Admissions Policy
Hitch Elementary is proud to be a premiere neighborhood school within CPS. Any family that lives within our attendance boundaries can be admitted to Hitch at any time throughout the year.
Kindergarten Enrollment Eligibility: All children residing in Hitch’s attendance boundaries who are 5 years old on or before September 1 of the current school year, are eligible for enrollment into Hitch’s CPS Kindergarten program.
The parent, legal guardian, or temporary custodian of any elementary age child enrolling in a Chicago public school is required to submit proof of age and required medical records to the school. Additionally when families register they must complete an enrollment packet (in the main office), bring original Proof of age documents and original Proof of Current Address documents. Examples of each can be found below:
Proof of age 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
- A parent or guardian must provide TWO proofs of address. The first document must be a State ID or Drivers License with the parent guardian name and updated address.
The second proof of address can be one of the documents listed below:
- Current utility bill
- 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
- In addition to these documents, families must submit the following medical records: proof of physical examination, proofs of immunization, and dental records according to the CPS enrollment procedures.