Admissions

We Look Forward to Getting to Know Your Family!

The 2025-26 Lottery will begin on January 9th.  The application will be posted online at that time.  All interested families must submit their applications no later than March 13, 2025 by 4:00 pm to be a part of the drawing.

The drawing will be held on March 27, 2025, to determine the enrollment of new students.

Please visit North Star during one of our Informational Nights to learn more about our school, programs and tour our campus.

01/09/25  Application process begins
03/13/25  Application Deadline 4:15 pm
03/27/25  Lottery Drawing 4:15 pm via Zoom

01/30/25  Lottery Presentation and Tour-
5:30-6:30 pm Elementary; 6:30-7:30 pm Secondary
02/25/25  Lottery Presentation and Tour-
5:30-6:30 pm Secondary; 6:30-7:30 pm Elementary

Lottery Application available Jan 9, 2025

North Star is a tuition-free public charter school that accepts students through public lottery or availability.

All applicants will be given the opportunity to apply regardless of race, color, ethnic origin, gender, religion, social or economic status, or special needs.

Once a student is enrolled at North Star, he/she need not re-apply the next year.

Lottery Process

 A Lottery Application must be completed and submitted online for all students who are interested in attending North Star Charter School.
The “residence” of a prospective student is defined as where the student lives at the time the application is submitted, not where they will live if they are accepted.

When a Lottery Application is received it is placed into one of the following Tiers:

  • Tier 1 – Children of Full-Time Staff / Founders
  • Tier 2 – Students of Siblings that are currently enrolled at North Star
  • Tier 3 – *(Within Boundary) – Students living within the boundaries of North Star Charter School
  • Tier 4 – (Outside of Boundary) – Students living outside of these boundaries.

Students are drawn in the order of these Tiers. After the drawing is held the remaining applications are placed on a waiting list in the order the Tiers were drawn. POST-Lottery Applications will be placed at the bottom of the waitlists in the Tier in which they belong.  Seats will be offered to new students from the waitlist throughout the year if and when a seat becomes available.

IMPORTANT: If your student is accepted, you will receive a notice via email. You will be asked to either Accept or Decline the offer via email within 48 hours. If no response is recorded, the seat will be offered to the next student in waiting.

*NORTH STAR BOUNDARIES:

East of Can-Ada Rd, South of Beacon Light (including Lanktree Gulch to High Country to Deep Canyon), West of Highway 55 to Eagle Rd, North of Cherry Lane.  Click here to view Boundary Map

The Idaho Legislature established the Lottery Process for Charter School Admission in Idaho Code Statute 33-5206.  Please review this state statute for details regarding the Lottery process.

UPON ACCEPTANCE, we will ask that you provide us with the following Enrollment Documents:

  • Copy of certified Birth Certificate
  • Proof of Residency (utility bill)
  • Current Immunization Record
  • Current Transcripts (grades 8-12)
  • Home Language Form
  • IEP/Eligibility, 504 or GT Documentation (if applicable)
  • Custody or other Legal Documentation (if applicable)

Documents are due within 5 days of acceptance to reserve the seat.
Proof of family relationship may also be required for verification.

Kindergarteners must be age five on or before September 1st, 2025.
First graders must be six on or before September 1st, 2025.

All applicants will be given equal opportunity to apply regardless of race, color, ethnic origin, gender, religion, social or economic status or special needs.

North Star does not provide a school-sponsored lunch program or a free/reduced lunch program.

2024-2025 School Year is CLOSED. 

We are no longer receiving applications for the current school year.
All seats are full at this time.