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Contact Information

Principal: Janice Jackson
Admissions Director: Rebecca Smith
Phone: 773-534-6400
Web site: www.newwestinghouse.org
Address: 3223 West Franklin Blvd., Chicago, IL 60624
Freshman class size: 150
Total enrollment: 1,200 (600 Selective Enrollment, 600 Vocational) for 9-12 planned

 

Admissions

The admissions score for Westinghouse's first Selective Enrollment freshman class (2009-2010) was 861. This past year (2010-2011), a 900 point scale was used and the average score for an admitted student was 754.

Unlike most Selective Enrollment High Schools, Westinghouse does accept a limited number of transfer students as upperclassmen.

Programs

Westinghouse opened in 2009-2010 in a new $106.5 million facility housing under one roof both a Selective Enrollment and Vocational high school. There will be separate admissions policies for each of these schools with Selective Enrollment students chosen under the same admissions policy that is used for the other eight Selective Enrollment high schools.

Westinghouse students can choose advanced placement options (e.g., in English, Math, Science, Social Science, Art, and Foreign Language), an accelerated math program, and will be offered 4 years of either Spanish or Chinese.

Activities/Clubs/Sports

Westinghouse plans to offer Academic Clubs including an Academic Decathlon, Creative Writing, Debate, Math and Science Club, and Yearbook. The "old" Westinghouse is well known for its strong basketball heritage.

Academics

As a new school, Westinghouse lacks academic data such as ACT scores for its upperclassmen. However, the first class did complete the EXPLORE test which is sometimes used as an early indicator of subsequent ACT performance. Scores on the EXPLORE range from 1 to 25. Westinghouse 9th graders scored 15.5 (50%) composite score on the EXPLORE test. This compares to the average CPS score of 13.7 (35%).