Your address on file at school determines your neighborhood school. Click above for the map finder tool.

Every high school holds an informational night for 8th grade families and students. Click above for info on all PPS high schools.

8th grade families that live in a "dual assignment" area can choose between Jefferson and another neighborhood school. Dual assignment letters are mailed home in November.  Click above for the form.

There are several focus option and alternative programs available to PPS students in middle and high school based on lottery.  Options:  Benson Polytechnic, Jefferson Middle College, Metropolitan Learning Center (MLC). Available slots are subject to change each year.  If you would like to attend a high school different than your neighborhood school, you will follow the petition transfer process.  This includes families who live outside the Grant neighborhood.  Attending Beverly Cleary does not mean a student will automatically attend Grant.   

Forecasting for freshmen year happens in the late fall/early winter of a students' 8th grade year.  Neighborhood high school counselor's come to BCS to present information about their school, activities, and classes and leave students with a course guide and forecasting sheet.  Students typically have a week to choose classes, get teacher and parent signatures and return the form to their 8th grade school counselor.  Plese note, all students forecast to their neighborhood school regardless of transfer, petition, lottery, or private school status. 

If your child is considering one of our area private high schools, please consult their website for more information on 8th grade family nights, admissions, placement, and due dates.  Typically, the application process includes a letter of recommendation from the 8th grade counselor.  Please give me at least one week notice to complete any forms.   Students will forecast to their neighborhood high school.