Chicago Selective Enrollment
CPS HSAT Tutoring & Test Prep
Expert preparation for Chicago’s High School Admissions Test. We help 8th graders gain entry to Walter Payton, Northside Prep, Whitney Young, Jones, Lane Tech, and more.
● 900-Point System
● Live Virtual Sessions
● 25 hrs/month $400
● Proven Results
Why the HSAT Matters
Chicago’s Most Competitive High School Admissions Process
The CPS High School Admissions Test is the gateway to Chicago’s 11 Selective Enrollment High Schools — among the most academically competitive public high schools in the United States.
Summer 2026
Course Schedule & Options
Two months of live morning instruction — 25 hours per month for $400/month. Choose your preferred days. Gold = Mon/Wed • Blue = Tue/Thu.
Know the Exam
What Is the CPS HSAT?
The High School Admissions Test is taken by every 8th grader applying to a CPS Selective Enrollment or Choice high school program.
📋 Format & Timing
| ✓ | ~1 hour — 30 min Reading + 30 min Math |
| ✓ | Computer-based — online, matching actual test-day format |
| ✓ | Achievement skills test — Math and Reading mastery |
| ✓ | Available in 6 languages: English, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Polish, Urdu |
📅 When & Who
| ✓ | All 8th graders applying to Selective Enrollment or Choice programs |
| ✓ | CPS students: tested at school during the school day in October |
| ✓ | Non-CPS students: register via go.cps.edu — test at a CPS center in October |
| ✓ | Scores released mid-November via EnrollWise |
📈 The 900-Point Scoring System
Selective Enrollment uses a 900-point rubric combining two equal halves:
Chicago’s 11 Selective Enrollment High Schools
Rank up to 6 schools on your GoCPS application — rank by preference, not likelihood
The GoCPS Timeline — What to Expect
Our Philosophy
We Teach for Life — Not Just for the Test
Our Socratic approach builds the reasoning skills students use in every classroom, every exam, and every challenge they face. A higher HSAT score is the outcome — critical thinking is the goal.
Questions, Not Answers
Our instructors never hand students answers. They ask the right questions at the right moment — guiding students to reason through problems themselves. The result is deeper retention and a student who can handle questions they’ve never seen before.
Speed & Accuracy Under Pressure
30 minutes for each section leaves no room for hesitation. We train students to work efficiently and confidently under timed conditions — because knowing the material is not enough if you run out of time.
Diagnostic-Driven Instruction
Every student starts with a diagnostic to identify exactly where their HSAT score can be improved. We don’t teach to the average — we teach to the individual. Every session targets the specific weaknesses that are costing your student points.
Expert Instructors. Proven Results.
Our online platform lets us recruit the best instructors regardless of location — including MIT and Harvard graduates with years of HSAT experience. Our students consistently perform in the top percentiles and gain admission to their target schools.
What Parents Are Saying
My son had a strong GPA but kept freezing on timed tests. After two months of prep he stopped second-guessing himself completely. He scored in the 94th percentile on the Math section and got into Northside. The timed practice they built into every session made all the difference.
We enrolled our daughter in the July course and she went from struggling with reading comprehension to consistently finishing the Reading section with time to spare. She got into Whitney Young. At $350 for 25 hours, I genuinely cannot believe what we paid compared to what we got.
Ready to Get Started?
The HSAT is in October. Summer is your window. 25 hours for $350 — enroll now or schedule a free consultation.
Expert prep for competitive high school admissions — building critical thinkers since 2014.
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