How do you get into Chicago Vocational Career Academy High School?

Rank it on your GoCPS application by November 13. Chicago Vocational Career Academy High School offers Health Sciences, Information Technology, Culinary & Hospitality, Agriculture & Horticulture, Construction & Architecture, Transportation, Early College STEM & STEAM, Personal Care Services — each program has its own admission route, and several take no admissions test at all.

Does Chicago Vocational Career Academy 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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Chicago Vocational Career Academy High School

2100 E 87TH ST · 582 students · grades 9-12

By the numbers

Graduate in 4 years

78%

district 86% (-8)

Enroll in college

42%

district 65% (-23)

CPS status

Good Standing

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 CHICAGO VOCATIONAL HS

CVCA is an Early College Science, Technology, Engineering and Math School (ECSS), which enables students to earn both a high school diploma and college credits. Motorola Solutions is CVCA’s ECSS partner.

2100 E 87TH ST, Chicago, IL 60617 · 7735356100

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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 Chicago Vocational Career Academy High School?: Rank it on your GoCPS application by November 13. Chicago Vocational Career Academy High School offers Health Sciences, Information Technology, Culinary & Hospitality, Agriculture & Horticulture, Construction & Architecture, Transportation, Early College STEM & STEAM, Personal Care Services — each program has its own admission route, and several take no admissions test at all.
Does Chicago Vocational Career Academy 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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Safe Achieve Academy HS · 1.6 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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