Academy 360

Academy 360 emphasizes a whole-child, relationship-centered approach, aiming to develop students’ minds, bodies, and character so they can lead healthy and fulfilling lives. Their model combines rigorous, standards-aligned instruction with strong social-emotional supports (including restorative practices and positive behavior interventions), plus individualized care and wraparound community partnerships to help students feel safe, welcome, and able to reach their full potential.

Academy 360 is a tuition-free public charter school, and families apply through Denver Public Schools (DPS) SchoolChoice by submitting one online SchoolChoice application per student and ranking Academy 360 among their choices. (academy-360.org) For the 2026–27 school year, DPS Round 1 opens Dec. 2, 2025 (10 a.m.) and closes Jan. 20, 2026 (4 p.m.); Academy 360 notes Round 1 closes Jan. 20, 2026 at 4 p.m. and families are notified of Round 1 placement results in late February. (dpsk12.org) Current Academy 360 students do not need to submit a new SchoolChoice application, but once accepted families must complete DPS online registration in the Parent Portal each year (by the primary guardian on the student’s record). (academy-360.org) If the school is full, students are added to a waitlist in date/time order within their priority group; DPS also processes Round 2 applications first-come/first-served within admission priorities and may offer seats as space opens. (academy-360.org) Requirements noted for early childhood include meeting age cutoffs (ECE-3: age 3 by Oct. 1; ECE-4: age 4 by Oct. 1) and following DPS steps for Colorado UPK funding support after applying; Academy 360 does not publish its specific priority categories, but DPS SchoolChoice priority groups commonly include items such as sibling priority, proximity/zone or closing-school priorities, children of full-time employees, and district-resident vs non-district-resident tiers. (academy-360.org)