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CPS Selective Enrollment High School
Whitney M. Young Magnet High School
Near West Side · 2,200 students
Admission cutoff scores
Approximate published cutoffs for the 900-point composite (450 HSAT + 450 7th-grade GPA).
Tier 1
813
lowest socioeconomic group
Tier 2
838
Tier 3
858
Tier 4
870
highest socioeconomic group
Rank-all
880
top 30% across all tiers
About Whitney Young
- Largest of the top SEHS programs.
- Strong arts, academic decathlon, and athletics.
How to prep for the Whitney Young cutoff
Whitney Young requires near-perfect performance to clear the rank-all (top 30%) cutoff. Focus on:
- Strong 7th-grade core grades (A in English, Math, Science, Social Studies = 450 GPA points).
- HSAT preparation that reaches the 430 HSAT-points target (96% of the HSAT max).
- Multiple full-length timed mocks under real-test conditions before the October test.
- Vocabulary mastery — the Reading section relies on academic vocabulary heavily.
- Mental math fluency — no calculator on test day.
Other CPS Selective Enrollment schools
Cutoff data is approximate and changes year to year. Treat as a target, not a guarantee. The official source of truth is the GoCPS portal at cps.edu/gocps.