The 2nd Round of Choice Applications are open through July 25, 2025 

Available 2nd Round
Choice Seats 2025-26

The 2nd Round applications will be open from April 7, - July 25, 2025.  2nd Round applications are only for families who did not apply in the first round of the Lottery.  If there is already a waitlist, 2nd Round applicants will be placed at the bottom of those lists as they come in.  Original applicants do not lose their current position to a new applicant.  Below, you can see which schools are participating in this round.  The grade level in which seats may still be available is also listed.  You may access the application through your Parent Portal if you are an existing student or you can return to the main School Choice page and find the links for both existing and new students to the district.  CCA is still open but not on the application.  Please see the instructions below if you are interested in auditioning.   Be sure to check the email you submitted on your application every week, as offers go out weekly.  Offers go out on Mondays, and they expire 7 days later on Sunday if no action is taken.

IMPORTANT: This year's selections should be made in ranking order.  #1 selection will be your top choice with #5 selection being your last choice.  You may make up to five selections, but it is not a requirement.

CCA will continue to audition students for the 2025-2026 school year through the 2nd round but are not found on the 2nd Round application.  Interested applicants should reach out to the Dean of Fine Arts, Vincent Hale, at CCA for information on how to do that.  His email is [email protected] .

 

These numbers are preliminary and subject to change (i.e., increase or decrease); in the unlikely event that these numbers must be adjusted, final numbers will be posted to this website

 

Non-processed

 
Non-processed schools mean that families still submit a school choice application and are run in the lottery, but rather than receiving a letter of acceptance, schools must first review the transcripts of applicants and applicants must complete additional steps before final acceptance. Prerequisites can be GPAs, test scores, auditions, or more. Schools then contact the students who are accepted. Waitlists expire on the first day of school of each school year and are not carried over to future years.

  • Chattanooga High Center for Creative Arts

  • Legacy Box - Work-Based Learning Program

  • Hamilton County Collegiate High School

  • Hamilton County Virtual School

  • HCS Mechatronics Akademie at Volkswagen

  • EV at Volkswagen

  • Polytech Academy

  • University High