Students are assigned to Highland Mill Montessori through the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Magnet/Student Assignment lottery.  Students must first enroll with the district by the appropriate deadlines and then submit the online lottery application.  Students must be age 4 on or before August 31st to be eligible for Pre-K.  Students must be age 5 on or before August 31st to be eligible for kindergarten.  Tuition is required for Pre-K students and scholarships are available.  Current immunizations are required for students to attend school.

The School Choice lottery for the 2024-2025 school year has closed. Notification results for those who participated will be available at the end of January. Look for your letter in the mail! If you missed this year’s lottery, the next opportunity for families to try for a seat at a magnet school with space is through participation in the reassignment/transfer process. This process is handled by Student Placement, and it opens February 1st. A list of schools with space and the link to apply will be housed at www.cmschoice.org starting February 1st. These requests ARE processed in a first come, first served basis. The deadline for families to apply and receive a result before the 2024-2025 school year starts is July 15th (June 30th for early and middle college programs). 

All dates will be in person in the Highland Mill Montessori Media Center.  Please sign up using this form indicating the date you plan to attend. 

October 12, 2023 6:30pm VIRTUAL (link will be emailed out the morning of event)

November 2, 2023 9:45-11:00

November 17, 2023 9:45-11:00

December 7, 2023 9:45-11:00

• Students in grades 2-6 may interview for vacant seats (if available) through the Late Entry Process.  Interviews will be scheduled only if there are vacant seats in that grade level.​
• More information can be found here https://cmschoice.org/your-choices/montessori/