CPS admissions guides

Short, plain-language answers to the questions Chicago families actually search. Everything here is grounded in official CPS material or in dates from past cycles - never in rumors.

How the points work
The scoring formula behind Selective Enrollment is public and exact: 640 points this year, with the 900-point history behind every published cutoff. Walk through it piece by piece.
When do GoCPS results come out?
What past cycles say about release dates for high school, elementary, and Academic Center results.
CPS tiers, explained
What the four tiers are, how your address decides yours, and why the same score can clear a cutoff in one tier and miss in another.
The selective enrollment tests, explained
Which exam each selective program uses, how a score becomes points, the grade-point gates, the testing calendar, and what CPS itself says about prep.
Community rules
Five rules keep parent discussions useful: pseudonyms for everyone, real experiences with dates, no names of individuals, nothing for sale, quiet human moderation.