Important Dates
2025
2025
Nov
1
12:00am
Applications Open
2026
2026
Jan
31
11:59pm
Applications Close For Lottery
Feb 1-Mar
1
Lottery Held & Initial Offers Sent
Applications Still Accepted for Waitlist
Offers Sent As Spots Become Available
Aug
14
9:00 am-noon
New Student Orientation
Aug
17
8:00am
First Day
Lottery Info & Common Questions
What is lottery based admission?
We wish we could enroll every student who applies to Maeser! Because we receive more applicants than we can enroll, we send offers based on a lottery system. There are some lottery priorities (see “What Are Lottery Priorities”). All other applicants are randomized.
- Incoming 11th and 12th graders may be required to complete “makeup work” to meet Maeser’s graduation requirements.
- The number of offers per grade varies each year, depending on current enrollment numbers. Typically, about 50-75% of 7th grade applicants receive an offer; about 10-15% 8th grade applicants receive an offer, and most 9th-12th grade applicants receive an offer.
What are lottery priorities?
Our charter states that students in certain categories receive priority in our lottery. The following applicants receive priority status:
Children of current Maeser employees
Siblings of current Maeser students
Applicants who have a sibling also applying for the same school year who receives an offer and enrolls
What is the lottery timeline?
Applications open on November 1 for the following school year.
Applications submitted by 11:59 PM on January 31 will be entered in our lottery.
Our lottery is held in February and initial offers offers are sent in February or March.
- Applications will continue to be accepted after the January 31 deadline for our waitlist.
What if my child is not selected in the lottery?
- Students who are not selected during the lottery are automatically placed on the waitlist in the order their application was received. Families will be contacted by email if a seat becomes available.
- The waitlist does not carry over from year to year, so a new application must be submitted each enrollment cycle.
Who can enroll at Maeser?
Maeser is a public charter school open to all Utah students. Our charter requires that admission be determined through a lottery system.
What grades does Maeser serve?
- Maeser serves grades 7–12. The largest number of openings typically occur in 7th grade, when a new class is formed. Openings in other grades vary from year to year, depending on current enrollment.
- Our charter allows us to enroll a total of 790 students per school year, including returning students. We typically have approximately 150 students in each of 7th & 8th grade, 130-150 students in each of 9th & 10th grade, and 100 students in each of 11th & 12th grade.
Is there tuition to attend Maeser?
Maeser is a public charter school and there is no tuition to attend. Like other public schools, fees may be charged for specific programs such as Winterim and extracurricular activities. Our fee schedule can be found on our website.
What about returning students?
- Current students wishing to re-enroll for the upcoming school year do not apply through the lottery. Instead, they go through a re-enrollment process managed by the registrar.