Admissions
Applications & Tour Dates
To really grasp and understand who we are as Central Park School for Children, we offer tours for potential families to see our school day in action.
Every year before and during the admission window, we set aside tours of both our Lower School (K-3) campus located at 724 Foster Street and our Upper School (4-8) campus located at 1001 North Street. Tours are a great way to see our space, meet staff, and hear directly from students about their experience at CPSC.
Join us to learn more about our programming, calendar, events, daily schedules, and future K-8 campus. Tour dates and times can be found below. You can sign up for times here.
Tours at the Lower School begin at 9:00am, Upper School at 10:30am, on the following dates for the 2026-27 school year:
- November 13
- November 20
- December 4
- December 11
- January 15
- January 17
- January 22
- January 29
- February 5
- February 12
- February 19
- February 26
- March 12
- April 9
Lottery
Lottery Priorities
- Siblings: It is the intent of the Central Park School for Children to support whole families and create school community. Siblings of enrolled students or graduates will receive priority for admission if their applications are received by the designated deadline.
- Staff and Board: CPSC will give priority enrollment to children permitted to have priority enrollment in 115C-238.29F(g).
- Educationally Disadvantaged within a designated Walkzone (found here): The Central Park School for Children is committed to being an inclusive community. Families that qualify for Free and Reduced Lunch (FRL) are eligible. Up to 40% of grade level total headcount. (If you live within one mile and qualify for the National Lunch Program.)
- Educationally Disadvantaged: CPSC is committed to being an inclusive community. Families that qualify for FRL are eligible. Up to 40% of grade level total headcount.
- Opportunity Priority: CPSC will grant priority to a former student who enrolled at CPSC within the last two academic years but left due to an academic study abroad program, competitive admission residential program, or vocational opportunities of the parents.
The order of priority shall be:
Priority One: Siblings of currently enrolled students, that is, students whose sibling is enrolled during the year that the lottery is held
Priority Two: Children and grandchildren of CPSC staff and board members
Priority Three: Educationally Disadvantaged (within designated walkzone) – Students whose families live within one mile of the school AND qualify, based on current income, for the National School Lunch Program.
Priority Four: Educationally Disadvantaged – Students whose families qualify, based on current income, for the National School Lunch Program.
Priority Five: Opportunity – Former students whose family had enrolled at CPSC within the last two academic years but left due to an academic study abroad program, competitive admission residential program, or vocational opportunities of the parents.
Priority Six: General Enrollment
