The best time to apply for the 2025-2026 school year is during the Application Period between October 1, 2024 and January 27, 2025.

All applications received during this period will be entered into the lottery (see below) and will have an equal chance at enrollment.

When there are more applications received than seats available in a given grade level, a lottery will be conducted. In the lottery, each application is assigned a random number and then ordered using this lottery number.

The lottery for 2025-2026 will be held on January 28, 2025.

Enrollment offers will be made beginning January 28, 2025 immediately following the lottery until all seats are filled.

The first round of enrollment offers will be made to families based on the lottery results. Families receiving offers will be notified of the offer and the process for accepting it. After accepting an enrollment offer, parents complete Registration forms online and schedule a meeting with the school office to finalize registration.

Following the lottery and first round of offers, applicants who are waitlisted will receive notification of their waitlist number. For more information about understanding the waitlist, please read our Enrollment FAQ page

Timing of Offers:

Offers in late January through mid-March will typically be made for incoming Kindergarten classes and any grade levels where a campus is planning to add a new section within existing grae levels. The majority of offers for grades 1 and above are made after the close of Reenrollment, when enrolled families make determinations about their plans for the following school year. Reenrollment concludes in late March or early April.

Once one child has enrolled, waitlisted siblings will receive priority and move up the waitlist.

Based on Texas law, a child must be five years old on or before September 1st of their Kindergarten year.

In general, students must apply for the next grade level in the normal progression (e.g. apply for 5th grade in 2025-2026 if in 4th grade for the 2024-2025 school year.) Holding your student back or placing him or her in a higher grade is only allowed in special cases, if approved by Valor school leadership. Contact the school office if you would like to have a discussion about your child's grade placement.

In general, parents of these students should select the applicant's grade level based on the student's birthdate. Birthdates should generally fall within the following ranges for students in 2025-2026:

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Kindergarten: on or before September 1, 2020

1st: September 2, 2018 - September 1, 2019

2nd: September 2, 2017 - September 1, 2018

3rd: September 2, 2016 - September 1, 2017

4th: September 2, 2015 - September 1, 2016

5th: September 2, 2014 - September 1, 2015

6th: September 2, 2013 - September 1, 2014

7th: September 2, 2012 - September 1, 2013

8th: September 2, 2011 - September 1, 2012

9th: September 2, 2010 - September 1, 2011

10th: September 2, 2009 - September 1, 2010

11th: September 2, 2008 - September 1, 2009

12th: September 2, 2007 - September 1, 2008

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Placing your student in a different grade than indicated above is only allowed in special cases, if approved by Valor school leadership. Contact the school office if you would like to have a discussion about your child's grade placement. In these cases, parents may be asked to provide documentation of grade level readiness or academic achievement and curriculum content.

Yes! Valor accepts applications on a rolling basis throughout the year. Applications submitted after the designated Application Period (after the lottery) are added to the waitlist in the order they are received behind applications submitted during the Application Period.

Visit the Enrollment section of our Frequently Asked Questions page for further explanations about the lottery, offers, and admissions policies. You may also contact the school office with questions. Thank you!