The date, time and place of the lottery will be communicated to all applicants. The lottery will be open to the public. Lotteries will be held for any grade in which the number of applications exceeds the number of openings. Names will be randomly drawn and applicants admitted based on the order they are selected. The lottery will continue until all names are drawn. Applicants who do not get admitted during the lottery process will be placed on a Waiting List in the order their names were drawn. ​ Applications received after the end of the Open Enrollment Period will be added to the waiting lists in the order they are received. For grade levels that still have openings after the lottery, registrants will be admitted on a "first come, first served" basis.

Socrates Academy offers Open House tours of our campus on several dates: -K-12 Open House for Prospective Families on February 28, 2026 from 10:00-11:30 AM -Middle School Open House for Prospective Families on March 5, 2026 from 6:00-7:00 PM

Socrates Academy supports families with multiple children attending the school together. Siblings of current students will be offered the first available seat in their respective grade or placed on a Sibling Priority Waiting List. Siblings are defined as children who have at least one common parent/legal guardian AND are living in the same household at least 50% of the time. When an opening becomes available at a grade level, students will be admitted first from the Sibling Priority Waiting List and then from the regular Waiting List if there are no siblings waiting at that grade level. Children of newly hired staff members will be automatically admitted ahead of students on either waiting list. PLEASE NOTE: A lottery admitted student must attend Socrates Academy in order for siblings drawn under the sibling rule to be able to attend. If registrants who are selected for admission decide NOT to enroll at Socrates Academy, the parents of the next child on the Waiting List for that grade will be notified immediately.

No, all applications are entered into the lottery at the same time.

No. You do not need to be present at the lottery drawing in order for your child to gain placement.

Yes. Your lottery number will be given to you through email. Please ensure you are using your correct email address when applying for the lottery.

Siblings of current students are given priority in open spaces when there are enough open spaces for siblings. If there are more siblings of current students than open spaces, for example in upper grades, siblings are put into a lottery for placement. Once open spots are filled, all additional names are put onto a wait list.

We notify applicants who are pulled from the wait list by phone or email.

No. The State of North Carolina will not allow you to register at two schools at the same time. If you are registered at Socrates Academy, you will need to officially withdraw before you will be able to register at your new school.

Your acceptance packet or wait list number will be sent by email.

Yes. You will need to remember your lottery number. Results will be posted the day after the lottery. Applicants who are accepted will be notified by email.

Twins are entered into the lottery one time because they are treated as one entry. When twins are drawn in the lottery they both will be able to take open positions at the school.

You will be notified by phone and email if a position opens for your child.

The lottery results are determined by a computerized program that randomly selects applicants.

Yes. Each time you wish for your child’s name to be entered in the lottery, you will need to fill out a current application.

No. We will only accept students that meet the state age requirement for the lottery. Your child must be five years old on or before August 31st of the year they are applying for.

Student applications will need to be complete with all required paperwork in order to be entered into the lottery.

Any applications received after the due date will not be entered into the lottery but will go to the bottom of the wait list in the order received.

We ask that you check your email or the website to see where you have been placed on the list. Results will not be given over the phone.