Newberry Math & Science Academy

Walter L. Newberry Math & Science Academy is a CPS magnet school at 700 W Willow St in the southern part of Lincoln Park. It serves pre-K through 8th grade and listed 290 students on its CPS profile in October 2026.

CPS lists its K–8 program as a Scholastic Academy, which emphasizes language arts and math, and the school describes mathematically and scientifically integrated learning. It also offers CPS full-day preschool for 4-year-olds, which holds a Gold Preschool ExceleRate rating.

Admissions: Newberry has no neighborhood attendance area. K–8 seats are filled by GoCPS lottery, with priority in this order: siblings, staff, Newberry pre-K students, proximity, tier and general. CPS reported 93 applicants and 34 offers in the previous cycle.

The CPS profile showed an accountability status of “Good Standing” as of October 2026. Test results, enrollment detail and the state summative designation are published on the Illinois Report Card. See the CPS school profile for current programs and admissions, and our Lincoln Park schools guide for how attendance areas and GoCPS work.

Sources: https://www.cps.edu/schools/profiles/school-overview/610095, https://www.cps.edu/schools/profiles/school-overview/details/610095, https://www.cps.edu/schools/profiles/school-overview/admissions/610095, http://www.newberryacademy.org