Magnet Middle and High School Priorities (Excluding East Garner MS, Wendell MS, Zebulon MS, East Wake HS and Garner HS)

(These priorities may be updated after approval of the 24-25 assignment plan in November)

Guaranteed priority

Rising 6th and 9th-grade students receive guaranteed priority to join an older sibling assigned as a magnet student at the same school in 2024-2025.

Remaining priorities

After assigning students who receive sibling priority, 90% of the available seats will be filled using the following priorities in order:

Priority 2

Current magnet students who follow their program pathway when changing school levels, i.e. elementary to middle. (A student who had magnet status in 5th grade at the elementary pathway school but has base status at pathway middle school will still qualify for Priority 2.) 

Priority 3

Current magnet students who seek to change their program pathway when changing school levels.

Priority 4

Base students at magnet schools who follow their program pathway.

Priority 5

Student who is assigned to a next school designated as high socioeconomic status and who lives in an area designated as high socioeconomic status.

Priority 6

Student who is assigned to a next school designated as high socioeconomic status and who lives in an area designated as medium socioeconomic status.

Priority 7

Student who is assigned to a next school designated as medium socioeconomic status and who lives in an area designated as high socioeconomic status.

Priority 8

Student who is assigned to a next school designated as medium socioeconomic status and who lives in an area designated as medium socioeconomic status.

Remaining Priorities

The remaining 10% of the available seats will be filled randomly from all remaining applications. This may be reduced to 5% for schools that do not fill 90% of the available seats with priority applicants.