ENROLLMENT
Enrollment for the 2025-26 school year (TK-8th grade)
Enrollment for the 2025-26 school year (TK-8th grade)
Our lottery for 2025-2026 (next school year) was on March 4, 2025. Applications are still being accepted for grades TK-8. If you are interested in enrolling your student or getting them on the waitlist, please click the 2025-26 Lottery Application button. If the class is full, your student can be placed on the school waitlist. The waitlist does not carry over to the following school year, so a new application will need to be submitted each year. Please contact the school office at (530) 872-4100, option 1 (Chico) or option 2 (Paradise) if you have any questions or if you need a hard copy application.
Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
What qualifications does my child need to have to attend Achieve?
Achieve Charter School shall admit all pupils who reside in California and wish to attend the school (up to capacity). No test or assessment shall be administered to students prior to acceptance and enrollment into the school. Pupils will be considered for admission without regard to race, ethnicity, national origin, gender, or disability.
Achieve Charter School shall admit all pupils who reside in California and wish to attend the school (up to capacity). No test or assessment shall be administered to students prior to acceptance and enrollment into the school. Pupils will be considered for admission without regard to race, ethnicity, national origin, gender, or disability.
When is open enrollment?
The publicly advertised open enrollment period starts in December for enrollment for the following school year. Following the open enrollment period each year, applications shall be counted to determine whether any grade level has received more applications than availability. In the event this happens, Achieve will hold a public random drawing to determine enrollment for the impacted grade level, with the exception of existing students (2nd year forward) who are guaranteed enrollment in the following school year. Enrollment preferences in the case of a public random drawing shall be allowed in accordance with school policy. At the conclusion of the public random drawing, all students who were not granted admission due to capacity shall be given the option to put their name on a waitlist according to their draw in the lottery. This waitlist will allow students the option of enrollment in the case of an opening during the school year. The waiting list does not carry over to the following school year, so a new application must be submitted in order to be placed on that year's waiting list.
How do I turn in my lottery application?
The lottery application can be completed online using this link: Lottery Application or by turning in a hard copy application to the school office.
When was the lottery for the 2025-26 school year?
The lottery for the 2025-26 school year was on March 4, 2025.
The lottery for the 2025-26 school year was on March 4, 2025.
How will I know if my child got into Achieve or if they are on the waitlist?
Our office staff will call and/or email families after the lottery.
Can I fill out a lottery application after the lottery?
Yes! You can fill out the lottery application, and if the class is full, your student will be placed on the waitlist.
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Is there a cost or fee to attend Achieve Charter School?
No! Our schools are open to the public and tuition-free.
What is the uniform policy?
Achieve Charter School policy requires all students to wear uniforms, beginning in the 2005-2006 school year. Achieve Charter School is committed to creating a culture of academic rigor. A uniform dress code encourages this atmosphere. Implementation of this policy will reduce distractions and disruptions caused by clothing, make economic disparities between students less obvious, minimize the use of clothing to signal gang affiliation and other risks to student safety, promote student achievement, and create an orderly learning environment. Because Achieve Charter School is a school of choice, there will be NO exemptions for students. Achieve Charter School offers uniform scholarships and also has a uniform closet with preowned uniforms to support families who may need assistance in meeting uniform requirements. Read about uniform specifics in our Parent/Student Handbook.
Achieve Charter School policy requires all students to wear uniforms, beginning in the 2005-2006 school year. Achieve Charter School is committed to creating a culture of academic rigor. A uniform dress code encourages this atmosphere. Implementation of this policy will reduce distractions and disruptions caused by clothing, make economic disparities between students less obvious, minimize the use of clothing to signal gang affiliation and other risks to student safety, promote student achievement, and create an orderly learning environment. Because Achieve Charter School is a school of choice, there will be NO exemptions for students. Achieve Charter School offers uniform scholarships and also has a uniform closet with preowned uniforms to support families who may need assistance in meeting uniform requirements. Read about uniform specifics in our Parent/Student Handbook.
Does Achieve have a breakfast and lunch program?
All students have access to free breakfast and lunch!
All students have access to free breakfast and lunch!
Does Achieve have an after-school program?
Yes! The Achieve More! ELO-P After School Program will start immediately following the regular school day and ends at 5:30 pm. Students will begin Homework Club/Tutor Time as an opportunity to complete homework and practice academic skills such as creative writing, reading, typing, learning games, computers, and more. They will be greeted at the door by a familiar, caring staff member. Students will also have time to play outdoor group games and sports as well as unstructured outside time. Throughout each day, there will be a variety of engaging and enriching activities, from academic support, games, S.T.E.A.M. activities, reading, social-emotional learning, and performing arts. The daily tuition is $8 (Monday-Thursday) and $10 (Friday) and FREE for all qualifying students.
