Lottery FAQ

When more students apply than we have seats, we hold a random lottery to fill them. Here's how the process works and what to expect.

Lottery is a random selection process to fill available seats for all grade levels and is only held if the number of applications received during Open Enrollment is greater than the number of seats available in any grade level. 

Learn more about the lottery process by watching this short video.

When the Open Enrollment period ends, we compare the number of applications we received to the number of available seats in each grade level. 
 
If  more seats are available than applicants, we accept all eligible children who applied during Open Enrollment.  
 
If we have fewer seats available than applicants, a lottery will take place to determine which students get a seat and which students are placed on the waiting list. Preferences vary by school and will be granted accordingly during the lottery process. 
 
Children who apply after Open Enrollment closes are processed in the order their applications are received and are placed on the appropriate list - accepted or waiting list. 
 
If your child is on the waiting list, don’t be discouraged! Often, seats become available throughout the summer. We will continue to send you school information if your child is on the waiting list. 

The specific date and time, along with the livestream link, will be posted on the school's website and calendar. An email will also be sent to families that includes this information.

The lottery for next school year will be live-streamed online and can be viewed on the school's website homepage. The placement of each student will be shown by the student’s ID number. This ID number is provided in a letter that is sent prior to the lottery. If you cannot find this letter or do not know your student’s ID number, please contact the school. We will only provide student ID numbers via phone to the verified parent/legal guardian. 

Lottery results, including acceptance and waiting list positions, will be communicated directly to families via email, text, and mail once the lottery is complete.

A link to the lottery video will be available on our website’s homepage for two weeks following the conclusion of the lottery. Please note that student enrollment is updated daily, and the status reflected in the video may no longer be accurate.

We appreciate your interest in our school and look forward to connecting with you soon!

A link to the lottery video will be available on our website’s homepage for two weeks following the conclusion of the lottery. Lottery results will be communicated directly to families via email, text, and mail.

We want to accommodate families with more than one eligible child, so we give preference to siblings of children who are already enrolled in the school. The eligible sibling will be given the first available seat, or placed on the waiting list with sibling preference, over children who have no enrolled siblings. At our schools in all states, except Ohio, we also grant preference to children whose sibling has been offered a seat to the school (accepted). 

Children who share at least one common parent or legal guardian and live in the same household at least 50% of the time are eligible for sibling preference.