Lincoln Park High School
CPS choice · 9-12
At a glance
91% of teachers stayed from one year to the next - above what's typical for CPS high schools (ISBE Report Card 2025). In 2025–26, 3,454 applications were recorded for 500 offers (GoCPS, 2025–26 school year - the most recent seat data SchoolNav has).
- Cultural fit
- 58% of students were chronically absent in 2025 - about what's typical for CPS high schools (ISBE Report Card 2025).
- Social-emotional fit
- 42% of students with IEPs spend most of the school day in general classrooms - about what's typical for CPS high schools (ISBE Report Card 2025). There is 1 school counselor per 326 students.
Computed from published data with its source and year on every clause - a description, never a grade.
Basics
CPS-published · verified Nov 2024
- Address
- 2001 N ORCHARD ST
- Neighborhood
- Lincoln Park
- Phone
- (773)534-8130
- Hours
- Unknown - not verified yet
- Before and after care
Supplemental care not found.
SchoolNav searched the school’s website and the main care providers’ pages in Sep 2026 and found no before or after care. Some programs are never posted online, so ask the school office or on a tour.
- Arts and creative
Drawing, Film and Video, Painting, Plays/Acting, Theater, Band/Orchestra, Ethnic/Folk Dance, Fundamentals/Theory of Music, Student Art Club, Animation/Cartoon, Graphic Design, Murals, Student Music Club, Violin/Strings, Art Studio, Dance, Guitar, Media and Production Workshops, Musicals, Photography, Talent Show, Choir/Chorus, Drama, Improv, Mixed Media, Piano/Keyboard, Sketching
From the school’s CPS profile, for the 2026-27 school year. Checked Sep 2026. Offerings change each year, so confirm on a tour.
- Sports
Bowling, Boys' Golf, Boys' Tennis, Cheerleading, Football, Girls' Basketball, Girls' Soccer, Girls' Volleyball, Wrestling, Boys' Baseball, Boys' Track, Chess, Girls' Softball, Girls' Water Polo, Tennis, Baseball, Boys' Basketball, Boys' Soccer, Boys' Volleyball, Girls' Cross Country, Girls' Swimming, Basketball, Boys' Softball, Girls on Track, Girls' Golf, Soccer, Boys' Cross Country, Boys' Swimming, Girls' Lacrosse, Girls' Track, Softball
From the school’s CPS profile, for the 2026-27 school year. Checked Sep 2026. Offerings change each year, so confirm on a tour.
- Climate survey
- Involved families
- Not published - too few responses or not surveyed
- Supportive environment
- Not published - too few responses or not surveyed
- Ambitious instruction
- Not published - too few responses or not surveyed
- Effective leaders
- Not published - too few responses or not surveyed
- Collaborative teachers
- Not published - too few responses or not surveyed
- Safety (student-reported)
- Very Weak
- Overall organization
- Not published - too few responses or not surveyed
UChicago 5Essentials levels from the spring 2024 survey (CPS Progress Reports SY2425, verified 2026-09-25) - benchmarked categories relative to Illinois statewide, spring 2013, not percentages. A school can answer mostly positively and still rate below the benchmark typical.
5Essentials - the latest survey in detail
English Instruction, Expectations for Postsecondary Education, and Classroom Rigor are rated above the CPS average; Instructional Leadership, Quality Professional Development, and Socialization of New Teachers are rated below it this year.
From the 2026 CPS 5Essentials survey (25-26). Scores are benchmarked 1–99 (not percentages) - higher is stronger, and each is shown against the CPS average that same year. This is a newer survey on a different benchmark than the component levels above, so the two aren’t directly comparable.
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Ambitious Instruction
66 ▲ above the CPS average (60)- Academic Press· students-reported66 ▲ above the CPS average (55)
- English Instruction· students-reported86 ▲ above the CPS average (65)
- Math Instruction· students-reported61 ▼ below the CPS average (69)
- Quality of Student Discussion· teachers-reported51 ▬ about the CPS average (50)
Supportive Environment
61 ▲ above the CPS average (56)- Expectations for Postsecondary Education· teachers-reported71 ▲ above the CPS average (56)
- Safety· students-reported51 ▬ about the CPS average (49)
- School-Wide Future Orientation· students-reported64 ▬ about the CPS average (62)
- Student-Teacher Trust· students-reported58 ▬ about the CPS average (56)
Collaborative Teachers
40 ▼ below the CPS average (52)- Collaborative Practices· teachers-reported57 ▼ below the CPS average (63)
- Collective Responsibility· teachers-reported33 ▼ below the CPS average (52)
- Quality Professional Development· teachers-reported25 ▼ below the CPS average (55)
- School Commitment· teachers-reported41 ▬ about the CPS average (43)
- Teacher-Teacher Trust· teachers-reported45 ▼ below the CPS average (49)
Effective Leaders
32 ▼ below the CPS average (52)- Instructional Leadership· teachers-reported21 ▼ below the CPS average (56)
- Program Coherence· teachers-reported32 ▼ below the CPS average (52)
- Teacher Influence· teachers-reported48 ▬ about the CPS average (50)
- Teacher-Principal Trust· teachers-reported28 ▼ below the CPS average (48)
Involved Families
53 ▬ about the CPS average (50)- Parent Influence on Decision Making in Schools· teachers-reported43 ▼ below the CPS average (53)
- Parent Involvement in School· teachers-reported59 ▲ above the CPS average (49)
- Teacher-Parent Trust· teachers-reported57 ▲ above the CPS average (50)
Supplemental measures
Additional survey topics UChicago reports outside the five core measures.
