Enrollment for the 2025-2026 School Year
Enrollment for next school year is happening NOW!
Don’t wait — apply now! CAAT’s open enrollment for the 2025-26 school year is happening, and spaces fill fast! If you’re looking for an innovative, arts-and-technology-focused school where your child can thrive, now is the time to secure your spot. Join a community that values your child's individual strengths, creativity, technology, and student success.
You applied, what's next?
Once you have applied here's what you can expect:
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A staff member will be in touch soon to confirm your application number. If there are more students who apply than seats for that grade level your application number will be your lottery number.
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Come for a Tour! The school is open, and we’d love to show you around and meet you in person. Even if you fill out the online application you are still encouraged to come to an enrollment meeting.
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Stay connected! You will received updates via email and opportunities to engage with our school community.
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We will notify you about lottery information, if there is a lottery for your grade level.
What can you expect after April - once you are officially excepted?
1. Student Records: We’ll need you to sign a student records request form so we can get your child's files from their previous school.
2. Getting Ready for Your First Day: School uniforms will be available for purchase.
3. Look out for important dates like Orientation, Family Meet and Greet, and Mutual Promise Night.
The following enrollment information applies during the open enrollment period (January - April).
Who can enroll?
Interested families who live in Kern County need to submit an application. Enrollment is open to any family in Kern County.
How does the lottery work?
Caat will identify the grade levels for which a lottery will be required. For the grade levels where we have more applicants than spaces we will identify students that meet the enrollment priorities outlined in our charter and conduct a public lottery. We will notify the families of interested students two weeks before the lottery by mail.
What happens if I am not accepted?
Families who are on the waitlist and not accepted throughout the school year must reapply each year during the open enrollment period.
What do I need to submit to enroll?
Interested families need to submit a enrollment application for each student along with the required documents: proof of date of birth and immunization records (or you can bring these documents to the school).
What are the enrollment priorities?
The order of priority is as follows:
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Siblings of currently enrolled students.
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Children of Caat employees.
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Children who attend Franklin Elementary School.
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Children who attend Bakersfield City School District.
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All other applications of students who reside in Kern County.
How does the waitlist work?
Once the maximum capacity has been reached for each grade, the remaining student names (or numbers) will be drawn and then placed on a waiting list in the order in which they are drawn. Students on the waiting list will then be notified by mail immediately if a space becomes available.
What if there are more students that apply than space in a grade level?
During the public lottery will take place if we have more Enrollment Forms than spaces available in a specific grade level.
What happens after I am accepted?
You will receive notification shortly after the lottery if your child(ren) have been admitted. That communication will include information about when and where you can pick up your Enrollment Packet and what needs to be turned in for each student. Once notified, you will have two (2) weeks to submit your enrollment packet. If the complete enrollment packet is not submitted within two (2) weeks the student’s spot will be forfeited and given to the first student on the waitlist.
What happens if I submit my application after the enrollment window closes?
If the grade level you are applying for is at maximum capacity, your student will be added to a waitlist based on priority for the 2024-2025 school year. If and when a space becomes available, you will be notified by mail regarding your student’s admission.
Charter School Complaint Notice
A charter school shall not discourage a pupil from enrolling or seeking to enroll in a charter school for any reason, including, but not limited to, academic performance of the pupil or because the pupil exhibits any of the following characteristics:
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Academically low-achieving
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Economically disadvantaged (determined by eligibility for any free or reduced price meal program)
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English learner
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Ethnicity
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Foster youth
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Homeless
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Nationality
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Neglected or delinquent
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Race
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Sexual orientation
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Pupils with disabilities
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A charter school shall not request a pupil’s records or require the parent, guardian, or pupil to submit the pupil’s records to the charter school before enrollment.
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A charter school shall not encourage a pupil currently attending the charter school to disenroll from the charter school or transfer to another school for any reason (except for suspension or expulsion).
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This notice shall be posted on a charter school’s Internet website and a charter school will provide copies of this notice (1) when a parent, guardian, or pupil inquires about enrollment; (2) before conducting an enrollment lottery, and (3) before disenrollment of a pupil.
Complaint Procedures:
In order to find out more information on how to submit a complaint, click here.