Overview
Curriculum
Magnet schools specialize in a specific subject area, such as math and science, fine arts, world language, or humanities. These schools accept students from throughout the city and reflect diverse racial/ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds. In addition to accepting students citywide, an elementary magnet school may accept up to 30 percent of its students from those who live within 1.5 miles of the school. This is known as the school's proximity.
Students who live within a magnet school's proximity will be entered in a separate lottery for the selection process, as long as the school does not already enroll 30 percent of its student population from the proximity.
In most magnet schools, students are selected by a computerized lottery.
Attendance boundaries
None for most schools. Students across the city may apply.
Resources
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Students attending elementary magnet schools who live between 1.5 and 6 miles from the school are eligible to receive transportation. |
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