Axe ’Em, Jacks!
Becoming a Junior Jack
2023-24 school year: The 2023-24 school year application window for lottery enrollment closed Jan. 30. To be placed on the waiting list, submit a completed application (PDF) to sfacharterschool@sfasu.edu.
An informational meeting is held for parents to receive more details on the admission process. View the timeline below for more details.
Lottery enrollment
Because applications usually outnumber the number of spaces available, the school holds a lottery to decide which applications receive an invitation to enroll. Lottery notices are mailed early February; If your child's name is drawn, you'll have a deadline to accept the invitation to enroll them and to complete your initial enrollment paperwork.
If your child's name isn't drawn, they will be placed on a waiting list, and you'll be notified when new vacancies occur. Then, you'll have a deadline to let the school know if you'd like to accept the offer to enroll your child.
The Texas Education Agency states that a student may be ineligible for admission based on a history of criminal offense, juvenile court adjudication or discipline problems. View Texas Education Code § 37.001 (a) for full details.
Application and lottery timeline: 2024-25 school year
- Expected openings: Kindergarten
- Possible openings: First through Fifth Grade
| Date | Details |
|---|---|
| Nov. 27, 2023 | Returning-student survey sent out to current families. |
| Dec. 8, 2023 5:30 p.m. |
Returning-student survey due. |
| Jan. 5 | All advertisement will begin. |
| Jan. 10 8 a.m. |
Applications are available. |
| Jan. 23 Noon |
Information meeting: Early Childhood Research Center, Room 212. |
| Jan. 25 5:30 p.m. |
Information meeting: Early Childhood Research Center, Room 212. |
| Jan. 29 5:30 p.m. |
Deadline to apply for lottery enrollment and submit pre-enrollment information. |
| Unannounced | Lottery drawing occurs. |
| Feb. 8 | Individual notices of lottery results are mailed. |
| Feb. 20 5:30 p.m. |
Meeting and tour for families accepting enrollment. Early Childhood Research Center, Room 212. |
| Feb. 22 Noon |
Meeting and tour for families accepting enrollment. Early Childhood Research Center, Room 212. |
| Feb. 23 5:30 p.m. |
Deadline to accept invitation for enrollment. |
| March 1 | Deadline to submit initial enrollment paperwork. Spaces will be offered to enrollment waitlist students. |
View the board-approved admissions and enrollment policy.