Applying to Lab
Charlotte Lab School admits students through an open lottery system.
Applications for 2021-22 School Year NOW OPEN!
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Socioeconomic Diversity (SED) Preference Applicants
Families who qualify for, and wish to be considered for, our Socioeconomic Diversity (SED) Preference must complete an additional application form. A link to the SED Preference application form is included in your General Lottery application confirmation email. To apply, follow these steps:
General Lottery Information for 2021-2022 School Year
Lottery Priorities
Sibling, Employee and Board Member (SEBM) Preference Lottery
Socioeconomic Diversity (SED) Preference Lottery
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- Lottery applications will open 10:00am December 15, 2020 and will close 4pm March 19, 2021
- All applications received after the lottery close date will be added to our waitlist in the order they were received
- All lottery applicants will receive an email notification of their status (seat offer or waitlisted) no later than Monday, March 29, 2021
- Click here to start the application process
- For a Step-by-Step Guide to the application process click here
- To check your application status click here for the Parent Login Portal
Socioeconomic Diversity (SED) Preference Applicants
Families who qualify for, and wish to be considered for, our Socioeconomic Diversity (SED) Preference must complete an additional application form. A link to the SED Preference application form is included in your General Lottery application confirmation email. To apply, follow these steps:
- Apply through the General lottery
- Receive confirmation email - find the SED Preference application link in the email
- Click on the emailed SED preference application link and submit.
- Contact admissions@charlottelabschool.org for more assistance.
General Lottery Information for 2021-2022 School Year
- Children who turn 5 years old on or before August 31, 2021 who live in NC are eligible to apply to 2021-2022 lottery.
- Our application period for the 2021-2022 General Lottery will open Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at 10:00am, and close Thursday, March 19, 2021 at 4:00pm.
- Online applications are available at Charlotte Lab School website under Applying to Lab.
- Our Socioeconomic Diversity (SED) preference lottery will be held on March 23, 2021. Any student not placed in the SED lottery will be transferred to the General lottery.
- Our General lottery will be held on March 25, 2021.
- All lottery applicants will receive an email notification of their status (seat offer or waitlisted) no later than Monday, March 29, 2021.
- All applications received after the application period has closed will be added to the bottom of the waitlist in the order they were received.
- Waitlists do not carry over from one year to the next. Each year, we start fresh with new applications and new lotteries. Parents need to (re)apply each year they wish to be considered in the lottery.
- Only one (1) application per student per year is allowed. Multiple application submissions may result in exclusion from the lottery process.
- For more information please contact Caele Gambs, Director of Admissions: admissions@charlottelabschool.org or call 704-464-3830.
Lottery Priorities
Sibling, Employee and Board Member (SEBM) Preference Lottery
- Charlotte Lab School offers a priority in our lottery process to siblings of current Lab students, and to children of full-time employees, and to children of past and present Board Members.
- The application period for the Sibling, Employee and Board Member preference will open December 15, 2020 and close March 12, 2021.
- The Sibling, Employee and Board Member Preference lottery will be held March 17, 2021.
Socioeconomic Diversity (SED) Preference Lottery
- Charlotte Lab School is committed to being an economically diverse community and will allot a percentage of the total number of seats available at Lab for students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds who qualify for the National School Lunch Program based on their families’ current income levels - link to guidelines
- Families interested in receiving this preference will indicate their desire on the general application, and will be required to complete an additional SED Application form.
- Our SED lottery will take place March 23, 2021. Any SED applicants not placed in this lottery will be transferred to the General lottery for a second chance in the General Lottery, to be held March 25, 2021.
- For more information please see our Admissions and Enrollment Policies
Open House Information
- Please click here for link to 2020-21 Open House Schedule
- PLEASE NOTE: We are unable to accommodate any requests for tours outside of our scheduled Open House events. Each spring, we will host tours during the school day for families admitted through the school lottery.