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Admissions Lottery

East Mountain is a public charter school and enrolls new students through a lottery process, pursuant to the New Mexico Charter School Law. ​​The Lottery Application for the 2025-2026 School Year is now closed. You can apply for a spot on the waitlist by clicking the button below.

Lottery Application for Sixth Grade

The 2026-2027 Lottery Application period for 6th grade at East Mountain will be open from Wednesday, October 1, 2025, through Friday, November 14, 2025.

• Siblings of currently attending EM students receive preference in the admissions process and do not have to go through the actual drawing of names if they submit a Lottery Enrollment Form by November 14, 2025, at 4:00 PM. At EM, a sibling is defined as a student who shares at least one biological parent or legal guardian and lives at least 50% of the time in the same household as a current EM student. A sibling forfeits the automatic enrollment preference if the November 14 deadline is missed; the student will be placed at the bottom of the Waiting List established at the Lottery Drawing.
• If a student is admitted to the incoming 6th Grade class (not on the waiting list) and they have a sibling who will apply for the High School at East Mountain in February 2026, the student will be considered a sibling and will not have to go through the actual drawing of names during the 9th Grade Lottery. However, they would need to submit a Lottery Form by the February 17 deadline indicated below.

2026-2027 School Year Lottery Information for the High School at East Mountain

The 2026-2027 Lottery Application period for the High School at East Mountain will be open from Monday, February 2, 2026, through Tuesday, February 17, 2026.

• Siblings of currently attending EM students receive preference in the admissions process and do not have to go through the actual drawing of names if they submit a Lottery Enrollment Form by February 17 at 4:00 PM. At EM, a sibling is defined as a student who shares at least one biological parent or legal guardian and lives at least 50% of the time in the same household as a current EM student. A sibling forfeits the automatic enrollment preference if the February 17 deadline is missed; the student will be placed at the bottom of the Waiting List established at the Lottery Drawing.

High School Lottery Drawing:

The Lottery Drawing will be held via Zoom on Thursday, February 19, 2026, at 5:00 PM to establish class enrollments and waiting list order for the 2026-2027 school year. We will email families a link to watch the Zoom live for those who would like to watch. Please know that joining Zoom is not required for admission.

For any questions about the High School Lottery or enrollment, please contact Registrar Charlotte Nee at cnee@eastmountainhigh.net.