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  • Selective Enrollment (Classical School)

    Selective enrollment admissions window is mid october - mid december
    Grades Served: K-5
    Application Requirements
    An admissions test is required. Students applying to grades K-3 do not have minimum eligibility requirements in order to be tested.
    Selections
    Students are selected based on their admissions exam score. At the entry-level grade, the first 30 percent of the seats are filled by rank ordering the exam scores. The remaining seats at the entry-level grade are equally distributed among the four tiers, and are filled in rank order by the top-scoring students in each tier. For all grades above the entry-level grades, seats are filled by the top-scoring students in rank order. There is no sibling preference.
    How to Apply
    Students can apply online or via paper Selective Enrollment Elementary Schools application by visiting go.cps.edu.