How do you get into Louisa May Alcott College Preparatory HS?

Rank it on your GoCPS application by November 13. Louisa May Alcott College Preparatory HS offers Manufacturing & Engineering, AP Capstone — each program has its own admission route, and several take no admissions test at all.

Does Louisa May Alcott College Preparatory HS 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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Louisa May Alcott College Preparatory HS

2957 N HOYNE AVE · 358 students · grades 9-12

By the numbers

Graduate in 4 years

92%

district 86% (+6)

Enroll in college

62%

district 65% (-4)

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 ALCOTT HS

The vision of Alcott is to create an intimate educationally, socially, and emotionally rich community of lifelong learners in a seamless, integrated 9 through 12 environment where students become accountable and responsible for their own education, reaching their full potential and graduating with the tools and experiences to both succeed in their own lives and to make a positive contribution to society. Alcott’s mission is to educate students to become innovative leaders, engaged citizens and lifelong learners. Our students will be wise, creative, critical thinkers and will take responsibility for their own learning at every age.

2957 N HOYNE AVE, Chicago, IL 60618 · 7735345970

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 Louisa May Alcott College Preparatory HS?: Rank it on your GoCPS application by November 13. Louisa May Alcott College Preparatory HS offers Manufacturing & Engineering, AP Capstone — each program has its own admission route, and several take no admissions test at all.
Does Louisa May Alcott College Preparatory HS 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

DeVry University Advantage Academy HS · 0.7 mi
Albert G Lane Technical High School · 0.9 mi
Pathways in Education- Avondale · 1.3 mi
Lake View High School · 1.4 mi
ASPIRA Business and Finance · 1.9 mi
Lincoln Park High School · 2.1 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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