Payton has an award-winning reputation for its math, science, world language, humanities, fine arts, and adventure education programs, provided within an international model for teaching and learning. The Payton vision focuses on developing all students' character, courage, curiosity, and compassion, and these "Four Cs" are embedded in all fabrics of the Payton experience.

 

School Rating ?

Level 1+ ?

GOOD STANDING

School Grades

9-12

# of Students

1,208

Governance

District ?

Faculty

Melissa Resh
Principal

 David Adamji
Assistant Principal

Hours

8:00 AM - 3:30 PM
School Hours
8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
HS Freshman Hours
6:30
Earliest Drop Off

 

Public Transit

CTA Bus
11, 36, 70
CTA Train
Brown, Red

Demographics ?

Asian
19.1%
Black
9.9%
Hispanic
21.5%
White
44.4%
Other
5.0%
 0
100

Statistics ?

Low Income
29.4%
Diverse Learners
5.4%
Limited English
0.8%
Mobility Rate ?
1.1%
Chronic Truancy ?
NOT ENOUGH DATA
 0
100

Bilingual Services:

Yes

Classroom Languages:

Chinese, French, Japanese, Latin, Spanish

Dress Code:

No

Attendance Boundaries:

No

Refugee Services:

No

Title I Eligible:

No

Accessibility Level:

Usable

Significantly Modified
Curriculum w/ Moderate
Supports Program:   ?

Yes

Students with Visual Impairments Program:   ?

Yes
School Year 2019-2020

2019 Profile Page Report

SCHOOL RATING ?
Level 1+ ?
 GOOD STANDING
STUDENT GROWTH ?
AVERAGE ?
 
STUDENT ATTAINMENT ?
FAR ABOVE EXPECTATIONS ?
 
CULTURE & CLIMATE ?
WELL ORGANIZED ?
 
SAT Average ?
1347
CPS Average 962
5-Year Cohort Graduation Rate ?
96.4%
CPS Average 78.9%
College Enrollment ?
92.2%
CPS Average 67.2%
Healthy CPS
Healthy Schools Image coming soon ?
Creative Schools Certification ?
Creative Schools Image
Supportive Schools ?
Supportive Schools Image ?
Awards

Blue Ribbon Award ? Excellence Award ?

Student Growth By Grade Level AVERAGE ?
Student Growth (percentile)
9th Grade (PSAT 9) Cohort
64th
10th Grade (PSAT 10) Reading
37th
10th Grade (PSAT 10) Math
50th
11th Grade (SAT) Reading
50th
11th Grade (SAT) Math
40th
11th Grade (SAT) Cohort
24th
0
50
99
Median
Student Attainment By Grade Level FAR ABOVE EXPECTATIONS ?
Student Attainment (Percent Meeting College Readiness Benchmarks)
9th Grade (PSAT 9)
99%
10th Grade (PSAT 10)
98.8%
11th Grade (SAT)
98.6%
All
98.8%
 0
50
100
Majority of Students
This School's Average Score
PSAT 9 - 1216
PSAT 10 - 1260
SAT - 1347
Progress Toward Graduation and College
Freshman On Track
School (2019)
99.7%
CPS (2019)
88.5%
School (2018)
98.8%
CPS (2018)
89.4%
 0
100
4 Year Graduation
School (2019)
96.0%
CPS (2019)
78.0%
School (2018)
96.0%
CPS (2018)
75.6%
 0
100
5 Year Graduation
School (2019)
96.4%
CPS (2019)
78.9%
School (2018)
98.2%
CPS (2018)
78.2%
 0
100
College Enrollment
School (2019)
92.2%
CPS (2019)
67.2%
School (2018)
92.3%
CPS (2018)
68.2%
 0
100
College Persistence
School (2019)
92.7%
CPS (2019)
73.2%
School (2018)
98.8%
CPS (2018)
72.3%
 0
100
School Culture and Climate Details WELL ORGANIZED ?
The 5Essentials from the My Voice, My School Survey ?
  
