The school that my son attends is a lottery based charter and as far as I know they didn't cherry pick anyone. Even though my son was admitted with special circumstances, he still had to be drawn in the lottery. The school agreed to work with me IF my son was drawn. Luckily the school was still mostly unknown when we applied.

The school was number one in the state in math, science and LA. This year with the lottery complete, there are 216 kids on the waiting list. It has a large minority population. New Mexico is 49th in education and there are few options for parents that can't afford to go private. I know how lucky we are to have found this school and even luckier that the school seems to be ideal for my son.

Shari
Mom to DS 10, DS 11, DS 13
Ability doesn't make us, Choices do!