Admission Procedures
2025 Application Timeline:
| February 1, 2025 | Applications available at 8 a.m. |
| February 20, 2025 | Open House: 6:00pm - 7:30pm (optional) |
| March 1, 2025 |
Application deadline at 4 p.m. |
| April 15, 2025 | Decision letters mailed on or before this date |
Applicants selected for preschool and kindergarten will receive a conditional acceptance and invited to participate in an assessment process before final acceptance is offered. Those applying for grades 1-8 may be required to meet with a member of the administrative team before final acceptance is offered. All applicants will receive a decision letter whether or not they are selected for admission.
The school reserves the right to ask students to withdraw from Metcalf for non-cooperation, persistent anti-social behavior pattern, any educational needs that a student has developed which cannot be met, or for other reasons as determined by Metcalf staff and administration.
Student Selection Process
Applications are sorted by three different variables:
- those with parents employed at Metcalf/UHigh
- those with siblings already enrolled at Metcalf
- the rest of the community applications. These are then subcategorized by school district applying from; Unit 5, District 87, and other.
The number of students admitted at different grade levels will vary depending upon current enrollment. The selection committee does not have access to student/parent names or any other identifying information. Applications are randomly pulled and reviewed using a blind draw process. The Superintendent of the Laboratory Schools reviews building decisions to ensure compliance with legislative requirements: the total number of students enrolled and the distribution by school district.
2025-2026 Projected Openings
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