Stella Schola Middle School
Admissions
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Enrollment and Lottery Process
Stella Schola is open to all students in the district. Students must apply during the application window to be considered for enrollment in the school.
The Choice School application timeline for 2023-24 is now complete.
Stella Schola
13505 NE 75th Street, Redmond 98052
Grades 6-8
- Maximum 90 students total, 30 students per grade, grades 6-8
- Rigorous academics and high academic and behavioral expectations
- Social Studies anchored on historical chronological timeline and themes and integrated with comprehensive language arts studies
- Strong Math & Science curriculum with practical hands-on activities and field work
- Frequent projects and group work reinforcing learning targets, teamwork and collaboration
- Students remain with their classmates as a cohort of 30 providing strong teacher and peer support and a personalized learning environment.
- Emphasis on developing analytical thinking, collaboration, effective communication, problem solving and time management skills
- Student mentoring groups with one 6th, 7th and 8th grader in each triad.
- Elective options including Band, Orchestra, PE, 3D Art, Robotics, Engineering Design & Modeling, and Spanish 1 and French 1 for High School credit beginning in 8th Grade.
- A school culture of enrichment opportunities for example Honor Society, Leadership, Spelling Bee, Dances, Ski-club, Battle of the Books, Acceptance Day, all-school camp, Stella-Spirit Days, and student presentations for parents
- Conferences twice a year in November and March with Teachers, Parents and Students
All 5th grade students residing within the Lake Washington School District boundaries at the time of the lottery are welcome to apply to Stella Schola Middle School. The lottery is held during the student's 5th grade year. Acceptance is determined solely by the district run lottery system so that all who apply have an equal chance to attend. Those who are not chosen will be put on a wait list for a three year period. Maximum enrollment at Stella Schola is 90 students. While the lottery is conducted for incoming 6th graders, older students may apply also, but will be placed on the waitlist behind the original lottery waitlist conducted in the 5th grade.
Stella Schola District Video
2023-2024 Lottery
The 2023-24 6th Grade class is now full. Our Next Number to call if anything changes is #88
Once you accept a spot at a choice school, your name will be removed from all other choice school lists.
Transportation for Choice Schools
Parents/guardians of students who attend Choice Schools must arrange their own transportation. There is a paid Choice School Shuttle that runs from Evergreen MS, Inglewood MS and Redmond Elementary to Stella Schola and back again each school day. The 2023-24 Fee is $375 per year but is subject to change for the 2024-25 year.
Choice School Applications
Applicants should apply online to each Choice School they are considering.
If your child has previously applied to a Choice School and is on a waitlist, do not re-apply to that school. Your child's waitlist spot is carried forward each year.
After completing the online application, the applicant will receive a confirmation email from the system indicating that the application has been received. Incomplete applications will not be processed as part of the lottery. If you are unable to access the online application, please contact Clarissa Decoux at the Resource Center at 425-936-1219 or cdecoux@lwsd.org.
A lottery and/or wait list system is used to place students when applications exceed vacancies. Choice School lotteries are run centrally at the district office. Lottery numbers are generated for each student through the use of a random sequence generator. The district will notify parents of their student's lottery number(s) following the district lottery.