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Registering for high school means choosing the school that's right for you. Your Choice is Your Voice, Your Future and Your Way Forward.

• Browse and compare schools that might be right for your child and family.

• Complete the registration form for your selected school – available online and accessible via computer, tablet, or mobile devices.

• Await communication from a school/district enrollment official

• Charter schools:  Contact the school directly to ask about the registration process. (Note that the application deadline for most charter schools is Friday, February 2nd).

• Technology access:  If unable to complete the online registration process, please fill out the traditional registration form (in English or Spanish, gather/submit the form and required documents (see below) to the Office of Enrollment, Choice & Transfers (200 East North Avenue, Room 106, Baltimore, MD 21202)

• Transfer Requests (Existing Students) – The window to request transfer consideration is set to launch in July 2024 tentatively.

• Additional support and/or questions: Please contact the school’s enrollment official directly (school telephone #); or reach out to the district office team or 410-396-8600.

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City Schools is in the process of finalizing plans for this year’s Annual School Choice Fair, which is scheduled to be held at the Baltimore Convention Center on December 9, 2023. Families will be able to complete and submit their Choice applications between December 1st and January 18th. 

Composite scores are utilized to determine if students are eligible for schools with entrance criteria. Taking honors classes or advanced programs in middle school can increase a score and make it easier to get into some schools. Students are ranked by score and admitted in order until school capacity is reached. Students interested in top-ranked high schools like Baltimore City College and Baltimore Polytechnic Institute usually need to score significantly higher than the required minimum to be admitted.

Composite scores are calculated using grades and standardized test scores. The Spring 2023 MCAP assessment scores will be used for the composite score formula for students participating in School Choice this year.

The calculation is as follows:

1. General overall grade point average 
           This year's first quarter grades. (8th grade) and
            ​​​​​​Last year's final grades. (7th grade)
                    Only the core subjects (English/Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies) are used in the grade calculation.

2. English & Language Arts MCAP assessment score

3. Math MCAP assessment score

Standardized test reading percentile + standardized test math percentile + (overall grade average x 6) = final composite score

Students who are in English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) programs can participate fully in the choice process.

Some schools that participate in middle or high school choice are ESOL sites; however, services are adjusted as necessary to ensure all English learners are able to participate fully in the choice process.

For more information, contact the school counselor or choice liaison at your school. Additional support to families is available from district staff in the Multilingual Enrollment and Support Center

If you live in Baltimore City and would like to enroll in one of our high schools for the current school year, please call 410-396-8600 and follow these steps:

1. Fill out the Updated choice application.

2. Gather the required documents.

3. Take all the paperwork to 200 E. North Avenue, Room 106, by January 28, 2023

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