Academy 360 is a public, tuition-free charter school open to all students in Colorado.
Thank you for your interest in our school!
Round 1: For the 2027-28 school year, the DPS SchoolChoice Round 1 application will open on Dec. 1, 2026 at 10 a.m. and close on Jan. 19 at 4 p.m. Families will be notified of placement results in late February. Rising K-5 students do not need to submit an application.
To participate in SchoolChoice, families submit one SchoolChoice application per student. Families with existing Parent Portal accounts can log in using their username and password and families who do not have Parent Portal accounts will set up a new account.
We are a small school and seats are limited – submit your application or give us a call for application assistance or to schedule a tour!
ECE: If your student will be in ECE next year, you do need to complete a SchoolChoice application. When you complete a Round 1 SchoolChoice application, the DPS Enrollment Services and Early Education teams will reach out to provide the next steps for completing an application for funding support through Colorado UPK.
Learn more about ECE in DPS here!
Once accepted into the school, families must complete their registration. Learn more about both processes:
Enrollment
For families interested in joining Academy 360, we encourage you to fill out the simple form below. A member of our team will reach out to to answer any questions you have and can support you in walking you through the DPS SchoolChoice application process.
Current families: please contact us here with any questions you may have.
Prospective Family Interest Form
How DPS SchoolChoice Works
DPS SchoolChoice is a one-application, one-deadline application and enrollment process. During the application window – usually open mid-January to mid-February – families rank their top school preferences and submit their Choice application. DPS then matches students to schools based on those preferences, as well as school admission priorities and available space.
Round 1 Details: During Round 1, families can submit a SchoolChoice application anytime during the Round 1 window. No priority is given to applications submitted earlier in the window. Every applicant is given a randomly generated lottery number and assigned a priority level for each school selected on their application. The algorithm will then stack students within each school admission priority category based on their lottery number, which creates an ordered list of students for every grade at every school. The system then uses this ordered list to match students to available seats and assign waitlist numbers to those who weren’t matched. The system always works from the top of your list down, attempting to secure your No. 1 choice first before looking at your No. 2 choice. For step-by-step instructions, review the application guide.
Here are the steps families take:
- Find: First, prepare for SchoolChoice, learn more about schools in which you might be interested. (Be sure to explore this Academy 360 website and join a school tour to see if we might be a good fit for you!)
- Apply: Create your account. (We recommend using your Parent Portal account username and password to log in, but you may also use your email address). Then, fill out and submit the SchoolChoice application – including ranking your most-preferred schools (up to 12) – any time during the month-long Choice window.
- Register: Placement notifications are sent in late March. Then, please contact your school for registration information.
Need help? Feel free to reach out to our A360 team, who can help walk you through the process or contact the Office of Choice and Enrollment:720-423-3493 / email schoolchoice@dpsk12.org / visit schoolchoice.dpsk12.org.
Registration at Academy 360
Once you have been accepted through the DPS SchoolChoice process, please complete online registration to enter and verify your student’s information.
Registration must be completed every year and can only be completed by the guardian listed as primary on your student’s record.
Sign in to your DPS Parent Portal, click on “See All Apps,” then click on “Online Registration” to complete!
To view registration instructions in all languages, click here.