How schools were chosen

This website features a selection of school options for elementary and middle school students, as chosen by the Chicago Public Schools Office of Academic Enhancement.

It is in no way intended to represent all of the possibilities for school choice for your child.

However, schools participating in this program and on this website had to meet certain criteria.  All of the schools featured on this site:

  • are open to students from all across the city via the Options for Knowledge application process;
  • have been identified as “high-performing,” based on state and federal guidelines; and
  • are projecting that they will have spaces available to students applying for the 2010-2011 school year.
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Changes due to federal court decision

On September 24, 2009, the federal court vacated the Chicago Public Schools desegregation consent decree. As a result of that ruling, the race-based criteria referenced in the Options for Knowledge Guide and the applications and other materials related to the 2010–2011 admissions process will not be used to make admissions decisions. Alternate admissions procedures are currently being developed and will be available for public comment in the near future.

More information about the federal court decision »

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