- Academic Engagement· students-reported64 ▼ below the CPS average (70)
- Academic Personalism· students-reported51 ▼ below the CPS average (58)
- Classroom Disruptions· teachers-reported45 ▬ about the CPS average (42)
- Classroom Rigor· students-reported72 ▲ above the CPS average (57)
- Course Clarity· students-reported61 ▲ above the CPS average (54)
- Emotional Health· students-reported67 ▲ above the CPS average (57)
- Human & Social Resources in the Community· students-reported52 ▲ above the CPS average (38)
- Importance of High School for the Future· students-reported64 ▬ about the CPS average (67)
- Innovation· teachers-reported39 ▼ below the CPS average (56)
- Inquiry-Based Science Instruction· students-reported61 ▬ about the CPS average (59)
- Parent Supportiveness· students-reported54 ▲ above the CPS average (41)
- Reflective Dialogue· teachers-reported46 ▼ below the CPS average (61)
- Rigorous Study Habits· students-reported71 ▲ above the CPS average (57)
- School Connectedness· students-reported59 ▬ about the CPS average (58)
- School Safety· students-reported54 ▬ about the CPS average (57)
- Socialization of New Teachers· teachers-reported17 ▼ below the CPS average (40)
- Student Peer Relationships· students-reported67 ▬ about the CPS average (65)
- Student Responsibility· teachers-reported41 ▬ about the CPS average (38)
- Teacher Safety· teachers-reported36 ▼ below the CPS average (48)
UChicago Consortium — the 2026 cycle (school year 25-26) is re-benchmarked to spring 2024 (SY25+); it is NOT level-comparable to the spring-2013-benchmarked component levels shown elsewhere.
Programs (7)
| Program | Entry grades | How seats are offered | Test required | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Advanced College Prep Neighborhood Your child must take the HSAT to apply. | 9 | Unknown | Yes | CPS-published · verified Oct 2026 |
Instrumental Music Fine & performing arts This program requires an audition. | 9 | Screening | Yes | CPS-published · verified Oct 2026 |
MYP Diploma Program IB Your child must take the HSAT to apply. No IB middle school is needed. CPS picks students by HSAT score and 7th-grade grades, with 35 bonus points for living in the school's area. | 9 | Point-based | Yes | CPS-published · verified Oct 2026 |
Significantly Modified Curriculum w/ Moderate Supports (IEP) Special education | 9 | Lottery | No | CPS-published · verified Oct 2026 |
Theatre Fine & performing arts This program requires an audition. | 9 | Screening | Yes | CPS-published · verified Oct 2026 |
Visual Arts Fine & performing arts This program requires a portfolio review. | 9 | Screening | Yes | CPS-published · verified Oct 2026 |
Vocal Music Fine & performing arts This program requires an audition. | 9 | Screening | Yes | CPS-published · verified Oct 2026 |
Cutoff history
What it took to receive an initial offer here in each cycle CPS has published - by tier for Selective Enrollment, and on the citywide points line for points-based Choice programs. History is context - it can’t predict a future cutoff.
What is knowable right now
This cycle’s cutoffs are not published yet. CPS posts cutoff scores only after offers go out. The first 640-scale cutoffs will exist after offers go out in spring 2027.
CPS-published · verified Jul 2026
High school offers go out to every family on the same day: February 12, 2027.
CPS-published · verified Oct 2026
Advanced College Prep
| Cycle | Min points | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 730 | CPS-published · verified Jul 2026 |
| 2025-26 | 750 | CPS-published · verified Oct 2025 |
| 2024-25 | 709 | CPS-published · verified Jul 2026 |
Minimum point totals from CPS’s published initial offers - points-based Choice programs use one citywide points line (no tiers). Waitlist movement can lower what it actually took, and cutoffs move year to year. Within the current-test cycles above, the minimum has shifted by as much as 41 points from one cycle to the next - treat any single year as a snapshot, not a target.
MYP Diploma Program
| Cycle | Min points | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 836 | CPS-published · verified Jul 2026 |
| 2025-26 | 827.5 | CPS-published · verified Oct 2025 |
| 2024-25 | 768 | CPS-published · verified Jul 2026 |
Minimum point totals from CPS’s published initial offers - points-based Choice programs use one citywide points line (no tiers). Waitlist movement can lower what it actually took, and cutoffs move year to year. Within the current-test cycles above, the minimum has shifted by as much as 59.5 points from one cycle to the next - treat any single year as a snapshot, not a target.
Local School Council
CPS-published· verified Oct 2026The Local School Council is a group of parents, staff, and neighbors who help run this school. They vote on the budget and the school plan. Their meetings are open to the public, so you can go and listen.
Next meetings
- Tuesday, November 17, 2026 at 4:00 PM
- Tuesday, December 15, 2026 at 4:00 PM
- Tuesday, January 19, 2027 at 4:00 PM
CPS lists the date and time. Ask the school office where the meeting will be held.
Members for 2026 to 2028
- Eric A Steinmiller · Principal
- Jeff Militante · Parent
- Leslie Gonzales · Parent
- Ami Martin · Parent
- Ashlie Stapleton · Parent
- Carmen Gioiosa · Parent
- Mila Dobrina · Parent
- Bill Choslovsky · Community member
- Zachary Curtis · Community member
- Sarah Lovinggood · Teacher
- Veronica Heard · School staff (non-teaching)
- Matthew S Williamson · Student
- Julie Luo · Student
- Valeria Aguilar Lozano · Student
CPS keeps the official list of council meetings and members. See the CPS council list.
Parent questions & conversation
What parents and people who know this school are asking, answering, and talking about - their own words, experiences and opinions rather than verified facts.
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SchoolNav is not affiliated with CPS. Details change - each fact above shows when it was last verified. Application decisions should always be confirmed in GoCPS.