Student Admission Procedure

As a public charter school, RFPME has limited enrollment. Interested families may submit their application on the first day of school for the following school year. This enrollment period closes the first Monday in February.  If there are more applicants than spaces for any given grade, a lottery draw will take place. Preference will be given to students with siblings who already attend RFPME and children of RFPME staff. Returning students are guaranteed continuous enrollment from year to year. Please refer to our full admissions policy for all timelines and rules.

River Falls Public Montessori Elementary Charter School uses an application process for admission. Once the number of applicants exceeds the number of open slots for any grade level, River Falls Public Montessori Elementary Charter School implements a lottery system for the entire pool of applicants.  River Falls Public Montessori Elementary Charter School uses the lottery system to accept and enroll students in our school entering grades K-6.  Those not meeting application and lottery deadlines will be placed on a waiting list and may still gain acceptance into the River Falls Public Montessori Elementary Charter School if space becomes available prior to the start of the school year.  

River Falls Public Montessori Elementary Charter School does not discriminate against students on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, creed, age, national origin, ancestry, pregnancy, marital or parental status, sexual orientation, or disability, in conformity with the School District of River Falls (SDRF) Nondiscrimination Policy.

The maximum number of students that can be accepted in each grade level shall be recommended and approved by River Falls Public Montessori Elementary Charter School administration and the River Falls School Board annually during the January Board meeting when the number of seats are established for schools districtwide.

River Falls Public Montessori Elementary Charter School will give preference in enrollment to the following categories of students, in the following order:

• Returning students
• Children of River Falls Public Montessori Elementary Charter School staff
• Siblings of returning students

Read through the Application and Enrollment Timeline and Enrollment Process.

Applicants must:
- First attend an Informational Meeting with the Principal.
- Submit an Enrollment Application between September 3rd and the first Monday of February.