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CPS Selective Enrollment Cutoff Scores 2024-2025: The Ultimate Guide to Tiers, Seats, and Strategies (Updated)

Last Updated: May 2025

Final Verdict: The Landscape for 2024-2025

The updated CPS Selective Enrollment cutoff scores for 2024 reveal a city continuing to battle educational inequality through the tier system. For high-achieving students in Tiers 3 and 4, the bar has never been higher—specifically at Payton and Northside, where near-perfect scores are now the baseline. cps selective enrollment cutoff scores 20242024 updated

7th Grade Core Grades (450 Points): Points are awarded for final grades in Reading, Math, Science, and Social Studies. Grade A: 112.5 points Grade B: 75 points Grade C: 38 points Grades K-1:

Final note

• Grades K-1:
  • CAT score: 144
  • Achievement Test score: 99th percentile

  For Tier 1-2 (Low Resource) Families:

  • Golden Opportunity: You have a massive advantage. A score of 720 gets you into Lindblom or Brooks.
  • Target Score: 750+ opens doors to Lane Tech and Payton.
  • Action Plan: Focus on closing the gap in MAP Reading, which is often the lower score for Tier 1 students. CPS offers free Saturday prep programs—apply for these in October.

  Waitlists: If you did not receive an offer, you were automatically waitlisted for all eligible programs you ranked. The rolling waitlist process typically opens in April. CAT score: 144 Achievement Test score: 99th percentile