago.com and https://www.thecriticalthinkingchild.com/.
