Skip To Main Content

Second Chance Choice Lottery

Missed the original application window?  Still on a waitlist? 

The Second Chance Choice Lottery  is now open for families interested in applying to elementary, middle, and high schools with available seats for the 2026–27 school year.

Offers will be sent each Friday, and families will have until the following Friday to accept. Offers will continue to go out on a rolling basis until all seats are filled.

  • Already have an Avela account? Log back in and select the 2026–27 Second Chance Lottery application.
  • New to the process? You can create an account in Avela to apply.

Take advantage of this opportunity to choose a school that best fits your child’s needs!

Apply for Second Chance Choice Lottery

Decorative Rule 2

A blue square with a stylized sun-like shape in shades of blue and teal in the center.

Schools With Available Seats

Level School Name Open Grade Levels
Elementary Allen Jay Middle - A Preparatory Academy 5
Elementary Brooks Global Elementary School 5
Elementary Erwin Montessori Elementary School PK, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Elementary Guilford eLearning University Prep K-5
Elementary Johnson Street Global Studies K - 4
Elementary Kirkman Park Spanish Immersion Elementary School K, 1
Elementary Montlieu Academy of Technology K, 1, 2, 3, 5
Elementary Morehead Elementary - Expressive Arts K
Elementary Northwood Elementary School - World of Discovery K-5
Elementary Parkview Village Elementary School - Expressive Arts K - 5
Elementary Peeler-Hampton Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) Elementary K, 2 ,3, 5
Elementary Triangle Lake Montessori Elementary PK, 1, 2
Elementary Waldo C Falkener Sr Elementary School - World of Discovery K - 5
Middle Ferndale Middle - Career Exploration 6, 7, 8
Middle Guilford eLearning University Prep 6, 8
Middle Otis L Hairston Sr Middle School - Innovative Sciences 6, 8
Middle Penn-Griffin School for the Arts 6
Middle Welborn Academy of Science and Technology 6, 7, 8
Middle Johnson Street Global Studies 6
High

Andrews Aviation Academy 

9
High

Andrews Early College Academy of Health Science 

9
High

AP Academy at Western Guilford High School  

9, 10, 11
High

Early College Academy at Dudley – Education Academy ONLY  

9
High Greensboro College Middle College High School  11, 12
High Signature Career Academy of Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering
Southeast Guilford High School 		 9, 10
High Signature Career Academy of Computer and Information Sciences
at Northeast High School 		 9, 10, 11
High Signature Career Academy of Engineering and Advanced Manufacturing at Smith  9, 10
High Signature Career Academy of Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics
at Western Guilford High School 		 9, 10
High The Kearns Academy of Computer and Information Sciences  9, 10, 11
High All IB Programs  9, 10
High All JROTC Program  9-12

Decorative Rule 2

A blue square with a stylized sun-like shape in shades of blue and teal in the center.

FAQ's - Second Chance Choice Lottery