• Application Requirement

    • 2.20 or higher GPA- UPDATED as of September 23, 2024 
    • 2 Letters of Recommendation
    • Students in 7th grade will need to earn the minimum GPA required to be eligible to apply in the Fall of the following year
    • Students in 8th grade, who were offered and accepted a seat at one of the Magnet Academies, will maintain or improve that GPA by the completion of 8th grade.

    Preferences: 

    • Lottery Preferences allow students in the categories below to gain automatic acceptance into the magnet program provided they meet the minimum qualification
      • Sibling: student with a 9th-11th grade sibling enrolled in the academy
      • Project Access: students who are homeless or in a temporary living situation

    Priorities:

    • Lottery Priorities allow students to gain additional entries into the lottery if they meet the minimum qualifications and show evidence of meeting the additional criteria.
      • Geographical Location: students who live within the geographic boundaries of the school (1)
      • Program Participation: students who participate in identified middle school coursework, extracurricular activities, or community-based programming (1)
      • Free or Reduced Lunch: students who receive free or reduced lunch (2)

    Here is a link of some of the programs that would qualify for an additional entry in the lottery.

     

     

     

  • Current (School District U-46)Students

    Application closes on October 25th. 

     

    Students new to School District U-46- PLEASE COMPLETE STEPS 1 AND 2!

    • To participate in the application process, parents/guardians must complete the following steps:
      1. Parents/guardians must use the New Family Registration link to the online registration application. 
        • This is a pre-registration only for 8th graders attending private or charter schools applying for School District U-46 Magnet Academies for the 2025-26 school year. If your child is accepted, a full registration will need to be submitted in the spring of 2025.)
        • Esta  preinscripción es solamente para estudiantes del 8° grado que asisten a una escuela privada o chárter y están solicitando ingresar a alguna de las Academias de Enfoque Especializado del Distrito U-46 para el año escolar 2025-26. Si su hijo/a es aceptado, entonces necesitará llenar nuevamente una solicitud de inscripción para la primavera del 2025.
           
      2. Once the online application is complete, please apply for U-46 Magnet Academy Programs here  

    Application closes on October 25th.