Enrollment

About CDCPS

Community Day Charter Public School is a free, public school known for high academic standards. Focusing on individual learning needs and offering special education services as well as instruction for English language learners (ELLs), the schools have had success helping students achieve, high scores on MCAS. The schools use student assessment data to identify and respond to the learning needs of each student. The school is housed on multiple campuses across Lawrence, CDCPS-Prospect, CDCPS-Gateway, and CDCPS-R. Kingman Webster.  Each campus offers an 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. school day with before and after-school care (for a fee).

Enrollment Information

  • Lottery applications for the 2025-2026 school year will open on January 6, 2025. 
  • The application deadline is February 7, 2025, at 5:00 p.m.

The lottery will be held on March 3, 2025 at 1 Union Street in Lawrence at the TCG Training and Workforce Development location.

Lottery, applications for siblings of children currently attending CDCPS-Prospect will be given first preference. Children who live in Lawrence are given second preference.

Families of applicants will be sent an e-mail following the lottery to notify them of the lottery results. 

Community Day Charter Public School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, creed or religion, sex, gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age, ancestry, athletic performance, special need, proficiency in the English language or in a foreign language or prior academic achievement when recruiting or admitting students.