Highcroft Elementary

Highcroft Drive Elementary (WCPSS) admissions are handled through the district’s base-school enrollment: use the WCPSS address look-up tool to confirm Highcroft as your assigned “base school,” complete the online enrollment, then wait for the base school to contact you to finish registration (or contact the school’s data manager if you can’t enroll online). (wcpss.net) Required enrollment materials generally include a certified birth certificate, Wake County proof of address (e.g., recent utility bill/lease/settlement statement), parent/legal custodian photo ID, immunization record, and any custody documents; North Carolina also requires a health assessment (within 12 months of starting) and required vaccinations. (wcpss.net) Key dates for 2026–27 include Oct. 15, 2025 (pre-registration opens), Dec. 15–17, 2025 (initial assignment notifications), and March 2–13, 2026 (transfer window); the magnet/year-round choice application window ran Oct. 15, 2025–Jan. 22, 2026 with results on Feb. 19, 2026, and some magnets have a round-2 window March 2–13, 2026. (wcpss.net) Waitlists are mainly relevant if a school is capped: if your capped base school is full, you’re enrolled at an overflow school and placed on the base-school waitlist, with possible mid-year and summer call-backs if a seat opens. (wcpss.net) Priority categories apply to choice programs (not typical base-school enrollment): year-round priorities include guaranteed sibling priority first, then calendar-matching siblings, low-SES area, rising 6th graders continuing a year-round calendar, and students assigned to crowded schools (plus 10% lottery seats), while magnet elementary priorities include guaranteed rising-K sibling priority, then priorities based on assigned-school/home-area socioeconomic status, with remaining seats filled by lottery. (wcpss.net)