Yes! The Achieve More! ELO-P After School Program will start immediately following the regular school day and ends at 5:30 pm. Students will begin Homework Club/Tutor Time as an opportunity to complete homework and practice academic skills such as creative writing, reading, typing, learning games, computers, and more. They will be greeted at the door by a familiar, caring staff member. Students will also have time to play outdoor group games and sports as well as unstructured outside time. Throughout each day, there will be a variety of engaging and enriching activities, from academic support, games, S.T.E.A.M. activities, reading, social-emotional learning, and performing arts. The daily tuition is $8 (Monday-Thursday) and $10 (Friday) and FREE for all qualifying students.
Additional ELO-P dates (on non-school days) are also offered throughout the school year. Please see the ELO-P Calendar for date info. These additional days start at 8:30 am and end at 5:30 pm. Students will engage in academic skills such as creative writing, reading, math, learning games, computers, and more. Each week there will be a variety of fun and engaging activities: crafts, S.T.E.A.M., social-emotional learning, and field trips! The daily tuition is $10 and FREE for all qualifying students.
Does Achieve have a summer program?
Yes! Summer ELO-P! Please see the ELO-P Calendar for date info. From 8:00 am to 5:00 pm students will engage in academic skills such as creative writing, reading, math, learning games, computers, and more. Students will have structured games and water play as well as unstructured outside time. Each week, there will be a variety of fun and engaging activities: crafts, S.T.E.A.M., social-emotional learning, and field trips! The daily tuition is $10 and FREE for all qualifying students.
What is a Personalized Learning Plan?
Personalized Learning Plans will be developed for each student at the parent/teacher/student conference before the school year begins. At this time, students’ strengths will be identified, and goals for the coming trimester will be set. These strengths and goals will become part of your child’s Personalized Learning Plan. The PLP will provide the teacher, parents, and students with a common goal and plan for achievement for the school year. Student goals will be set for each trimester and reviewed by teachers, parents, and students at the end of each trimester. Teachers and parents will meet on a more frequent basis if needed. Achieve Charter School Staff views parents as the primary educator and asks for your assistance and input in your child’s PLP. Parents are encouraged to take the initiative to keep themselves informed of their children’s progress and work in partnership with their children’s teacher at all times during the school year. If an issue or concern comes up mid-trimester, parents should request extra parent/teacher conferences to adjust their child’s PLP.
Personalized Learning Plans will be developed for each student at the parent/teacher/student conference before the school year begins. At this time, students’ strengths will be identified, and goals for the coming trimester will be set. These strengths and goals will become part of your child’s Personalized Learning Plan. The PLP will provide the teacher, parents, and students with a common goal and plan for achievement for the school year. Student goals will be set for each trimester and reviewed by teachers, parents, and students at the end of each trimester. Teachers and parents will meet on a more frequent basis if needed. Achieve Charter School Staff views parents as the primary educator and asks for your assistance and input in your child’s PLP. Parents are encouraged to take the initiative to keep themselves informed of their children’s progress and work in partnership with their children’s teacher at all times during the school year. If an issue or concern comes up mid-trimester, parents should request extra parent/teacher conferences to adjust their child’s PLP.
Does Achieve have a Transitional Kindergarten (TK) Program?
Achieve will have a TK Program starting the 2025-26 school year.
Exit Procedures
Parents/guardians of pupils who choose to disenroll their student from Achieve Charter School shall fill out a voluntary exit form available in the school office. The exit form will ask parents to state their reason for choosing to exit their student. Students voluntarily disenrolling will have no priority in admissions if they choose to return at a later date. Achieve staff will forward the student’s cumulative file to the student’s new school upon request from the student’s new school. Achieve will notify the student’s district of residence when a student is disenrolled.
Parents/guardians of pupils who choose to disenroll their student from Achieve Charter School shall fill out a voluntary exit form available in the school office. The exit form will ask parents to state their reason for choosing to exit their student. Students voluntarily disenrolling will have no priority in admissions if they choose to return at a later date. Achieve staff will forward the student’s cumulative file to the student’s new school upon request from the student’s new school. Achieve will notify the student’s district of residence when a student is disenrolled.
Parents/guardians of pupils who are expelled shall be responsible for seeking alternative education programs including, but not limited to, programs within the County or their school district of residence. The Charter School shall work cooperatively with parents/guardians as requested by parents/guardians or by the school district of residence to assist with locating alternative placements during expulsion. Achieve will inform the student’s district of residence of the expulsion.
Questions?
Paradise Campus: mdelgado@achievecharter.org
Chico Campus: msobrero@achievecharter.org
Charter School Complaint Notice
Charter School Complaint Notice
Charter schools are not allowed to discourage a pupil from enrolling or seeking to enroll in the charter school because the pupil exhibits any characteristics such as students with disabilities, academically low-achieving, English learners, neglected or delinquent, homeless, socially economically disadvantaged, foster youth, or based on nationality, race, ethnicity, or sexual orientation. Charter schools are not allowed to request a pupil's records before enrollment or encourage a child who is enrolled in a charter school to disenroll or transfer to another school. A parent, guardian, or pupil (18 years or older) may file a Charter School Complaint Form to the authorizing entity if they suspect the charter school is in violation of Education Code Section 47605(e)(4)(A) through (E). For more information, visit: https://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/ch/cscomplaint.asp