Involved Families: Does the school partner with families and communities? VERY STRONG
Supportive Environment: Is the school safe and supportive with high expectations? VERY STRONG
Ambitious Instruction: Is instruction focused, challenging and engaging? VERY STRONG
Effective Leaders: Does leadership focus on results and school improvement? NEUTRAL
Collaborative Teachers: Do teachers work well together and strive for excellence? NEUTRAL
Parent Survey Results ?
  
School Community: Do parents feel welcome and included in the school? STRONG
Parent-Teacher Partnership: Do parents feel teachers partner with them to support student success? WEAK
Quality of Facilities: Do parents feel satisfied with the physical environment of their child's school? VERY STRONG
Safety ?
  
Safety: Do students feel safe in and around the school building and traveling to and from school? STRONG
Behavior and Discipline ?
 2018 2019 District Average
Number of out-of-school suspensions per 100 students 0.7 1.0 5.2
Percent of misconducts resulting in out-of-school suspension 18.9% 30.6% 15.1%
Average length of out-of-school suspensions 2.9 days 1.3 days 1.9 days
Other Important Metrics
2018 2019 District Average
Student attendance 93.1% 93.1% 92.8%
Teacher attendance 95.2% 94.8% 94.7%
1 Year Dropout Rate 0.2% 0.2% 6.0%
Survey Response Rate
Response Rate CPS Average
Students 73.5% 81.4%
Teachers 65.4% 78.5%
Parents --- ---

You can find more information about the measures used in this report on the CPS web site.

The State of Illinois Report Card for this school can be viewed at the State Report Card web site.

Program Application Requirements

Significantly Mod Curr/Moderate

Deadline:  Dec 11, 2020
Grades Served: Entry Grade 9
Application Requirements
Students currently in a cluster program are eligible to apply.
Selections
Students are selected by a computerized lottery with final review by ODLSS for program eligibility and proximity.
How to Apply
Access online high school application or paper high school application at go.cps.edu.

Selective Enrollment High School

Deadline:  Dec 11, 2020
Grades Served: Entry Grade 9
Application Requirements
General Education and 504 Plan students: Minimum percentile of 24 in both reading and math on NWEA MAP.

IEP and EL students: Minimum combined percentile of 48 in reading and math on NWEA MAP.

Testing is required for all eligible applicants.
Selections
Eligible students are selected on a point system with a maximum of 900 points. Points are based on 7th grade final grades, NWEA MAP scores, and the admissions test, each worth a maximum of 300 points. The first 30% of the available seats are filled by the top scoring students based on rank score; the remaining seats are equally distributed among the four socio-economic tiers and filled by the top-scoring students in each tier.
Round 1 Application Information (2020-2021 School Year)
  • Number of applicants: 6620
  • Number of offers: 340
How to Apply
Access online high school application or paper high school application at go.cps.edu.

