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Interested In Applying For The
2025-2026 School Year?

JOIN US FOR A TOUR & MEET OUR AMAZING TEAM OF KNIGHTS!

Apply for the 2025-26 school year, all applications received will be in the applicant pool for the lottery. 

North Side Community School is one of 12 St. Louis public charter schools working together to simplify our initial application process into one easy form, SchoolAppSTL, that you can fill out on any electronic device. The application allows you to apply to our school in less than 3 minutes and makes applying to schools easier, more accessible and more transparent. To apply to our school, go to SchoolAppSTL.

2025-2026 School Year

Application Opens: October 14, 2024

Submit Applications by*: March 1, 2025

Receive Offers by: March 7, 2025

Select One School by*: March 17, 2025

*Families may choose to remain on waitlists
*Some schools may run an initial lottery with a deadline of November 15 and a second lottery for remaining openings on March 1 please see SchoolAppSTL website for more information.

*Note: If you have been waitlisted, you may choose to remain on our waitlist until you are made an offer at a later date

What To Know

We are pleased that you are interested in enrolling your child at our school. North Side is a public charter school, open and free to children residing in the City of St. Louis. We offer a rigorous curriculum for students in grades Pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. Enrollment is now open for new families. Current families are encouraged to enroll as soon as possible at school.

Any student in kindergarten through 8th grade enrolled at North Side Community School can opt to take a course virtually through the Missouri Course Access Program (MOCAP), organized through Missouri’s Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE). You may contact your principal for help in accessing this process or refer to the family handbook.

If you need any further information on our Student Application & Enrollment process, please refer to this document.

Admission for the Current School Year:

1. Parent/Guardian completes an Application and provides proof of residency (2 documents).
2. The Application and Proof of Residency is submitted to Administrative Services for processing.
3. If the grade level is full and there is a Waiting List the student is placed on the waiting list. Open seats are filled from the Waiting List in order of receipt.
4. If there are open seats, Administrative Services will provide the Parent/Guardian an Enrollment Packet for completion.

Pre-K students MUST be 4 years of age by July 31, 2025 in order to enroll.

Enrollment for the 2025-2026 school year will open on November 1st, 2024.

Enrollment lottery: February 1st, 2025

Applications for the waiting list (if no seats are available): February 2nd, 2025