Contact:Matthew Greenberg (312) 409-8411 March 24, 2015       Chicago, IL –In the most recent round of admissions, average scores were flat at the most competitive Academic Centers and fell noticeably at less competitive ones as CPS replaced the ISAT with the more rigorous Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) test as the 5th grade standardized test. […]

February 24, 2015 Chicago, IL – In the most recent round of admissions, average scores fell across the board as CPS used the more rigorous Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) test as the 7th grade standardized test. This is the first time CPS has used a Common Core aligned test in the Selective Enrollment admissions […]

October 2, 2014 Chicago, IL – CPS has announced that it is providing earlier Academic Center admissions testing for 6th graders than it has in the past. CPS has said that it plans to start Academic Center testing by the end of October – and continue testing into January and February. CPS has announced that […]

August 25, 2014 Chicago, IL – Admissions to Selective Enrollment schools are based on a 900 point scale – 300 points for 7th grade grades, 300 points for 7th grade test scores and 300 points for the Selective Enrollment Exam taken in 8th grade. In the spring of 2014, CPS announced that it was requiring […]

May 23, 2014 The intense competition and successful strategies to secure a seat at one of Chicago’s top Selective Enrollment High Schools and Academic Centers were featured in a May 22nd WGN-TV news story about the Selective Enrollment process. WGN Reporter Tonya Francisco outlined the steps of the selection process and interviewed parents and students […]

Contact:Matthew Greenberg (312) 409-8411 March 26, 2014 Chicago, IL –In the most recent round of admissions, composite scores rose at the two top Academic Centers, Whitney Young and Lane Tech by 10 and 20 points respectively. This means that on average any student accepted to these schools is in the top 1-3% academically. To reach […]

February 25, 2014 Chicago, IL – In the most recent round of admissions, average scores rose despite another massive increase in seats. While the largest additions occurred at Lane Tech (+175 seats) and Westinghouse (+80 seats) – nearly every school in the system added spots – heading off an even more dramatic score increase. Lane […]

Contact:Matthew Greenberg (312) 409-8411 February 10, 2014 Chicago, IL – The recent announcement by CPS regarding the use of the MAP test in Selective Enrollment admissions has left many parents angry, fearful and confused. Most parents know little about the MAP test even though their children have been taking it for some time. A common […]

 December 2, 2013 Chicago, IL –With its adoption by over 40 states, the Common Core has become a de facto national assessment standard. In 2014, all Chicago students, both public and private, will take a Common Core compliant assessment. That means that both mandated public school spring assessments, the ISAT (given in early March) and […]