Lottery Admissions & Enrollment
We are currently accepting Enrollment applications for the 2023-2024 School Year
Children must be 5 years old on September 1, 2023 to enroll in Kindergarten for the 2023-2024 school year, and all Creative City students must be Baltimore City residents.
Lottery Applicants who apply after February 15th,2023 may receive acceptance or waitlist placement on a rolling basis. If accepted, instructions will be sent via email to complete registration for enrollment.
Lottery Acceptance and Registration for Enrollment
Creative City uses an online platform for lottery AND enrollment registration . Families are expected to complete registration using this platform.
How to apply:
1. Submit an entry for lottery of preferred grade, and respond to email to confirm your slot (please provide accurate email to ensure notification) Click here to apply!
2. Complete the Enrollment registration and upload all requested documents.
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Required Registration Documents are to be completed and uploaded via Enrollease once a student has received an acceptance email:
BCPS Student Enrollment Form
Parent/ Guardian Photo ID
Child's Birth Certificate
Two Proofs of address
Health and Immunization Records
ONLINE APPLICATIONS ARE PREFERRED FOR ACCURACY AND EFFICIENCY, BUT ARE NOT REQUIRED. You can complete our online enrollment application and registration using the Lotterease system, or you may request an enrollment packet. Please contact Kendra Nelson with any questions about this process, or to find out your child’s application status, call 443-642-3612 or email kendra@creativecityschool.org
Mid Year Enrollment
Mid year enrollments are done on a case by case basis provided if seats are still available in applying grade. All other qualifications still apply.
Do you live in Park Heights? You may be eligible for geographic preference in our annual student lottery.
Starting in the lottery for 2016-17, Creative City has been approved by the school district to offer a geographic preference for students residing in the following neighborhoods, and as outlined in the map below:
The western boundary is the Metro track, corresponding with (but not extending to include) the 3100 through 5100 blocks of Wabash Avenue.
The northern boundary is the 4100 through the 5100 blocks of Belvedere Avenue.
The eastern boundary is the 4400 to 5100 blocks of Pimlico Avenue, extending across the 2500 and 2400 blocks of W. Cold Spring Lane, and continue south through the 3500 to 4200 blocks of Greenspring Avenue.
The southern boundary of this zone is 2300 to 2800 blocks of Druid Park Drive.
The southern most point of this zone is Henry G. Parks Jr. Circle.
Twenty percent (20%) of available lottery seats will be set aside for students who are verified as living in this zone. If there are more applicants from this zone than available set-aside seats, eligible Park Heights residents will be randomly selected for the seats that are set aside, and all remaining eligible Park Heights applicants will be participants in our general student lottery.
If you have questions or need more information, please contact Kendra Nelson at 443-642-3612 or kendra@creativecityschool.org
Starting in the lottery for 2016-17, Creative City has been approved by the school district to offer a geographic preference for students residing in the following neighborhoods, and as outlined in the map below:
- Towanda-Grantley
- Lucille Park
- Central Park Heights
- Greenspring
- Park Circle
The western boundary is the Metro track, corresponding with (but not extending to include) the 3100 through 5100 blocks of Wabash Avenue.
The northern boundary is the 4100 through the 5100 blocks of Belvedere Avenue.
The eastern boundary is the 4400 to 5100 blocks of Pimlico Avenue, extending across the 2500 and 2400 blocks of W. Cold Spring Lane, and continue south through the 3500 to 4200 blocks of Greenspring Avenue.
The southern boundary of this zone is 2300 to 2800 blocks of Druid Park Drive.
The southern most point of this zone is Henry G. Parks Jr. Circle.
Twenty percent (20%) of available lottery seats will be set aside for students who are verified as living in this zone. If there are more applicants from this zone than available set-aside seats, eligible Park Heights residents will be randomly selected for the seats that are set aside, and all remaining eligible Park Heights applicants will be participants in our general student lottery.
If you have questions or need more information, please contact Kendra Nelson at 443-642-3612 or kendra@creativecityschool.org