Visual Impairment

Deadline:  Dec 11, 2020
Grades Served: Entry Grade 9
Application Requirements
Students currently in a cluster program are eligible to apply.
Selections
Students are selected by a computerized lottery with final review by ODLSS for program eligibility and proximity.
How to Apply
Access online high school application or paper high school application at go.cps.edu.
In-School Programs   ?
  • AP (25) 
School-Wide Programs and Models
  • College Prep Math and Science 
  • Database Programming IT 
  • Fine and Performing Arts 
  • Humanities 
  • World Language and International Studies 
College and Career
  • ACT/SAT Prep Courses 
  • College Tours 
Creative
  • Animation/Cartoon 
  • Art Studio 
  • Ballroom Dancing 
  • Band/Orchestra 
  • Ceramics 
  • Choir/Chorus 
  • Dance 
  • Drama 
  • Drawing 
  • Ethnic/Folk Dance 
  • Fashion 
  • Fundamentals/Theory of Music 
  • Guitar 
  • Improv 
  • Knitting 
  • Media and Production Workshops 
  • Mixed Media 
  • Modern/Hip-Hop Dance 
  • Mosaics 
  • Murals 
  • Musicals 
  • Painting 
  • Paper Making 
  • Photography 
  • Piano/Keyboard 
  • Plays/Acting 
  • Pottery 
  • Rock Band 
  • Sewing 
  • Sketching 
  • Student Art Club 
  • Student Music Club 
  • Talent Show 
  • Tap/Ballet/Jazz Dance 
  • Theater 
  • Violin/Strings 
  • Web Design 
Health and Wellness
  • Crisis Intervention Services 
  • First Aid Training 
Life and Leadership
  • Activism/Social Impact Clubs 
  • Boys/Girls Student Clubs 
  • Environmental Club 
  • Ethnic Club 
  • Leaders Program 
  • Mikva Challenge 
  • Mock Trial 
  • Model U.N. 
  • Service Learning/Community Volunteer Program 
  • Student Ambassadors 
  • Student Council/Government 
Parent and Community
  • Family Nights 
  • Health and Well-Being Workshops 
  • Meeting Space For Parent Groups 
  • Supporting your Student Workshops/Programs 
  • Transition to College Workshops 
Scholastic
  • Academic Olympics 
  • Bilingual Support 
  • Book/Reading Club 
  • Chess Team 
  • Chicago History Fair 
  • Debate Team 
  • Freshmen On-Pace 
  • Homework Club/Study Group 
  • Homework Help 
  • Journalism Club 
  • Math Team 
  • Mayor Daley’s Book Club 
  • Newspaper 
  • Poetry Club 
  • Poetry Workshops 
  • Summer School 
  • Technology Club 
  • Tutoring 
  • Virtual Learning/Online Courses 
  • Writers Workshop 
  • Yearbook Club 
  • Young Authors 
Sports and Fitness
  • 16” Softball 
  • Baseball 
  • Basketball 
  • Boys’ Baseball 
  • Boys’ Basketball 
  • Boys’ Bowling 
  • Boys’ Cross Country 
  • Boys’ Golf 
  • Boys’ Soccer 
  • Boys’ Softball 
  • Boys’ Swimming 
  • Boys’ Tennis 
  • Boys’ Track 
  • Boys’ Volleyball 
  • Boys’ Water Polo 
  • Cheerleading 
  • Chess 
  • Dance 
  • Floor Hockey 
  • Football 
  • Girls on Track 
  • Girls’ Baseball 
  • Girls’ Basketball 
  • Girls’ Bowling 
  • Girls’ Cross Country 
  • Girls’ Golf 
  • Girls’ Lacrosse 
  • Girls’ Soccer 
  • Girls’ Softball 
  • Girls’ Swimming 
  • Girls’ Tennis 
  • Girls’ Track 
  • Girls’ Volleyball 
  • Girls’ Water Polo 
  • Ping Pong 
  • Pom-Pon 
  • Running 
  • Soccer 
  • Softball 
  • Tennis 
  • Volleyball 
Performance
Report Name Date Download
School Quality Rating Report 2019
High School Progress Report - English 2019
High School Progress Report - Spanish 2019
School Quality Rating Report 2018
High School Progress Report - English 2018
High School Progress Report - Spanish 2018
School Quality Rating Report 2017
High School Progress Report - English 2017
High School Progress Report - Spanish 2017
School Quality Rating Report 2016
High School Progress Report - English 2016
High School Progress Report - Spanish 2016
School Quality Rating Report 2015
High School Progress Report - English 2015
High School Progress Report - Spanish 2015
School Quality Rating Report 2014
Financial
Report Name Date Download
School Segment Report 2010
Building
Report Name Date Download
6 Month Asbestos Report Fall 2018
Asbestos Inspection Report 2019
Accessibility Summary Report 2014-2015
Facility Assessment Detail Report 2019-2020
Education Facilities Master Plan 2013
Other
Report Name Date Download
My Voice, My School Parent/Guardian Survey 2019
My Voice, My School Parent/Guardian Survey 2018
My Voice, My School Parent/Guardian Survey 2017
My Voice, My School Parent/Guardian Survey 2016
My Voice, My School Parent/Guardian Survey 2015
My Voice, My School Parent/Guardian Survey 2014
Continuous Improvement Work Plan (CIWP) 2020-2022
Continuous Improvement Work Plan (CIWP) 2018-2020
Continuous Improvement Work Plan (CIWP) 2012-2014
Continuous Improvement Work Plan (CIWP) 2016-2018
Healthy CPS Report 2019
Healthy CPS Report 2018
Healthy CPS Report 2017
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