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Information for Prospective CSS FamiliesAccepted New Families Information NightCreative Science SchoolLottery for 2022-23 is CLOSED
Who can apply?
- Students can begin at Creative Science School in kindergarten or transfer in at any grade level up to 7th grade.
- Students who are in 8th grade are accepted by petition only.
How many spots are available?- There are typically around 48 kindergarten slots available each year and a handful of spaces available in grades first through seventh.
When does the lottery open?- Middle School Lottery (Midlevel 6th-8th grade): CLOSED for 22/23
- K-5 Lottery: CLOSED for 22/23
Join us for an information session to see if we are a good fit for your student.- Information sessions at CSS ARE NOT MANDATORY for new families.
- Information sessions for families that currently have siblings ARE NOT MANDATORY.
- Creative Science School will host an Information Session for prospective 6th-8th grades on November 17th, 2021.
Information Night for Prospective K-5 Students
- Was held online on February 9th, 2022 at 6:30pm.
How to Apply?- Enrollment at Creative Science School is managed by the Portland Public Schools transfer process, which conducts a lottery for all transferring students. For further information on the transfer process, check the PPS website, or contact the Enrollment and Transfer Center, 503-916-3205.
How do I apply for the lottery for a sibling of a current CSS student?
- In order to enroll a sibling, you need to apply for the lottery online: https://www.pps.net/Page/2343. You’ll need your current CSS student’s ID number.
How do I know if my student(s) was accepted?
- Once the lottery is run, you will be notified by email, text and letter by the PPS Office of Enrollment and Transfer.
- Typically families find out results before the school.
- On May 11th, 2022 at 6:30 pm, Creative Science School hosted an Accepted New Families Information Night via Google Meet for families who have been offered a spot for the 2022/2023 school year. The recording of that meeting is HERE
- Families will be provided information to find formal registration paperwork, information about joining email lists and parent groups, and will be able to ask more specific questions.