How is a student selected for a magnet school?
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Students are selected by submitting an electronic application. Applications are selected through a random computerized process using the following priorities:
Priority 1: Incoming siblings of current WCPSS students
Priority 2: Group 2 Proximity and Group 3 magnet students rising into 6th or 9th grade that have attended a Group 2 or Group 3 magnet elementary school whose first choice is the magnet middle or high school for their magnet program pathway
Priority 3: Students residing in a node designated as “high-performing” whose first-choice school is a magnet school and/or is located in a low-performing area
Priority 4: Students whose nearest school is severely overcrowded and select a school that is not overcrowded as their first choice