If you live outside our attendance boundaries and your child is in Kindergarten or older, you will need to participate in the CPS lottery process to gain admission to the school. Lottery applications for fall admission are due in December of the preceding year and are submitted directly to CPS central office. Prospective parents will be notified of lottery results in early March. The CPS website has information about the lottery process.

Please consult the CPS School Locator Web Site for exact attendance boundaries.  You may also call the Department of School Demographics and Planning at 773-553-3270.

If you live in the attendance boundaries and your child is in Kindergarten or older, please click here to apply.  If you are enrolling your child during summer break, please call (773) 534-5500 to schedule a time as staffing is limited in the summer. You will need to bring your child's original birth certificate, parent’s state-issued identification, immunization record, and proof of address. For Kindergarten and 5th grade students, a physical is also required.

Tours are held every Wednesday morning at 8:30 and by appointment.  Please contact the office at (773) 534-5500 to schedule.  Our Principal, Michael Herring or a parent will guide all tours.

For the 2016-2017 school year, Jahn will not have Tuition Based Pre-K (TBPK). If you have interest in TBPK for the following year, please contact the main school office as we are actively working to engage families to start a program at Jahn. 

The half-day Pre-K program is controlled by CPS and is not neighborhood based.  Please visit CPS Ready to Learn for more information.  The tuition for the half-day program is calculated based on your income.

No, CPS only provides transportation for children with special needs.

All of our students participate in physical education for a minimum 60 minutes a week.

Jahn offers a robust Visual Arts Program and has several music partnerships within the community. Jahn also provides after school theater and art classes. Please visit our Arts section for more detailed information.

Yes. All students have recess for 20 minutes every day.  Our recess program is supervised by Urban Initiatives, which has structured, age-appropriate activities.

Yes. The Lakeview YMCA provides afterschool care from 3:00 pm until 6:00 pm at Jahn. The program is open to members and non-members.  There is financial assistance available if needed. Please visit our After School Care section for more information. 

Jahn is proud to be one of the few CPS schools, which offers a fully inclusive teaching program at every grade level. Jahn uses the co-teaching model in all classrooms.  To learn more, please visit our Inclusion section. 

The Pre-K classrooms have a maximum teacher-student ratio of 2:20.  Kindergarten through 8th grade class sizes average 25 students per classroom.  However, considering the number of learning specialists at Jahn, the average teacher-student ratio is 1:20.

Jahn celebrates and embraces a rich cultural diversity, which prepares all of our students to work and live in a diverse and global world.  Please visit CPS Jahn Profile if you would like specific breakdowns.

The half day Pre-K has two sessions each day, Monday-Friday.  The morning session is from 8:00 am until 10:30 am and the afternoon session runs from 12:15 pm until 2:45 pm.

Jahn’s school day is 8:00 until 3:00. Earliest drop off for students is 7:45 a.m.  The main office hours are from 8:00 until 3:30, Monday-Friday during the school year.  

All visitors must sign in at the security desk and proceed to the main office.

There is no uniform policy at Jahn but we do have a Dress Code Policy.

Intermediate and Middle use Standards Based Grading.  Please click here for more information.

We use a traditional grading scale as illustrated below.