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Applications are still being accepted for the 2024-25 school year. Apply to multiple schools for your best chance of securing a spot!

Learn More About Enrollment at BASIS Charter Schools

Are there any prerequisites for enrollment?

BASIS Charter Schools are open to all students. There are no specific prerequisites for enrollment (with the exception of state-mandated requirements regarding age and geographic location).

How do I apply?

Arizona and Louisiana: All applications must be submitted through the online enrollment portal.

Washington, D.C.: All applications must be submitted using the common application at My School DC.

Texas: All applications must be submitted through the online enrollment portal..

How do the lottery and waitlist work?

Every year, there is an Open Enrollment period for the following school year. Applications submitted during Open Enrollment and outside of Open Enrollment are processed differently.

Please note that the exact Open Enrollment dates and lottery dates are determined on a year-to-year basis.

If you apply during Open Enrollment: If the number of applications received during Open Enrollment exceeds the number of openings (at any grade level), enrollment is determined by a lottery and waitlist. The Open Enrollment period for BASIS Charter Schools is NOT first-come, first-served. Instead, applicants are added to a lottery pool. To be included in the lottery, you need to apply by midnight on the last day of Open Enrollment. After the Open Enrollment period ends, lottery drawings are held. You will receive the results directly from the school(s) you applied to. Families that do not receive an enrollment offer from the lottery will be added to a waitlist.

If you apply outside of Open Enrollment: Applications submitted after the Open Enrollment period has ended will be added to a waitlist and processed on a first-come, first-served basis, following any applications received during Open Enrollment. Schools will continue to make offers to waitlisted applicants as seats become available. There is not a lottery for applications submitted outside of Open Enrollment.

Disclaimer: For questions regarding the lottery and waitlist process in Washington, DC, please see the FAQ at MySchoolDC.org

When is the best time to apply?

We recommend completing student enrollment applications during the Open Enrollment period. However, applications are accepted throughout the year.

Please note that the exact Open Enrollment dates and lottery dates are determined on a year-to-year basis. Join our interest list to receive Open Enrollment updates for your school of interest.

What's Next?

Families who are offered enrollment at a BASIS Charter School will be provided instructions for accepting the offer and completing registration.

In the meantime, spread the word! Invite your neighbors, family, and friends to attend an upcoming tour or event. After all, school is more fun with friends!

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Need technical support? Have enrollment questions? Our Enrollment Specialists are here to help!

BASIS Charter Schools enroll students on a first-come, first served system per state law, which occurs during an annual “Open Enrollment” period. The Open Enrollment period is not first-come, first-served. It doesn’t matter if an application is submitted on the first or last day of Open Enrollment. Applications submitted after Open Enrollment are first-come, first-served. (We do not and cannot “select” our students, as public schools.) If there are more applications than seats, we utilize a blind random lottery system to select students randomly; the rest of our applicants are places placed on a Waiting List, and many end up getting a seat. Specifics vary by state.

Open Enrollment Ends Dec 13th

Dive Into the World of BASIS Charter Schools

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