• Group 3 Magnet Schools

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

    • Hodge, Smith, Wendell, Zebulon Elementary
    • East Garner, Wendell and Zebulon Middle
    • East Wake and Garner High

     

    Guaranteed priority

    Rising Kindergarten 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 and transfer 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.
     

    Priority 9

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

    Priority 10

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

    Priority 11

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

    Priority 12

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

    Priority 13

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

    Remaining Seats

    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.