Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions About Enrollment

Atlanta Unbound Academy is now accepting applications for kindergarten through 8th grade for the 2025-2026 academic year.
Please note that we do not offer 9th-12th grades.
We look forward to welcoming your scholar to our thriving school community!

We welcome siblings to apply for admission to Atlanta Unbound Academy! However, please note that we are currently enrolling only for grades K-8. To be considered, siblings must also fall within the K-8th grade range.

AUA is a state charter school, this means any student in the State of Georgia can apply. You do not have to live in a specific district to attend our school. 

To be eligible for kindergarten enrollment for the 2025-2026 school year, students must be 5 years old on or before September 1, 2025.

You can apply by clicking the following link: https://atlantaunboundacademy.schoolmint.net/signup
To complete a paper application, visit our website or stop by our campus at 1025 McDonough Blvd SE, Atlanta, GA 30315.
For assistance with the application process, feel free to call us at (678) 483-2249, and our enrollment team will be happy to help!

We accept applications on a rolling basis. However, to be included in the lottery, please submit your application between October 16, 2024, and February 17, 2025 (cutoff at 11:59 PM EST).
During this period, we welcome applications from any student residing in Georgia for grades K-8. All interested parents and guardians will have an equal opportunity to enroll their children during this time.

Yes. For the 2025 – 2026 lottery, students who are siblings, students of staff or board members receive preference. Atlanta Unbound Academy also maintains a weighted lottery.  This weight is explained below:

AUA will implement a weighted lottery.  An increased chance of admission will be provided to the following subsets of educationally disadvantaged students with each subset defined by the State Board in accordance with federal guidelines and regulations;  

  1. Students who are economically disadvantaged- 
  2. Students with disabilities;
  3. Limited English proficient students;
  4. Neglected or delinquent students; and 
  5. Homeless students.  

To facilitate the weighted lottery,  applicants may indicate their status on the admissions application and the school verifies this status during registration. The school will make a good faith effort to confirm a child’s status prior to the lottery.   The weight shall be calculated annually as 4:1.  This means if  a student qualifies for any of the above 5 categories, that child receives 4 chances in the school’s lottery. 

Per the school’s charter contract: 

The charter school shall have a weighted lottery.

  1. An increased chance of admission will be provided to the following subsets of educationally disadvantaged students with each subset as defined by the State Board in accordance with federal guidelines and regulations
  2. Students who are economically disadvantaged
  3. Students with disabilities
  4. Limited English proficient students; 
  5. Neglected or delinquent students; and
  6. Homeless students
  7. To facilitate the weighted lottery, applicants may indicate their educationally disadvantaged status on the admissions application and the Charter School shall verify this status as part of the registration process.
  8. The Charter School shall make good faith efforts to confirm educationally disadvantaged status prior to the lottery, but shall not be required to re-administer the lottery or change a student’s lottery status in the event any student’s failure to provide appropriate documentation of such status results in a lower or higher percentage of educationally disadvantaged students being accepted into the Charter School.
  9. The weight shall be calculated annually with the formula W=(PA-PE)/(E-PE), provided however, the weight shall be no less than 4:1.
  10. The variables of the weighted lottery formula described above shall be defined as follows:
  11. “P” shall be equal to the percentage of economically disadvantaged students in the local school system in which the Charter School is located as measured by the Governor’s Office of Student Achievement for the previous school year. In the event the percentage of economically disadvantaged students in the local school system in which the Charter School is located is more than 50%, P shall not exceed 50%
  12. “A” shall be equal to the total number of Kindergarten applications from all students.
  13. “E” shall be equal to the number of Kindergarten applications from students who qualify as educationally disadvantaged.
  14. Upon the request of Petitioner after second year of Weighted Lottery implementation, the SCSC agrees to review and consider revisions to this provision to confirm its efficacy based on the Petitioner’s current student enrollment. 

The lottery will take place on Tuesday, February 18, 2025, at 10:00 AM at Atlanta Unbound Academy, located at 1025 McDonough Blvd SE, Atlanta, GA 30315.
The event is open to the public and can be attended virtually via Google Meet. Please note, additional information will be shared on our website closer to the lottery drawing if a lottery is necessary.

All students who have been granted an available seat must complete all registration requirements by the registration deadline or their seat will be forfeited. 

No. Once officially enrolled, all Atlanta Unbound Academy students will remain enrolled each year. 

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