Admission Information

2025 - 2026 School Year 

Open Enrollment for the 2025-26 school year will be from January 27, 2025, through February 28, 2025.

Important Dates:

January 27, 2025 - Application site opens at 12:01 AM PST: Apply Here

February 28, 2025 - Application site closes at 11:59 PM PST. 

March 14, 2025 - Lottery will be held via Zoom at 12:00 PM PST. Log in here: Lottery

May 1, 2025 - Post-Lottery application period opens.

Parent Information Meetings

Parent Information Meetings and school tours will be held for prospective parents to learn more about our school sites. 

In person information meetings:

OPA-South Orange County: January 28, 2025 - 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM   Register Here

OPA-Saddleback Valley: January 30, 2025 - 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM   Register Here

OPA-Middle School: January 29, 2025 - 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM  Register Here

 

Virtual information meetings:

Elementary schools: February 5, 2025 - 5:00 - 5:30 PM Register Here

Middle school: February 5, 2025 - 5:45 - 6:15 PM Register Here

Zoom Link for both meetings: Click HERE

Admission Preferences/Priority

Following the Open Enrollment period each year, applications will be counted to determine whether any grade level has received more applications than availability. In the event that this happens, admission will be offered according to the priority criteria sections listed below. If the number of remaining available spaces does not accomodate all students within a single priority section, the school will hold a random public lottery to determine enrollment for the impacted grade levels.
 
Those individuals whose names are drawn after all spaces have been filled will be placed on the waiting list in the order drawn, except if the preferences described below require otherwise.
 
OPA - Saddleback Valley
  1. Children of OPA staff (not to exceed 10% of total enrollment)
  2. Siblings of students admitted to or attending OPA-SV
  3. Siblings of students admitted to or attending OPA-MS
  4. Children residing within the former Aliso Elementary School Attendance Boundary
  5. Children residing within Saddleback Valley Unified School District
  6. Children enrolled in OPA-Virtual Learning
  7. All other applicants
OPA - South Orange County
  1. Children of OPA staff (not to exceed 10% of total enrollment)
  2. Siblings of students admitted to or attending OPA-SOC
  3. Siblings of students admitted to or attending OPA-MS who previously attended OPA-SOC
  4. Children residing within the former Barcelona Hills Elementary School Attendance Boundary
  5. Children enrolled in OPA-Virtual Learning
  6. Children residing within the Capistrano Valley Unified School District
  7. All other applicants
OPA - Middle School
  1. Students currently attending OPA-SV or OPA-SOC in grade 5
  2. Children of OPA staff (not to exceed 10% of total enrollment)
  3. Siblings of students admitted to or attending OPA-SOC, OPA-SV, and OPA-MS
  4. Children residing within the former Aliso Elementary School Attendance Boundary
  5. Children residing within the Saddleback Valley Unified School District
  6. Children residing within the Capistrano Unified School District
  7. All other applicants

Post-Lottery Applications

Post-lottery applications are for anyone who would like to apply to OPA but missed the Open Enrollment period and the lottery process.
 
Post-lottery portal opens at 12:01 AM on May 1, 2025. Access the application portal: Apply Here
 
Applications submitted will be placed on the waitlist in the order received, except for those who qualify for sibling preference and current OPA 5th-grade students applying to the Middle School, as outlined in the admission preference/priority below.   
 

Frequently Asked Questions