Welcome!

Detroit Public Schools Community District welcomes you to apply for admission to its exam and random selection schools for the 2025-26 school year. This application is for students entering Kindergarten and Grade 1 only. There is a separate application for students entering Grades 2-8. Due to the high application volume in Round 1, the PreKindergarten Montessori application is now closed.

This is the Round 2 application. Many seats were filled during Round 1, which was Feb. 10-April 4. Please carefully review your options before starting the application. 

The schools and grade levels available are: 

Schools Accepting New K-1 Applications 

• Chrysler Elementary (K-1) 
• Edison Elementary (K-1)
• FLICS (Kindergarten - limited seats)

Schools Accepting Applications FOR WAITLIST ONLY

• Bates Academy (K-1)
• Foreign Language Immersion and Cultural Studies (FLICS) - (Grade 1)
• Edmonson Elementary (K-1)
• Palmer Park Preparatory Academy (K-1)
• The School at Marygrove (K-1)

Guidelines

• You may save the application in progress and return to make as many changes as necessary prior to submitting it. Please review the application carefully before submitting. 
• All deadlines are final.
• Do not submit more than one application for the same student. You may email application.schools@detroitk12.org or use Submittable to send a message to the Admissions Team to request the opportunity to edit or update your application.

Before You Begin

Please carefully review the requirements and guidelines available at detroitk12.org/applicationschools. 

Be sure to visit individual web pages for more details about the following:   

Book an appointment for help with your application

Application School Calendar 

Frequently Asked Questions 

Detroit Public Montessori

Other School Options   

For information about all DPSCD application schools and how to apply to other schools not included on this application, please visit detroitk12.org/applicationschools.