The process for applying to Fisher Middle School is identical to the process for applying to other schools through Change in Assignment Choice; there are no special steps for A.J. Whittenberg students. A.J. Whittenberg students do get priority at Fisher over other GCS students. It is very important, however, that the application be turned in at Fisher by November 25, 2025 (the Change in Assignment Choice deadline). The application asks for your child's elementary school, so they will know that your child is an A.J.W. student. Typically, A.J.W. students who apply during the lottery window are admitted to Fisher.
Monday, November 10: The Change in Assignment Choice lottery window begins.
Tuesday, November 25: The Change in Assignment Choice lottery window ends.
Wednesday, February 11, 2026: GCS will have posted the lottery results to its website.
Tuesday, March 31, 2026: GCS will have mailed notification letters to inform parents if their student received a slot at a requested school or was placed on the waitlist.
Starting November 10, parents should visit the Fisher main office and complete a 1-page Change in Assignment Choice application. The application includes a number that allows you to access your child's lottery number later in the spring--be sure to hold on to it!
You may apply to as many as three middle schools on the application, but you should submit the application at Fisher.
It is extremely important that you submit the application during the application window to receive a lottery number. Fisher always has a waitlist, and students who do not turn in an application by end of the application window (and therefore do not receive a lottery number) will be added to the waitlist following the students with lottery numbers.
By February 11, access your student's lottery result on the Change in Assignment Choice website (you will need the number on your student's application). A.J. Whittenberg students are placed in their own pool for seats at Fisher, and each year the district assigns the number of seats available. Fisher will offer slots to students based on the lottery numbers until all slots in our pool are filled.
By March 31, you will receive a letter informing you if your student received a slot at Fisher or was placed on the waitlist. If your child did not receive a slot, his or her waitlist number will be provided. As spaces become available, students on the waitlist will be admitted through the first 10 days of the next school year.
Fisher prioritizes spaces according to the following groups. Groups higher on the list have a better chance of getting a spot at Fisher:
Students who live in the Fisher attendance zone.
Siblings of current Fisher sixth- and seventh-graders who will remain at Fisher next year.
A.J. Whittenberg students whose home-based school is one of 5 overcrowded middle schools in Greenville County: Beck Academy, Mauldin Middle, Bryson Middle, Hillcrest Middle, and Riverside Middle.
Non-A.J. students whose home-based school is one of the 5 overcrowded middle schools.
A.J. Whittenberg students whose home-based school is any other GCS middle school.
All other GCS students.
Contact Mrs. Cooker if you have questions: ccooker@greenville.k12.sc.us or 864-452-0504.