Application & Lottery Process

Uplift, as with any other public school, is FREE to attend.

Nope! It is free to apply to an Uplift school. 

Uplift Education does not have any admission exams or interviews to admit students, we use a random, automated lottery and are open to ALL students at least 3-1/2 or 4 (for Pre-K) or 5 years of age (for Kinder) on or by September 1.

We accept applications beginning in mid-October for the following school year. Applications are generally accepted throughout the year.

Absolutely! You can apply for up to three Uplift schools and set a priority order. But all of our schools are amazing, so you really can’t lose.

You will have to fill out an application for each child, but the good news is that you will use the same account in our system for all your applications, and you can see all of your children’s info under one account.   PLEASE USE A VALID EMAIL WHEN APPLYING, AND APPLY FOR ALL CHILDREN UNDER ONE ACCOUNT.  If you need help setting up an email, please contact Upliftenrolls@uplifteducation.org

All applications received between the opening of applications in October and lottery deadline of early February are placed in the “lottery” which randomly assigns a lottery number to each applicant. Offers are made to the top lottery numbers matching the number of available seats in each school and grade. For example, if there are 15 available seats in a particular school and grade, then the first 15 names on the lottery list for that school and grade will receive an immediate offer. Applications drawn in the lottery with a number that exceeds the available seats will go on the waitlist in lottery number order. Applications received after the Lottery Deadline of February 1st are placed at the bottom of the waitlist in the order in which they are received.

You will receive an email letting you know that your child was selected by random lottery and you are being offered a spot at an Uplift school.

Congratulations!

First things first, you will need to follow the directions in your email and accept your child’s spot.  You must do this within 7 calendar days. We have a lot of people waiting!

Next, you will complete your child’s enrollment.  Don’t worry, it’s simple and our system walks you through everything. Your child will NOT be fully enrolled until this process is complete.

Technically, all applications received by the lottery deadline of early February are drawn in the lottery and assigned a number. If, for example, your child is drawn as number 20, and there are only 15 seats available for your first-choice school and grade, then your child will go on the waitlist and will be number 5 on the waitlist. Any applications received after February 1st will be added to the bottom of the waitlist in the order in which they are received. You will receive an email letting you know that your child is on the waitlist. See the waitlist FAQs below for more information.

No. Only one application per child, per school is allowed. Our system identifies duplicate applications, even if different emails are used. Duplicate applications will be canceled. However, you can apply for up to 3 different Uplift schools per child on the same application.

The application will only ask for basic information including parent/guardian names, contact information, the student’s name, date of birth, and the grade they are applying for. The process is simple and only takes about five minutes to complete.

No. Texas state law prohibits us from asking for information regarding your immigration status.

Admission is based on lottery and availability of open seats. Siblings of currently enrolled students and siblings of newly enrolled students get a preference in the lottery. Even if there’s not an immediate open seat, a sibling application goes to the top of the waitlist. We move through our waitlist fast so we strongly encourage you to accept the spot for the child that was drawn in the lottery so that the sibling will get that sibling preference!

Log in to your Schoolmint account that you created when you applied. There will be a “status” next to your child’s name.  If it shows “submitted” your application was submitted correctly, plus you should receive a confirmation email.  Once our lottery occurs, your child’s status will change based on where they are in the offer and enrollment process.

While Uplift cannot guarantee an offer of a spot if you are on our waitlist, we generally will end up offering spots to many scholars on our waitlist before the school year starts since plans can change for those students offered a spot in the original lottery. It is important to monitor your email, as an offer can be rescinded if not accepted within the timeframe stated in the offer email.

Congratulations!  All Uplift schools offer an amazing educational experience. We encourage you to go ahead and accept that spot and begin the registration process to make sure your child can be a part of the Uplift Education experience. If you accept a spot, you will be removed from the waitlist for any schools you ranked higher in your preferences. If you decline the offer for a 2nd or 3rd choice school, you will remain on the waitlist for any schools you ranked higher, with no guarantee of an offer.

You must fill out an application for the new child, but PLEASE use the same Schoolmint account.  Log in, then at the top right corner of the dashboard, click Add New Student. Siblings of current Uplift scholars will receive preference in our lottery.

Yes!  A new application for new students is required every year.  However, PLEASE use your existing Schoolmint account.  Log in and find your child’s name in the Student Dashboard, then click Add New Student Application next to your child’s name.

There are a variety of reasons an application can get canceled, but the primary reasons are: 

You submitted more than one application for a child. Only one application is allowed per child.

You were offered a spot at one of our schools, but you failed to accept your offer and complete registration before the deadline. 

There are two main reasons a grade is not offered on the application: 

The school does not offer that grade. Some of our schools stop at 5th grade, but for every one of those schools, there is a middle school and high school that the 5th graders automatically progress into for middle school. Additionally, some newer schools may not have all grades offered yet. Also, a few of our schools do not offer Pre-K. 

Uplift has the right to deny admission to applicants with documented history of a criminal offense, juvenile court adjudication, or serious discipline history including expulsion or placement in an alternative education placement setting.  

If this information is not disclosed in the application, and is later discovered by Uplift Education, the applicant’s admission and/or enrollment will be revoked.  

Visit the Uplift Education Schoolmint login page here https://uplifteducation.schoolmint.net/signin and click the Forgot Password? Link.  The system will send you an email to help you reset your password.