Scoring Rubrics
- High School Scoring Rubric 2024-2025 [ English ]
Point Total and Scoring Information
(Previously known as Cut Scores)
Point total information for the 25-26 selections process will only be available after results are released. The 24-25 links below are available as a guide for families but may change from year to year.
Guides
- Family Training on the Application Process [ENGLISH | SPANISH | RECORDING]
- Full HS Program Eligibility & Selections Document [ENGLISH]
- Admissions Exam Guide - SY24-25 [ English ]
- Guide to Ranking and Cut-Scores [ English | Spanish ]
- Guide to Tie-Breakers - SY24-25 [ English | Spanish ]
- Guide to the Offer/Waitlist Portal [ English | SPANISH ]
- Guide to Accepting/Declining Offers [ English | SPANISH ]
- Guide to the Waitlist Process [ English | SPANISH ]
- Guide to the Registration Form [ English | SPANISH ]
- Guide to Submitting an Appeal [ English | SPANISH ]
Overlay/Preference Zone Maps
View the preference zone and overlay boundary maps.
- Alcott Preference Zone
- Back of the Yards Preference Zone
- Chicago Agriculture Preference Zone
- CICS - Ellison Preference Zone
- CICS - Northtown Preference Zone
- Goode Preference Zone
- HANCOCK OVERLAY BOUNDARY MAP
- JONES OVERLAY BOUNDARY MAP
- Noble - Bulls Preference Zone
- Noble - Comer Preference Zone
- Noble - ITW Speer Preference Zone
- Noble - UIC Preference Zone
- Ogden Preference Zone
- TAFT PREFERENCE ZONE
- UofC - Woodlawn Preference Zone
Chicago Residency and Address Changes
Your child does not have to be a resident of the city of Chicago in order to submit an application and participate in the selection process. However, your child must live in Chicago in order to enroll in and attend any Chicago public school. Proof of residency for the 2024-25 school year is required by July 1, 2024.
As you and your student prepare to wrap up 8th grade and make your final decisions about which high school to attend in the fall, please be sure to confirm that your student’s elementary school has the current address on file. The address listed in Aspen, the CPS Student Information System, is used to determine students’ neighborhood school for those that have not accepted a high school offer through GoCPS.