Admission Process

Prospective Families

Becoming a Junior Jack

How lottery enrollment works

Because applications usually outnumber the number of spaces available, the school holds a lottery to decide which applications receive an invitation to enroll. Lottery notices are mailed early February; If your child's name is drawn, you'll have a deadline to accept the invitation to enroll them and to complete your initial enrollment paperwork.

If your child's name isn't drawn, they will be placed on a waiting list, and you'll be notified when new vacancies occur. Then, you'll have a deadline to let the school know if you'd like to accept the offer to enroll your child.

The Texas Education Agency states that a student may be ineligible for admission based on a history of criminal offense, juvenile court adjudication or discipline problems. View  (a) for full details.

2026-27 school year

The lottery application window is closed.

2027-28 school year

  • Expected openings: Kindergarten
  • Possible openings: 1-5 grade
DateDetails
Date TBA
8 a.m.		Application opens! Submit application to sfacharterschool@sfasu.edu.
Date TBA
5:30 p.m.		Information meeting
Choose the date/time that works best for your schedule.
Early Childhood Research Center, Room 212
Date TBA
Noon
Date TBA
5:30 p.m.		Application deadline.
Date TBAIndividual notices of lottery results are mailed.
Date TBA
Noon		Acceptance meeting
Choose the date/time that works best for your schedule.
Early Childhood Research Center, Room 212
Date TBA
5:30 p.m.
Date TBA
5:30 p.m.		Acceptance deadline.
Date TBAEnrollment documents deadline. Vacancies will be offered to enrollment waitlist students.

View the board-approved admissions and enrollment policy.