CPS Announces CPS High School Admissions Test Dates (2022-23 School Year)

Chicago Public Schools (CPS) has announced the test dates for the High School Admissions Test (HSAT). This year, the HSAT will be taken by CPS students on October 26th. Non-CPS students will have the option to take the HSAT on November 5th, 6th, 12th, or 13th. All test dates have been listed below.

HSAT Test Dates 
CPS Students:

Wednesday, October 26

Non-CPS Students:
Saturday, November 5
Sunday, November 6
Saturday, November 12
Sunday, November 13

The HSAT will be offered in-school for CPS students. Non-CPS students will take the HSAT at a designated CPS testing site.

Applicants can apply using the GoCPS online application portal.

The application process for the 2023-2024 school year opens Wednesday, September 14 and ends Friday, December 2nd.

Kayley Horton, Tutoring Coordinator
kayley@testprepchicago.com
(312) 848-1266

Dates for Non-CPS Students to Take the NWEA MAP Test

On Friday, February 14th, Chicago Public Schools (CPS) announced the dates below for non-CPS 5th and 7th-grade students to take the NWEA MAP test for admittance into Academic Centers or Selective Enrollment High Schools, respectively. In order to take the test on a date listed below, parents must register their students on the CPS website by Friday, April 3rd.

TEST DATES

Saturday, May 9th

Sunday, May 10th

Saturday, May 30th

Sunday, May 31st

Saturday, June 6th

Sunday, June 7th

In the past, non-CPS students took the NWEA MAP test in the fall of their 6th and 8th-grade years. However, CPS announced that this school year, 2019-2020, as well as moving forward, non-CPS and CPS students will take the test at the same time. While CPS students will be taking the test in their neighborhood schools, non-CPS students will take the test at Curie Metropolitan High School, Lane Tech High School, or Lindblom Math and Science Academy, all free of charge. Students will be assigned a testing location closest to their home address.

As a reminder, the NWEA MAP test is a common-core-aligned, computer-adaptive test designed to quantify a student’s knowledge of math and reading. It is untimed, and students may elect to take the math section and the reading section on the same or different days.

In addition, this test provides 1/3 of the points required to attend an Academic Center or Selective Enrollment High School. Each section of the test is worth 150 points, with a total of 300 points up for grabs based on their NWEA MAP score. An additional 300 points are taken from a student’s 5th or 7th-grade grades, with a final 300 points available from the Academic Center Exam or Selective Enrollment High School Exam (SEHS), respectively.

Lauren Lynch, Tutoring Coordinator
lauren@testprepchicago.com
(312) 848-1266