Overview of the Middle School planning process:
Step 1: Check out the Magnet Middle School options via the WCPSS Magnet website.
Step 2: Tour Middle Schools that interest you and your 5th grader. Middle schools will be the ones to decide when these tours will be offered. *Most start setting up tours in October.
Step 3: Attend the Magnet Fair this fall. (Date TBD)
Step 4: Application period to apply for a MAGNET Middle School is Mid-October until Late January: Click HERE to view a video about how to submit a Middle School Magnet Application.
For the 2026-2027 school year, the Early College application will be open from October 14, 2025 through December 12, 2025. The application for Magnet and Year-Round schools will be open from October 14, 2025 through January 22, 2026.
MORE INFO TO COME! This is an exciting process.