Students are assigned to Highland Mill Montessori through the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Magnet/Student Assignment lottery. Students must first enroll with the district by the appropriate deadlines and then submit the online lottery application. Students must be age 4 on or before August 31st to be eligible for Pre-K. Students must be age 5 on or before August 31st to be eligible for kindergarten. Tuition is required for Pre-K students and scholarships are available. Current immunizations are required for students to attend school.
Lottery Process
PreK - 1st Grade Enrollment in HMM is through the ¾«¶«´«Ã½ Magnet Lottery Process ONLY. The handles the lottery process.
The ¾«¶«´«Ã½ Lottery will run from November 18-January 3.
More information is available at
Open House Dates for the 2025-2026 Lottery Process
All dates will be in person in the Highland Mill Montessori Media Center.
This is our most updated Open House schedule (revised 11-6-24)
November 25, 2024 9:45-11:00
December 5, 2024 9:45-11:00
¾«¶«´«Ã½ Lottery Dates
Lottery Key Dates
Late Entry Process
Students in grades 2-6 may interview for vacant seats (if available) through the Late Entry Process. Interviews will be scheduled only if there are vacant seats in that grade level.​