Lottery / Waitlist
The Waitlist is NOW OPEN for the 26/27 school year!
For Kindergarten, your child must be 5 years old on or before September 1, 2026.
Lottery / Waitlist Process
Lottery registration for the 2026/27 school year opened on January 5, 2026 and closed on March 20, 2026. Now that the lottery has closed, the waitlist is open.
Sibling Policy: Siblings of current Desert Sky Montessori students must enter the lottery/waitlist for placement. Siblings of Desert Sky Montessori students are given priority.
Notification: Notification of lottery results will be sent by our school office in spring. Once you enter the waitlist, you will also be notified of your waitlist number.
Acceptance: Acceptance into one of the charter/magnet programs is non-transferable to a different school.
Eligibility
Any student is eligible to attend Desert Sky Montessori.
Priority is given to students residing in the Bend-La Pine School boundaries. If Bend-La Pine resident students do not request all of the spots available, non-resident students may be enrolled.
For Kindergarten, a child must be 5 years old on or before September 1, 2026.
Waitlist
Once the lottery is complete, when an opening occurs, the first name on the waitlist becomes eligible to fill that spot. A family will have one opportunity to rotate to the bottom of the waitlist should they not be ready to accept the open spot at the time offered. The second time a family becomes eligible, they must either accept the opening or be removed from the waitlist.
The waitlist is active for one school year. For a family to remain on the waitlist for the following year, they must re-enter for the following year’s lottery.
Questions
If you have any questions about the lottery or enrollment process, please email us at enrollment@dsmontessori.org or call us at (541) 350-2090.
We also answer many common questions about the lottery and enrollment process in our FAQ here.