Admissions Wait Pool

Mitchell Road Christian Academy (MRCA) has been blessed with growing enrollment. We value manageable class sizes, effective student to teacher ratios, and scheduling flexibility. There is a predetermined classroom capacity for every grade level in our school.
With a large number of prospective students each year, the number of applicants can exceed the availability in a designated grade level for the current or upcoming school year. Our goal is to maintain optimal class size and classroom chemistry in each grade and the wait pool process helps to achieve this goal. MRCA’s wait pool is an unranked group of students who have been accepted to our school who we prayerfully hope will be able to join the MRCA community.
While space may become available anytime throughout the school year due to life changes (moving, etc.), there are key time frames to note in the wait pool process.

February – Re-enrollment for current MRCA families for the upcoming school year ends in January. Wait pool families can typically expect to be notified of acceptance beginning in February for the upcoming year based on availability.
July – The first tuition payment for the upcoming school year is due in mid/late July. Grade level availability may also occur shortly after the first tuition payment cycle.

We will notify families in the wait pool if space becomes available. We will be glad to transfer student applications to the following school year if we are not able to offer admission from the current school year’s wait pool. The most current standardized test scores and another entrance evaluation will be required for any child whose application is moved to the next year for consideration.
MRCA adheres to the following process for any family pursuing enrollment in a grade level that is nearing or currently at enrollment capacity:

Applicants must complete the admissions application process, including the entrance evaluation.
If availability opens in the grade level, families of qualified applicants will be notified via email and letter. Families will have 10 days to accept enrollment before it is offered to another family in the wait pool.
Families in the wait pool receive the same non-discrimination status as all families in our school, which states that “Mitchell Road Christian Academy admits students of any race, color, national, and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national, or ethnic origin in the administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, tuition assistance, and all other school-administered programs.

Please contact the Admissions Office at admissions@mitchellroadchristian.org with any wait pool questions or needs.