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Magnet / Student Assignment Lottery Application (March 14 - June 4)

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Home School Information

Planning Services is responsible for developing school boundaries.  Students are assigned to a home school based on their residential address. Each Mecklenburg County address has been assigned an elementary, middle and high school known as the home school. Students are automatically assigned to their home school upon enrollment. Transportation is provided to your home school.  If you have questions about school boundaries or need your transportation zone, email your address to planning.

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Magnet Schools / Title I Choice Assignment Lottery

Each year new and current CMS families have an opportunity to apply for magnet schools through the online magnet student assignment lottery.   The online lottery application provides families with a list of their magnet school options based on the student’s residential address.  For students who are assigned to a Title I Choice School, the lottery application provides additional school options required by the No Child Left Behind Law.   New families must enroll by the appropriate deadlines to participate in the lottery.   For specific dates, please reference the Key Dates link above.