Admissions FAQs
I received a letter or call from Frazier school. Is that you?
Possibly. Our building at 4027 W Grenshaw is shared by two schools. Frazier International Magnet School (our school) is a CPS school overseen by the Office of Academic Enhancement. Frazier Preparatory Academy is a contract school overseen by a private management organization. Demographic and other information on both schools can be found at Illinois Interactive Report Card.
Is Frazier a good school?
Frazier International ranks in the top 100 schools in Chicago according to the Chicago Suntimes and is ranked #1 in area 7. We are a candidate school for the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme which utilizes transdisciplinary teaching methods that makes learning meaningful to students.
86% of our first graduating class (the class of 2011) is eligible to apply to selective enrollment high schools in Chicago. Scores for this group and others have increased noticeably in their time at Frazier. Only 71% of these students would have been able to apply to selective enrollment high schools based on their 2008 scores. Thus, 15% more students are able to apply to selective enrollment high schools next year as a result of their learning at Frazier International.
Does my child have to take a test to get admitted?
No. Magnet schools in Chicago accept students regardless of academic backgrounds. The only requirements are that you live in the city of Chicago and that your child meets the age requirements for a K-8 student in Chicago.
Do I have to live in the neighborhood to get admitted?
No. Students may live anywhere in the city of Chicago (before the first day of school).
I live near the school. Does my child get automatically accepted at Frazier International?
No. Applying kindergarten students who live in the proximity of Frazier International Magnet School (less than 1.5 miles away from the school) may choose to place themselves in the Proximity Lottery in October when an application is submitted. A certain percentage of open spaces are generally reserved for students living within this range. This applies only to kindergarten. Students in all other grades are randomly selected from all of the applications received with special considerations that hope to promote diversity in the school.
I have another child who attends Frazier International Magnet School. Can his sibling get automatically accepted?
Yes and no. For incoming kindergarten students, siblings of existing Frazier International students will be automatically accepted as long as we have space. Siblings receive no preference for grades 1-8 and will be selected randomly from all applications.
I applied in October and was placed on the waiting list. Will I get preference for the lottery next year?
No. If you were not selected for a position in one lottery, you must reapply using the appropriate form in the next lottery. Lottery deadlines are generally in December and April.
Do you have a question that wasn’t answered here? Please feel free to send an email to questions@fraziermagnet.org and we’ll answer your question right away.