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Math, Science, & World Language Academy


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2008-2009 Selective Enrollment High Schools Application Process
for Incoming Freshmen



Highlights of the Application Process

To be considered for admission, eighth graders must have achieved a score of stanine 5 or higher in both reading comprehension and total mathematics on the 7th grade Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS).

Students who did not attend 7th grade in the Chicago Public Schools must have a stanine 5 or above in both reading and mathematics on a nationally normed standardized achievement test.

Students who meet this requirement may apply. Applications and a copy of the 7th grade achievement scores are to be forwarded by a student's home school to:

Office of Academic Enhancement
125 South Clark Street
9th Floor
Chicago, IL 60603

DO NOT SEND application to Payton College Prep.

Deadline: Postmarked Friday, December 21, 2007

Please contact the Office of Academic Enhancement for questions regarding the application process at 773-553-2240.