CPS School Locator × ATTENTION: The CPS Tiers have been updated for School Year 2020-2021. × More Schools Filter Results Grade Category ? Neighborhood schools Your home address falls within an elementary and high school attendance boundary: these are your neighborhood schools. You have the option to send your child to this elementary school and high school. City-wide schools Some schools - like magnet, selective enrollment, and military schools - have their own processes for enrollment. These schools are marked with a CW inside their map pin. Visit http://cpsoae.org to learn how to apply to these kinds of schools. Charter schools Charter schools are public schools that are independently operated. Charter schools are open to all Chicago children but an application and sometimes a lottery is required for enrollment. These schools are marked with a CH inside their map pin. Elementary School High School Programs Offered ? How does the Programs Offered filter work? The Programs Offered filter will display the schools who have the selected program type. You must click Show All Schools or Search by Address to get results. All Off Early Childhood Program Apply and enroll More pre-K options Update Reset Internet Explorer is not a supported Web Browser for the School Locator. Please use either the Chrome or Safari browser Compare Schools Name # of Students Programs " data-content="Programs offered at the school. Learn more about Programs."> Program Types " data-content="Program Types are the types of schools CPS offers. Learn more about Program Types."> Culture " data-content="Due to the effects of COVID-19, there is no school rating for SY 2020. For information about past school performance, view the Downloads tab."> Safety " data-content="Student views of safety from the My Voice My School survey. This measure is not a part of the 5Essentials but provides additional information on the culture and climate of the school from the perspective of students and teachers."> Attendance " data-content="The average daily student attendance rate is the percentage of the total number of days in which students during the school year were marked present at a school, divided by the total number of days that those students were expected to be in attendance. Learn more about school data."> Graduation " data-content="The 4-year graduation rate tracks the high school graduation rate of students who were freshmen at this school 4 years ago."> SAT " data-content="The SAT is a standardized test for high school achievement and college admissions in the United States produced by College Board. This is the average score received by students in 11th grade at the school in the previous school year spring semester."> Diverse " data-content="Percentage of diverse learners at the school. Learn more about Diverse Learners."> Bilingual " data-content="Indicates if Bilingual Services are offered at the school."> GoCPS " data-content="Indicates whether the school is a participant in the GoCPS application process. Learn more about GoCPS."> Information Attendance Boundary Questions? Questions regarding specific attendance boundaries should be directed to the Office of Planning and Data Management by calling 773.553.3270 or emailing [email protected]. Enrollment Questions? Questions regarding specific enrollment procedures should be directed to the Student Support and Engagement (OSSE) by calling 773.553.1830, or emailing [email protected]. Take the Tour Map Legend Attendance Area Elementary School City-wide Elementary School Charter Elementary School Attendance Area High School City-wide High School Charter High School Safe Passage Route Pin Drop Location FAQ School Locator - Frequently Asked Questions What is the school locator tool? The school locator allows you to search for CPS schools by name, address and zip code. Results can be viewed in a variety of ways including by attendance boundary, ward, neighborhood or zip code. What information is available on the map? The map features color-coded pins for each school that you can click to access general information about schools such as contact information, grade category, grades and performance rating. The school detail box also provides a link to the school's profile that has more extensive information including enrollment, academic performance and demographics. How do I find my neighborhood school? Type your street address into the text box and click the search button. Schools near your location will appear in a list on the left side of the screen. Click a school name to see its location on the map. How can I see the attendance boundary for a neighborhood school? Click on a colored school pin on the map to see the attendance boundary for that school. The attendance boundary will appear as a shaded area on the map. This will help you identify the attendance area down to the street level. It can sometimes be helpful to zoom in on the map to see specific street names. How do I search for a school near me? Click the "Find Schools Around Me" button to find schools near your current location. Some devices and/or browsers may ask you for permission before sending your current location. You must allow your current location to be sent in order for this feature to work. How do I find a school by name? Start typing the name of the school in the search box and click the drop down list of schools to find a school by name. When a school is selected, the school location will be marked with a colored pin on the map and a detail panel will appear with additional information. What is an overlay? An overlay is a transparent layer of additional information that appears on top of the existing map to help denote specific boundaries or regions. For example, a zip code overlay will show boundaries for all the zip codes in Chicago. Click on a specific boundary area on the map to see more details about that area. What if I only want to see high schools or elementary schools? The Filter Results button allows you to filter your search. Click on Grade Category and check any grades categories you want to appear. For example, to view high schools only, check High School. By default all grade categories (elementary and high school) are displayed. How do I see all the schools? To view all the schools, click the Reset Map button then click the search icon (magnifying glass). How do I see the Local School Council boundaries? To view the LSC boundary, click the on the school to bring up the detail view then click the LSC button. Version Notes 4.6