• Information for Prospective CSS Families
     
    Accepted New Families Information Night
     
     
     
    Creative Science School
    Lottery 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.

     

    Middle School Information Night
    • 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.
    *If you plan to enroll a sibling of a current CSS student for the 2022-2023 school year, please also notify Creative Science School by emailing our School Administrative Assistant, Joanna Goebel: jgoebel@pps.net with your new student’s name and incoming grade. There is also a survey linked in our newsletter CSS Community Updates. This is for our planning purposes only and is not related to the lottery application. 

     

    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. 

     

    What do I do after I am accepted? 
    • 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. 

     

    PPS Policy on Student Enrollment and Transfers