Participation in School Choice
If you’d like your student to attend an Academy District 20 (ASD20) school which is different than the one assigned to your student's address, or if your student lives outside of district boundaries, you will need to apply for School Choice.
When do I Fill Out a School Choice Application?
In-District Students
If you'd like your student to attend a school which is different than the one assigned to your address, you'll need to apply for School Choice.
If your student is already attending one of our schools via School Choice, that strand of schools becomes your path through our district. You don't need to re-apply for School Choice as long as your student remains in this strand of schools. If you want to move to a school outside of this path of schools, even if it's back to your neighborhood school, you'll need to re-apply.
Out-of-District Students
If you'd like your student to attend an Academy District 20 school, but you reside outside our boundaries, you'll need to apply for School Choice.
If your out-of-district student is already attending an Academy District 20 school via School Choice, but is transitioning from elementary to middle school (5th to 6th grade), or from middle to high school (8th to 9th grade), you'll need to re-apply.
Non-participating Schools
While most Academy District 20 schools accept School Choice applications, there are a few exceptions. The schools below do not participate in School Choice:
Aspen Valley High School
Home School Academy
Village High School
Village Middle School
The Classical Academy
New Summit Charter Academy
Preschool
School Capacity
Some of our schools may be at or near their student capacity. While selecting a second choice school is not required, we encourage you to do so during the application process in case your first choice school is unavailable.
Application Acceptance & Considerations
Students are accepted based on space availability and in the following priority order:
In-district students with siblings already attending the school selected
In-district students with no siblings attending the school selected
Out-of-district employee students
Returning out-of-district students
New out-of-district students
Our School Choice application process automatically considers if you have siblings already attending your chosen school.
If more students apply than the number of openings available, a lottery is held following the same priority order.
Submit an Application
This application process is entirely online.
The application will be available on this page when the School Choice Window opens.
Applications are processed in a manner that ensures fairness, not based on the order in which they are received. Each application is evaluated based on the same criteria to ensure that every applicant has an equal opportunity, regardless of when they submit their application.
After the Application
Once your application is submitted you will receive an email confirmation from our Central Registry Office containing any additional instructions or next steps.
School Choice notifications will be made according to the schedule on the School Choice Window page.
If you wish to change your School Choice selection, or revert back to a neighborhood school, a new School Choice application must be submitted during the School Choice Window dates.
Register Your Student After Approval
Once your School Choice application is approved, you must register your student.
Important Terms
School Choice Application: The process a parent/guardian must complete to apply for attendance at a school that is not the student’s neighborhood school.
Register: The School Choice application does not include student registration. If your School Choice application is approved, you can then register your student.
Neighborhood School: A neighborhood school is the designated school assigned to an address within ASD20 boundaries.
Assigned School: The school a student attends after being accepted through School Choice.
Feeder Schools or Feeder Strand: A set of schools that an in-district resident student will follow from the school/grade of initial enrollment through 12th grade.
e.g. Douglass Valley Elementary School > Eagleview Middle School > Air Academy High School
In-district (resident): Families who live within ASD20 boundaries.
Out-of-district (non-resident): Families who live outside ASD20 boundaries.