ICS enrolls students through an annual lottery process. Any student living in Philadelphia and entering grades kindergarten through 8th is eligible to apply to the lottery. For a student to be eligible to attend kindergarten in 2019-2020, they must turn 5 by September 1, 2019.
All applications received by the lottery application deadline each year are entered into a drawing. Available spaces at the school are then filled in the order that the names are drawn in the lottery. In kindergarten we typically accept 92 students each year. In grades 1st-8th we only have spaces available if students leave our school. In an average year we are able to accept about 20 total new students in 1st-8th grades (approximately 2 or 3 students per grade).
Siblings of currently enrolled ICS students receive preference in the lottery process.
Applications for the 2019-2020 lottery drawing will be available beginning January 1, 2019.
Our waiting list does not carry over from year to year. You must submit a new application each year to be entered into that year’s lottery.
For complete information about our lottery process, visit our 2019-2020 Lottery Process page.
Take a Tour
The following tour dates and times are available this fall/winter. Tours are by registration only.
- Wednesday, December 12, 6:15 pm – Register now
- Wednesday, January 16, 9:00 am and 6:15 pm – Register now
- Wednesday, January 23, 9:00 am – Register now
Admissions, the provisions of services, and referrals of students at ICS shall be made without regard to race, color, religious creed, disability, ancestry, national origin (including limited English proficiency), age, sex, or sexual orientation.