Apply & Enroll at Chisholm

Chisholm participates in the DCPS early childhood and out-of-boundary lottery system to allocate available preschool and Pre-Kindergarten spots as well as for out-of-boundary new students.

Check your in-boundary school here: Find Your In-Boundary School

Preference for Early Childhood and Out-of-Boundary Lottery

1. In Bounds with siblings

2. In Bounds no siblings

3. Out of Bounds with siblings

4. Out of Bounds no siblings but lives with proximity to school (i.e. within 3* blocks)

5. Out of Bounds no siblings and without proximity to school

All returning Chisholm students in all grades will receive a placement for the next academic year and need NOT apply through the lottery.

CES classroom seats are assigned through a separate process, via Location of Service (LOS) letters from DCPS Central Office- Office of Specialized Instruction.

Are you a returning students OR did you receive an offer through the My School DC Lottery? Enroll your child today for SY 24-25!

Enrollment for School Year 2024-2025

Enroll your student today at: https://enrolldcps.dc.gov/

Need any help with re-enrollment?

Visit us at Chisholm and our team will be glad to help! Our summer office hours are 9:00-2:00.

Not sure if Chisholm is your in-boundary school? Check DCPS in-boundary schools here.

Chisholm has three special education Communication and Education Support classrooms (CES). CES classroom seats are assigned through a separate process, via Location of Service (LOS) letters from DCPS Central Office- Office of Specialized Instruction. If you are unsure of your student's LOS for an upcoming school year, please contact your student's current school.

A feeder-pattern school is a school that a student has the right to attend based on completion of the terminal grade of a student’s current school. This assignment only happens during the years a student moves from elementary to middle school, or from middle school to high school, or from an education campus to high school.

Geographic Feeder Pattern schools are grouped by school boundary and proximity. Geographic feeder pattern rights extend to students who enrolled in a school through a formal placement as well as to those who enrolled out-of-boundary through the My School DC lottery. Geographic feeder pattern rights do not extend to students who enroll as in-boundary students and then move out of the boundary, or to out-of-boundary students who withdraw. Find your in-boundary school here: https://enrolldcps.dc.gov/node/41

Our feeder pattern includes two wonderful DCPS schools, Jefferson Middle School Academy & Eastern High School.

Learn more:

Jefferson Middle School Academy

Eastern High School