Result Mailing Dates - Lottery, Test, Audition | For 2027 - 2028

Letters are mailed in the spring annually to parents/guardians who have applied to a new school for the following school year. The tables below are updated to indicate when letters are mailed home. If you have not received a letter within two weeks of the mail-date below, please contact Central Registration Phone: 716-816-3717

Criteria Schools

Students apply and are placed based on a rubric individualized for each school. 

Gifted and Talented

#156 Frederick Law Olmsted
#195 City Honors 

Grade

Result Letter | Date/Status

5th

Spring 2027

6th

Spring 2027

7th

Spring 2027

8th

Spring 2027

9th

Spring 2027

Criteria Schools

#212 Leonardo daVinci High School
#304 Hutchinson Central Technical High School
#415 Middle Early College

Grade

Result Letter | Date/Status

10th

Summer 2027

11th

Summer 2027

12th

Summer 2027

Grades 10–12:

  • Non-BPS students: Registration opens July 1, 2027

  • BPS students: Assignments effective July 1, 2027 upon

    confirmation of grade promotion.

Gifted and Talented

#61 Arthur O. Eve School of Distinction
#64 Frederick Law Olmsted

Grade

Result Letter | Date/Status

K

Spring 2027

1st

Spring 2027

2nd

Spring 2027

3rd

Spring 2027

4th

Spring 2027

Auditions

Students who complete the application, submit required materials, and fulfill audition requirements for their selected art major will be considered for acceptance. Final acceptance is based on overall performance in the audition process, academic standing, and supporting documentation.

#192 Performing Arts

Grade

Result Letter | Date/Status

5th

Spring 2027

6th

Spring 2027

7th

Spring 2027

8th

Spring 2027

9th

Spring 2027

10th

Summer 2027

11th

Summer 2027

12th

Summer 2027

Grades 10–12:

  • Non-BPS students: Registration opens July 1, 2027

  • BPS students: Assignments effective July 1, 2027 upon

    confirmation of grade promotion.

Lottery Schools

Lottery is conducted on the basis that students are not required to take tests or auditions, but must submit an application or transfer request to the Central Registration Office.

Elementary Lottery

Grade

Result Letter | Date/Status

3Y

Spring 2027

PK

Spring 2027

K

Spring 2027

1st

Spring 2027

2nd

Spring 2027

3rd

Spring 2027

4th

Spring 2027

5th

Spring 2027

6th

Spring 2027

7th

Spring 2027

8th

Spring 2027

High School Lottery

Grade

Result Letter | Date/Status

9th

Spring 2027

10th

Summer 2027

11th

Summer 2027

12th

Summer 2027

Grades 10–12:

  • Non-BPS students: Registration opens July 1, 2027

  • BPS students: Assignments effective July 1, 2027 upon

    confirmation of grade promotion.