Application Process
Tours are mandatory prior to submitting an application for enrollment at Pacifica. Pacifica offers a unique, innovative educational model especially designed to grow lifelong learners, but its philosophies and parent participation requirements might not be a fit for all families. Take a tour and see our mission in action.
Applications for enrollment are only available during tours.
All applications to Pacifica will be received on a first-come, first-served basis. We will not discriminate on the basis of ethnicity, religion, gender or national origin. Students will be enrolled in the appropriate grade level with the following priority:
- Students currently enrolled
- Founders’ children
- Children of Pacifica staff
- Current Independent Study Program students
- Siblings of current students
- LAUSD zone applicants
- Other area applicants
If the number of applicants exceeds the number of classroom seats available, students will be chosen by public lottery and subsequently wait-listed by order of the lottery draw.
New applicants will receive notification of acceptance to Pacifica or waiting list status by U.S. mail. When a student is accepted from the waiting list, they will be notified by phone and/or U.S. mail.
Pacifica’s public lottery for the 2009/10 school year will be held on Tuesday, March 3, 2009.
Applications for the 2009/10 school year are due no later than 11:00 am on Friday, February 27, 2009.
Mid-year applications will be considered on a space-available basis, with lotteries held on the Monday following any tour. Applications for mid-year placement are due no later than 11:00 am on the Friday preceding the applicable lottery. For more information on space availability for mid-year placement, please contact us.
