Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The eCHOICES application and brochure are available at LAUSD eChoices beginning October and due November of each year. Notifications will be sent to the email address used to complete the application in February. The Late Application Window opens in February and closes in September.
ON TIME APPLICATIONS OPEN - OCT 1, - NOV 14, 2025
DOES MY CHILD NEED TO APPLY FOR A PERMIT?
Check that your student's residential address is within the LAUSD boundaries at http://rsi.lausd.net/ResidentSchoolIdentifier/.
WHAT ARE MAGNET PROGRAMS?
The Los Angeles Unified magnet schools/centers are voluntary integration programs that provide rigorous, high-quality, theme-based instruction designed to facilitate student learning and promote academic achievement. Currently, there are 334 magnet programs located throughout the District. The approximate number of seats available in 2025-2026 and the number of applications submitted in 2024-2025 to each magnet school/center can be found under each school’s name. All District students, including English learners, standard English learners, students with disabilities, and gifted/talented are encouraged to apply.
Some magnet programs occupy entire school sites (Full School Magnets), while others are magnet centers located on residential school campuses with access to activities and experiences shared with the host school. Please see Magnet school list to review the magnet school/center information and to determine the program(s) that fit your child’s needs.
HOW ARE STUDENTS SELECTED?
Students are selected with a priority point system for magnet schools based on the Court Order to address the five harms of racial isolation: low academic achievement, overcrowded conditions, interracial hostility and intolerance, lack of access to postsecondary opportunities, and low self-esteem. Priority points are based on the following criteria:
- Matriculation from another magnet program
- Waiting List
- Overcrowded homeschool
- Predominately Hispanic Black Asian or Other Non-Anglo (PHBAO) homeschool
- Sibling attending the same magnet program.
MAGNET APPLICATIONS AFTER THE DEADLINE
Applications for the Magnet Program not postmarked or received by the Los Angeles Unified School District by Friday, November 14, 2025 5:00 P.M. are considered late. Applications received after the deadline do not receive priority points, will be pulled once the wait list is exhausted, and are only considered if space is available.
TRANSPORTATION
Transportation / Home is provided for LAUSD students when they apply for the Magnet Program which is part of the eCHOICES application and brochure. Students in (6th-12th) may be eligible for transportation to a Magnet school if the students resides outside of a 5 mile radius. Parents must opt-in to receive transportation on Parent Portal.
Es un programa que ofrece oportunidades de integración racial voluntarias establecidas por decreto judicial, disponibles para estudiantes de Kindergarten hasta el grado 12 que residen dentro de los límites del Distrito Unificado de L.A. En la actualidad hay 334 programas magnet localizados por todo el Distrito Unificado de L.A
1 de Octubre hasta 14 de Noviembre
Preguntas Sobre Magnet (Haga Clic Aquí)