PreACT (CPS Selective Enrollment Admissions Test)

The PreACT 9 Secure is the admissions test for entrance into Chicago Public Schools’ selective high schools. The PreACT is taken during the fall of eighth grade, is a shortened version of the ACT, and is a fully digital exam. It assesses English, Math, Reading, and Science skills and takes 2.5 hours to complete. Achieving a high score on the PreACT (and having strong seventh-grade letter grades) can considerably increase a student’s likelihood of being admitted into their preferred selective enrollment school.

Given the critical role that the PreACT plays in the admissions process for these highly competitive schools, it is essential for students to start preparing early. Since the PreACT is aligned to the ACT, Academic Approach can offer tailored tutoring programs designed to not only help students do well on the PreACT, but also to also jump-start their ACT preparation!