• Group 2 Magnet Schools - Joyner Elementary and Underwood Elementary

     

    Group 2 priorities apply to the following Magnet schools:

    • Joyner Elementary
    • Underwood Elementary

     

    Guaranteed priority

    Rising Kindergarten students receive guaranteed priority to join an older sibling at the same school in 2023-2024.

     

    Remaining priorities

    After assigning students who receive sibling priority, 65% of available seats will be filled using the following priorities, in order:

     

    Priority 2

    Current magnet students who follow their program pathway. A student who had magnet status at 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. 

     

    Priority 4

    Base students at magnet schools who follow their program pathway. 

     

    Priority 5

    A student who is assigned to a next school designated 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.

     

    Thirty percent of remaining seats after sibling priority will be filled using these priorities in order:

     

    Priority 2

    Student who is assigned to a next school that is projected to have a low socioeconomic status population and who lives in an area considered to be low socioeconomic status.

     

    Priority 3

    Student who is assigned to a next school that is projected to have a medium socioeconomic status population and who lives in an area considered to be low socioeconomic status.

     

    Lottery

    The last 5% of the available seats will be filled randomly from all remaining applications.