Kindergarten - 12th grade (K-12) Open Enrollment for the 25-26 school year is now available through September 12, 2025.

The Early Childhood Open Enrollment Period has started!!! Learn more.

K-12 Eligibility Criteria Schools

Applying to schools with Eligibility Criteria

Overview

Any student who is interested in enrolling at a school with eligibility criteria must first meet requirements to qualify for enrollment. There are 10 schools with eligibility criteria: 4 schools with academic eligibility criteria, 5 schools with foreign language eligibility criteria, and 1 school with open house eligibility criteria. Information on spring testing (if applicable) and summer Open Enrollment will be posted here, please check back regularly for more details. See the list below for school-specific information on availability following Main Round. 

Students who ranked a school with eligibility criteria on their NOLA-PS application and who met the eligibility criteria of the school by the deadline were considered for admission at that school during the Main Round match. Students who did not meet the eligibility criteria OR did not rank a school with eligibility criteria were not considered for admission at a school with eligibility criteria. 

Eligible students who were not assigned a seat during Main Round, and were not placed at a school they ranked higher will be added to the waitlist. Please note Waitlist information can be found in the Parent Portal by clicking the Waitlist tab.
 

Eligibility Criteria School Waitlists 

After the Main Round match, applicants who met the eligibility criteria for admission but didn't receive initial placement at the school (and were not placed at a higher ranked choice school) will be placed on a waitlist. Waitlist information is displayed in the Parent Portal under the Waitlist tab. Please note Waitlist information can be found in the Parent Portal by clicking the Waitlist tab.

Not all waitlisted students will receive a waitlist offer. Beginning after May 14, if your student receives a waitlist offer, you will receive an email and a text message (if you have opted into texting, to sign up for text alerts, text START to 1-844-596-4144). You can log into the Parent Portal to accept or decline your offer. Families must respond to waitlist offers by the expiration date and time in your offer email or you will lose the placement opportunity. All waitlists end on September 1, 2025.    

A student can be on a waitlist whether they have a school placement for the upcoming school year or not. You can complete registration at your Main Round placement school or participate in Open Enrollment and it will not change or affect your student's position on the waitlist. We recommend securing a placement and enrolling in a school with an available seat while you are on the waitlist. If you receive a waitlist offer, you can always accept that offer, which will transfer your student to that new school. Kindergarten through 12th grade is mandatory in Louisiana, so it’s best to choose a school with an available seat so your child is ready to start the school year in August.   

There are three ways a student can be removed from a waitlist: if a waitlist offer is made and then expires, if a waitlist offer is declined, or if the parent/guardian asks enrollment to remove the student from the waitlist. If you would like to remove your student from a waitlist, please log in to the Parent Portal and submit a ticket to the Help Desk using the topic Waitlist Position Question before September 1.


 

School-Specific Information

  • Academic Eligibility Criteria: Students must pass an academic proficiency test and submit additional information to be eligible. 
Audubon Uptown Montessori (grades 3-8)

Visit the school's website for more details.  

Students entering kindergarten, first grade, and second grade do not need to meet eligibility requirements. Grades with no eligibility requirements and no waitlist are available during Open Enrollment.  


Ben Franklin High School (grades 9-11) 

Enrollment for 2025 - 2026 is now closed. Please visit the school's website for future enrollment information.    


Lake Forest Elementary (grades K-8) 

For more information about spring testing for the 2025 - 2026 school year, visit the school's website.


The Willow School (grades K-12) 

For more information, visit the Willow admissions website

 
  • Language Eligibility Criteria: Students must demonstrate proficiency in French or Spanish to be eligible. 
Audubon Uptown French (grades 1-8) 

Visit the school's website for more details.  
 
Students entering kindergarten do not need to meet eligibility requirements. Grades with no eligibility requirements and no waitlist are available during Open Enrollment. 


Hynes Lakeview French (grades 1-5) 

Families interested in applying to Hynes Lakeview French Immersion or Hynes UNO French Immersion should complete this form to schedule a testing date.
Visit the school's website for more details.

Students entering kindergarten do not need to meet eligibility requirements. Grades with no eligibility requirements and no waitlist are available during Open Enrollment. 


Hynes UNO French (grades 1-4) 

Families interested in applying to Hynes Lakeview French Immersion or Hynes UNO French Immersion should complete this form to schedule a testing date.
Visit the school's website for more details.

Students entering kindergarten do not need to meet eligibility requirements. Grades with no eligibility requirements and no waitlist are available during Open Enrollment. 


International School of Louisiana - French and Spanish (grades 2-8)

If you would like to schedule an admissions assessment for your student, please complete this form. Tests for available seats will be scheduled as-needed, pending seat availability beginning May 14.
Visit the school's website for more details.

Students entering kindergarten and first grade do not need to meet eligibility requirements. Grades with no eligibility requirements and no waitlist are available during Open Enrollment. 


Lycee Francais de la Nouvelle Orleans (grades 1-12) 

Families interested in applying to LFNO should complete this form to schedule a testing date.
Visit the school's website for more details. 

Students entering kindergarten do not need to meet eligibility requirements. Grades with no eligibility requirements and no waitlist are available during Open Enrollment. 

 
  • Open House Eligibility Criteria: Students and parent/guardians must attend an open house to be eligible. 
New Orleans Military & Maritime Academy (NOMMA)

Families can find out more about admissions information on the NOMMA website.