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2025/26 Enrollment Application Information
Our Lottery Application Period is now open! Lottery applications are due on or before January 31st at 4:00 PM. Our Public Random Lottery will be held on Monday, March 3rd at 5:00 PM. Lottery applications are submitted online. If you need assistance, please call 916-567-5760 or email [email protected].

FIRST TIME APPLICANTS:
Parents/Guardians: Click HERE to create a Lotterease Account
1) Register yourself as a user in Lotterease as mentioned above; Make a note of your username and password
2) You will be prompted to add a child. Add their first, middle, and last name as well as their date of birth
3) Select “Westlake Charter School”
4) Select the Lottery Name – this is the grade level your student will be in for the 2025/26 school year
5) Select all preferences that apply
6) Submit the application. You will receive an email confirmation with your lottery number
7) If you have additional students, repeat Steps 2-6 by clicking “Add a sibling”. Please note that each student needs to have one application on file by the due date and time. Multiple births (e.g. twins) must each have their own application and each will be handled separately like any other sibling.

You will receive a text message and email within 24 hours of being complete.  If you do not receive a confirmation, please email [email protected].

Note: All preferences will be validated prior to the Public Random Lottery. In order to receive the “Title One” or “Free or Reduced Lunch” preference, income will be verified prior to the Public Random Lottery.

PREVIOUSLY REGISTERED APPLICANTS:
Parents/Guardians: Click HERE to login to your Lotterease Account
1) Select your student by clicking their name on the left of the screen
2) Select “Westlake Charter School”
3) Select the grade they will enter for the 2025/25 school year
4) Click “Submit”
5) Please check to make sure your address and preferences are still correct. Click “Edit Account” to see address and preference information
6) Repeat Steps 1-5 for each student you would like to enter into the 2025/26 Lottery

You will receive a text message and email within 24 hours of being complete.  If you do not receive a confirmation, please email [email protected].

 Why enroll at Westlake Charter School

If you are new to Charter Schools, you may not know that Westlake Charter School is a public, tuition-free school just like the school down the street.  Charter Schools have flexibility in being able to offer individualized programs, and Westlake Charter School, offers Art, Spanish and Physical Education – instructed by credentialed teachers – to all students, starting in Kindergarten and continuing through 10th grade.  Westlake Charter has the smallest class sizes in Natomas, and has been recognized by the California Department of Education for our Project Based Learning instructional model.  Charter Schools are held to the same accountability measures as traditional schools, meaning that we need to make sure we are providing challenging programs and increasing the academic excellence of all of our students.

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