Tag: Choice

2026-2027 GoCPS Notification Dates for K-9th Grade Announced

GoCPS has announced that families will receive their 2026-2027 Kindergarten through 9th grade school results in February for 9th grade and March for K-8th grade as follows:

  • Feb 13, 2026 @ 5pm – GoCPS 9th grade high school notifications released
  • Mar 6, 2026 @ 5pm – GoCPS 9th grade high school decisions due
  • Mar 13, 2026 @ 5pm- GoCPS K-8th grade elementary school notifications released
  • Apr 3, 2026 @ 5pm – GoCPS K-8th grade elementary school decisions due

It has not been announced yet, but Chicago Early Learning applications for all PK3 & PK4 preschool programs will most likely open in early April 2026. This includes all free PK4 programs at participating CPS schools, and CPS magnet programs such as Drummond (PK3), Suder (PK3) and Inter-American (PK4).

Note: most private school notifications will come BEFORE families receive their results from CPS (free) options, and private schools typically require deposits or signed contracts before the CPS deadline.

It is a good reminder that whether elementary, high school or beyond, school results are NOT a commentary on a student’s (or parent’s!) worth or success. In the same vein, low admission rates do not equal quality, nor does prestige equal success.

CPS Round 2 High School Applications due 5/21/21

If your 8th grader missed applying to CPS this year or would like to apply to any programs that still have open spots after Round 1 ended, then NOW is the time to apply for Fall 2021 9th grade spots.  

Participating programs are here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1oP1DuhuzrIip37qn4vOqPyqRMj5NdY9VkbNXzOiQowA/edit#gid=0

Applications are here: https://cps.schoolmint.net/signup

This is from https://go.cps.edu/high-school/learn#RoundTwoWaitlist 

 

“A second round of applications will be opened shortly after the Round 1 application acceptance deadline. However, the only programs available in Round 2 will be the ones that still have remaining seats after Round 1.

Families can accept a Round 1 offer and still participate in Round 2. However, if the student receives a second-round offer, they will automatically forfeit their Round 1 offer. Because of this, families are cautioned to only apply to programs in Round 2 that they would prefer more than the Round 1 offer they accepted.”

Spring 2019- CPS High School Notification Links

Results finally came out after a jam in the online notification portal, but here are some relevant links to study at your leisure.

Round 1 SEHS Cutoff Scores: https://cps.edu/SiteCollectionDocuments/gocps/GoCPS_Cutoff_SEHS_2019.pdf

Round 1 Choice (Non-selective) Cutoff Scores: https://cps.edu/SiteCollectionDocuments/gocps/GoCPS_Cutoff_Choice_2019.pdf

SEHS Principal’s Discretion Handbook (this allows an SEHS Principal to select 5% of the freshman class via a holistic admissions method): https://cps.edu/SiteCollectionDocuments/gocps/PrincipalDiscretionHandbook.pdf

SEHS Principal’s Discretion FAQs: https://cps.edu/SiteCollectionDocuments/gocps/PrincipalDiscretionFAQs.pdf

GoCPS also has some helpful videos to aide in understanding how to interpret the results: https://go.cps.edu/high-school/selection

Good luck to the 8th graders! Wherever you end up, make the most of your time there as high school breezes by so quickly!