Selective Enrollment High Schools

Selective Enrollment High Schools provide academically advanced students with a challenging and enriched college preparatory experience. Each of the Selective Enrollment High Schools offers a rigorous curriculum with mainly honors and Advanced Placement (AP) courses. Teachers expect students to be self‐driven and highly engaged with their studies. The schools strive to develop students’ critical and analytical thinking skills, and promote diverse academic inquiry by bringing together students from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences.

Admissions 
• Students must complete an application and take an entrance exam
• Applications are due December 11, 2015

Applications
• Apply online
• Call 773.553.2060 to have an application mailed to you.

Selection Process
• 7th Grade Grades: 300 points
• 7th Grade NWEA: 300 points (24th percentile or above in both reading and math)
• 8th Grade SE Exam: 300 points

Tools
• Determine points needed on SE exam using this Selective Enrollment Point Calculation Tool
• View the Census Tract Tier Map
• Options for Knowledge Guide (Includes all options for CPS High Schools and applications)
• CPS Office of Performance (Search test scores for each school; focus on schools with an average ACT score of 20+)
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Schools
Brooks College Preparatory High School
Jones College Preparatory High School
King College Preparatory High School
Lane Technical College Preparatory High School
Lindblom Math and Science Academy
Northside College Preparatory High School
Payton College Preparatory High School
South Shore International
Westinghouse High School
Whitney Young Magnet High School