Admissions Policies and Lottery Procedures

All students eligible for enrollment in New Hampshire public schools are eligible for enrollment at Mountain Village Charter School. Applications for the following school year will be available online beginning February 1. Open enrollment runs from February 1- mid-March. If you are unable to complete an online lottery application, please email Alfie at admin@mountainvillagecharterschool.org

When open enrollment closes, we will determine whether there are enough available slots for all of the prospective students. If the number of prospective students exceeds the number of available spaces, we will hold a lottery (see below).

Lottery Process

  1. Open enrollment for the following school year runs from February 1 - March 12. Families submit the MV Lottery Application online during this period.

    *The school is accepting lottery applications for students entering 1st through 8th grades.

    *Children must be at least six years old by September 30 and reside in NH to enroll.

    *Please submit a separate application for each child that you wish to enter the lottery.

    *ALL parts of the form are REQUIRED to enter the lottery

  2. In mid March, all prospective students are entered into a computer program that randomly selects the available number of student spots. The lottery occurs at the school and is open to the public. Lottery selection date is Friday, March 19, 2027 at 10:00am in the “Burrow” at Upper Elementary at MVCS (near Granite Forged Fitness). The Lottery can also be viewed via our public zoom link.

  3. Families will be informed within 5 business days, by phone, of a student's acceptance or waitlist status.

Enrollment priority

All chartered public schools shall accept qualified pupils from any school district. A pupil who meets the admission requirements of a chartered public school, and who is a resident of the district where the school is located, shall be given absolute admission preference over a nonresident pupil. Once admitted and unless expelled, chartered public school pupils need not reapply for admission for subsequent years.

At MVCS, priority is given to the following groups:

  • Children of full-time MVCS employees

  • Siblings of currently enrolled students

For more information about NH charter school policy, visit 194-B:2 Chartered Public Schools; Establishment; Parental Choice; Admission. 

Enrollment assessment

There is no standard assessment for any incoming students; however, families should talk with the administration about any concerns they might have to ensure MVCS is a good fit for your child.

Acceptance of enrollment

If your child is accepted into MVCS, we ask that you let us know within two weeks if they will attend out of courtesy to families on the waitlist.