High School Application Philosophy
Our goal for our graduating 8th graders is to ensure that all students are able to attend the high school of their choice. Over the past several years, we have been close to a 100% success rate.
High School Selections
Class of 2019 High School Offers Highlights
- How High School Offers work
- Students can receive a maximum of 2 high school offers
- 1 selective enrollment (only the 11 schools for which the selective enrollment testis required)
- 1 non-selective (literally everything else including IB, military, CTE, charter, etc.)
Total Offers
- 57 offers were made via GoCPS to 41 students (does not include private schools)
- Combination of selective and non selective
- Each student can receive a MAXIMUM of 2 offers
- Selective Enrollment – tied for most offers ever in the history of LaSalle II, and the highest percentage of students offered SE seats ever
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- 45 students in our 8th grade class
- 43 were eligible to apply to selective enrollment
- 38 chose to apply to selective enrollment
- 20 of those who applied were offered a seat at a selective enrollment school
- this represents 53% of applicants, 44% off entire class (highest ever)
- 9/9 geometry students offered selective enrollment seats
- 7/10 algebra students offered selective enrollment seats
- 4 ‘Math 8’ students offered selective enrollment seats
Top Choices
- 29 offers received for students’ 1st choice schools
- 11 students received offers to their 1st choice selective enrollment school
- 18 students received offers to their 1st choice non-selective enrollment school
- 46 offers were made to 35 students for their top 1st, 2nd, or 3rd choice schools
- meaning, 78% of the entire class was offered a spot in one of their top 3 choices of schools including selective and non-selective
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- 93% of 8th graders were offered a spot in at least one high school of their choice (does not include neighborhood schools)
Offers by school
- Selective Enrollment 20 offers total
- Jones – 3 offers
- King 1 offer
- Lane – 7 offers
- Lindblom – 1 offer
- Payton – 1 offer
- Young – 2 offers
- Westinghouse 5 offers
- International Baccalaureate 10 offers total
- Kennedy – 1 offer
- Lincoln Park – 6 offers
- Ogden – 3 offers
- Honors Programs
- Lincoln Park Double Honors – 6 offers
- Military Academy
- Phoenix – 1 offer
- Others 20 offers total – 9 of below offers are for charter/contract schools
- Acero – De La Cruz – Fine & Performing Arts – 1 offer
- Chi Arts – 3 offers (Creative Writing, Vocal Music, Theatre)
- CICS Chicago Quest HS STEM – 1 offer
- Clemente – 2 offers (Broadcast Technology, Culinary Arts)
- Curie – 1 offer (Game Programming & Web Design)
- Disney II Fine Arts & Technology – 1 offer
- Juarez – 2 offers (Culinary Arts, General Education)
- Lincoln Park HS – 3 offers (Instrumental Music, 2 Visual Arts)
- Noble Network – 4 offers
- Golder – 1 offer
- Muchin – 1 offer
- Noble – 1 offer
- Pritzker – 1 offer (IB)
- Von Steuben – 1 offer (Science)
- Wells – 1 offer (Game Programming)
- Private Schools (self reported)
- De La Salle- 2 offers
- Fenwick- 1 offer
- St. Ignatius- 2 offers
- Chicago Hope- 1 offer
High School Fair
/in High School /by Lauren AlbaniOn October 17, LaSalle II joined seventeen other Network 6 elementary schools to host our annual High School Fair. We are thrilled to say that this year had the best turnout yet! 42 high schools and over 100 middle school students and families attended. We hope to continue to grow attendance and help more families […]
GoCPS High School Application Process
/in Announcements, High School /by Lauren AlbaniOver the years, the district has heard from families about the importance of having a choice in selecting which high school provides the best match for their child’s needs. We’ve also heard that applying to high school can be frustrating and confusing. So this year, Chicago Public Schools has completely revamped its high school application […]
High School Fair, 10/17
/in Counseling, High School /by Mark BeheeCome to LaSalle II to learn about local schools
2015 Graduation
/in Announcements, High School /by Mark BeheeGraduation for our 8th Graders was held at Clemente High School
LaSalle II High School Acceptances
/in Announcements, High School /by Mark BeheeWe are extremely proud of each and every one of our Falcon graduates, and would like to share a few of the accomplishments our 8th graders have received.