How do you get into Carl Schurz High School?

Rank it on your GoCPS application by November 13. Carl Schurz High School offers Health Sciences, Manufacturing & Engineering, Media & Communication Arts, International Baccalaureate (IB), Business & Finance, Transportation, Dual Language — each program has its own admission route, and several take no admissions test at all.

Does Carl Schurz High School have a ranking?

No — and neither does any CPS school. The district retired its 1+/1/2+ school levels, so any ranking you see comes from a third party, not CPS. What CPS does publish is on this page: the graduation and college-enrollment rates beside the district average.

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Carl Schurz High School

3601 N MILWAUKEE AVE · 1,110 students · grades 9-12

By the numbers

Graduate in 4 years

82%

district 86% (-3)

Enroll in college

63%

district 65% (-3)

CPS status

Intensive Support

district accountability

CPS publishes no school ranking — it retired its 1+/1/2+ levels — so these sit beside the district average rather than a position in a list.

About SCHURZ HS

Carl Schurz High School will provide the essential skills for all students to become responsible citizens in a technologically rich society through curricula that will challenge students to develop critical thinking skills; to cultivate high levels of self-motivation for personal and professional achievement; and to recognize that they can affect change in a global society.

3601 N MILWAUKEE AVE, Chicago, IL 60641 · 7735343420

Official school website →

Programs you can apply to here

You apply to a program, not just to a school — and several of these take no admissions test.

Frequently asked questions

How do you get into Carl Schurz High School?: Rank it on your GoCPS application by November 13. Carl Schurz High School offers Health Sciences, Manufacturing & Engineering, Media & Communication Arts, International Baccalaureate (IB), Business & Finance, Transportation, Dual Language — each program has its own admission route, and several take no admissions test at all.
Does Carl Schurz High School have a ranking?: No — and neither does any CPS school. The district retired its 1+/1/2+ school levels, so any ranking you see comes from a third party, not CPS. What CPS does publish is on this page: the graduation and college-enrollment rates beside the district average.

Closest other high schools

Intrinsic Charter School · 0.6 mi
YCCS-ASPIRA,Antonia Pantoja Alternative HS · 0.7 mi
ASPIRA Charter School - Early College High School · 0.8 mi
Disney II Magnet High School · 0.8 mi
Edwin G. Foreman College and Career Academy · 1.1 mi
ASPIRA Business and Finance · 1.2 mi

School facts, graduation and college-enrollment rates come from the City of Chicago open data portal, refreshed 2026-09-12. The official source of truth for admissions is cps.edu/gocps.

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