About 2026-2027 Lottery Results
For School Year 2026-2027, 12,107 unique applicants submitted 45,933 applications to enroll in DC Public Schools through the My School DC (MSDC) lottery.
Students and families submitted applications to (1) apply to Pre-Kindergarten (PK3 or PK4) as a new student or (2) apply to grades Kindergarten to 12th grade in a citywide, selective, or out-of-boundary school. No application is needed to attend an in-boundary school in grades K to 12, to re-enroll in a current school, or to enroll based on feeder rights. For more information about enrollment, review the DCPS Enrollment and Lottery Handbook. With questions, contact [email protected].
Lottery results, across DCPS and for individual schools, are available by school and grade below.
Summary Results
- 12,107 individual students submitted 45,933 applications to DCPS schools. 6,722 students were matched.
- The grades with the highest number of applicants were PK3 and PK4 - which are not compulsory - and 9th grade, where DCPS offers several selective and citywide options. 3,460 individual students applied to PK3, 1,774 applied to PK4, and 3,253 applied to grade 9.
- School Year 2026-2027 lottery data for DCPS is current as of the MSDC Lottery Results Day, March 27, 2026. For the most current information on individual school waitlist lengths, please contact schools directly.
Downloadable Data
- DCPS Results: MSDC lottery for SY26-27 Seats
- DCPS Results: MSDC lottery for SY25-26 Seats
- DCPS Results: MSDC lottery for SY24-25 Seats
- DCPS Results: MSDC lottery for SY23-24 Seats
- DCPS Results: MSDC lottery for SY22-23 Seats
- DCPS Results: MSDC lottery for SY21-22 Seats
- DCPS Results: MSDC lottery for SY20-21 Seats
- DCPS Results: MSDC lottery for SY19-20 Seats
- DCPS Results: MSDC lottery for SY18-19 Seats
- DCPS Results: MSDC lottery for SY17-18 Seats
- DCPS Round 1 Results: MSDC Lottery for SY16-17 Seats
- DCPS Round 1 Results: MSDC lottery for SY15-16 seats
- DCPS Round 1 Results: MSDC lottery for SY14-15 seats
Results Dashboards
To interact with the latest lottery data, visit the Data page of the MSDC website, particularly Seats Made Available in Lottery and Waitlist Movement. While DCPS will continue to release downloadable data, the DCPS Lottery Results Dashboard has been phased out. Use the links below to view dashboards from School Years 2014-2015 through 2025-2026 and email [email protected] with any questions.