Enrollment Information

ENROLLMENT INFORMATION

Students who live within the Peirce attendance area
Peirce is open to students living in the attendance area for the neighborhood. Click here and enter your address to find out about your neighborhood school.

Students who do not live within the Peirce attendance area
If space is available, applicants living outside of the attendance area may apply through the Office of Access and Enrollment. Students are selected citywide through the Options for Knowledge “Lottery” available annually from October through December.

For more information, visit Go CPS.

Pre-School Enrollment
Regardless of where students live, all students interested in attending Pre-School at Peirce must apply through the districts Pre-School Application process.

Click here for more information on the Pre-School Application Process
Click here for a video which outlines the Pre-School Application Process
Peirce Pre-School Overview

New Student Enrollment Info
Welcome to Peirce Letter
New Enrollment Intake Form K-8 Grade
New Student Questionnaire

ENROLLMENT REQUIREMENTS

Proof of Age (Kindergarten Students Must be 5 by September 1st) Includes, but is not limited to, any ONE of the documents listed below:

Child's birth certificate
Child's baptismal record
Passport
Court documents
Medical records

Proof of Current Address
Includes, but is not limited to, any TWO of the documents listed below:

Current utility bill
Illinois driver's license or State of Illinois identification card
Deed
Employee identification number
MediPlan/Medicaid card
Court documents
Illinois Department of Public Aid card
Stamped United States Post Office change of address form
Illinois state aid check/social security check

Health Requirements
Children are encouraged to submit their required immunizations and physicals prior to the start of the school year and no later than October 15 of the current school
All students must have a physical examination within one year of:

entering schools in the State of Illinois for the first time, at any grade level
entering kindergarten or 1st grade, 6th grade, and 9th grade (ages 5, 10, 15 for ungraded programs) entering preschool, up to age 6 (physical exam and lead screenings)

Immunization Requirements

Diptheria, Pertussis (Whooping Cough), Tetanus (DTP/Td)
Inactivated Polio
Measles
Rubella
Mumps
Hepatitis B
Varicella (Chicken Pox)
Haemophillus Influenza, Type B (HIB)

Dental Requirements
All students in Kindergarten, 2nd, and 6th grade must have a dental exam completed by a licensed dentist prior to May 15th of the current school year.

Required Forms
In order to expedite the enrollment process, please download, complete, and print the following forms:

Bring all completed documents to Peirce when enrolling a new student.

For transferring students, please complete the Request for Records form and give it to the administrators at your child's current school.

PEIRCE ATTENDANCE BOUNDARY

The attendance boundary for Peirce School is listed below. You can also use the CPS School Locator to find out if you are in the Peirce attendance boundary.

Beginning at North Ravenswood Ave. (1800 W) and West Peterson Ave. (6000 N)
East to North Ridge Ave.
Southeast to Clark St. (1600 W)
North to North Granville Ave. (6200 N)
East to North Broadway St. (1200 W)
South to West Elmdale Ave. (6000 N)
West to North Glenwood Ave. (1400 W)
South to West Early Ave.
Southeast to North Magnolia Ave. (1232 W)
South to North Ridge Ave.
Southeast to North Broadway St. (1200 W)
South to West Foster Ave. (5200 N)
West to North Ashland Ave. (1600 W)
North to West Rasher Ave. (5432 N)
West to North Ravenswood Ave. (1800 W)
South to West Balmoral Ave (5400 N)
West to North Damen Ave. (2000 W)
North to West Bryn Mawr Ave. (5600 N)
East to North Ravenswood Ave. (1800 W)
North to the starting point