Rolesville Elementary

Rolesville Elementary (WCPSS) is a public “base school,” so families typically enroll by confirming their address-based assignment, completing WCPSS online enrollment, and then working with the school on next steps (even if the base school is capped, you still register at your base school). (wcpss.net) After submitting the online form, WCPSS asks families to provide documents such as a certified birth certificate, proof of Wake County domicile (e.g., recent utility bill/lease/closing documents), photo ID, immunization record, and any custody documents; NC law also requires a completed N.C. Health Assessment within 12 months of starting school and proof of required vaccinations. (wcpss.net) Key district dates for the 2026–27 cycle include Oct. 15, 2025 (kindergarten/pre-registration opens), Dec. 15–17, 2025 (initial assignment notification), and March 2–13, 2026 (transfer application window), with the Choice window for magnet/year-round schools running Oct. 15, 2025–Jan. 22, 2026 and results on Feb. 19, 2026. (wcpss.net) If you apply to a magnet or year-round school instead of your base assignment, students not offered a seat at their first choice are placed into a non-numeric waitlist (“applicant pool”) for that first-choice school, which WCPSS reviews in the spring and may offer seats from as space opens. (wcpss.net) Priority categories mainly apply to those Choice programs (not standard base-school enrollment): year-round priorities include guaranteed entering-grade sibling priority, sibling calendar matching, low-SES area priority, rising 6th graders continuing year-round, and students assigned to crowded schools (with a portion of seats filled by lottery), while magnet elementary priorities include guaranteed rising-kindergarten sibling priority plus additional socioeconomic-based priorities and a random portion of seats. (wcpss.net)