The CCSD Magnet application deadline for 2027 to 2028 is Tuesday, January 12, 2027, at 3:00 p.m., according to the Magnet Application Information page and the magnet.ccsd.net homepage, both checked Thursday, October 29, 2026. That's 3:00 p.m. Las Vegas time, not midnight.
The lottery date and the results date are not posted. Neither page, nor the Magnet Selection Process or Application Process pages, gives a day for the draw or for when families hear back.
When is the CCSD Magnet lottery?
The district gives an order of events, not dates. Selection Process says that once the application "closes on the second Tuesday of January, applications are processed, and scores (high school only) are calculated to determine which applicants will be included in the lottery." Then SchoolMint, the system behind the School Choice application, runs a computerized random lottery for open seats.
Families get an email or text when results are ready on the parent dashboard, per Application Process. The page names three results: Selected, Alternate Pool, and Not Qualified.
Open Enrollment runs on its own clock. The Open Enrollment FAQs on It's Your Choice say written notice goes out "prior to Spring Break." That line covers Open Enrollment only. The Magnet pages don't say when Magnet results arrive. Last cycle, results went to families Monday, March 2, 2026, according to the district's newsroom post Answering Magnet Lottery Questions. That is last year's date, not a promise for 2027.
Why the real deadline is earlier than January 12
Winter break eats most of the runway. The CCSD 2026 to 2027 student calendar has no school December 21 through January 1, a staff development day on Monday, January 4, and classes resuming Tuesday, January 5. That leaves six school days before the 3:00 p.m. deadline.
If you need a school counselor or an audition slot, line it up before classes end for winter break on Friday, December 18. That's also the last day of the first semester, and criteria based programs score first semester grades.
Mistakes that cost families a Magnet seat
Treating a criteria based program like a sign up. Criteria based high school programs use first semester or trimester grades, converted to points (A is 4, B is 3, C is 2, D is 1, F is 0). A student needs at least 16 of 26 points to enter that program's lottery, per Qualification Requirements. Fall short and the result reads Not Qualified. CCSD Insider's Magnet high schools list shows which programs are criteria based.
Skipping the audition. Las Vegas Academy of the Arts and Del Sol Academy of the Performing Arts applicants "must attend/submit an audition at the school they are applying to for their application to be complete," Qualification Requirements says. Read each school's audition page well before January.
Wasting the first choice. Every Magnet preference (sibling, geographic, feeder, CTA transportation, and continuum) applies only to a student's first choice, on time application, per Selection Process. At the secondary level the student must also meet the program's qualifications. Put the school where a preference helps you first.
Counting on a sibling preference that doesn't apply. It works only when the older or younger sibling is already enrolled there and will be next year too. It "does not apply when siblings are applying at the same time for the same school year," Selection Process says. Twins and other multiples have a separate appeal route, described on the Magnet FAQs.
Applying for the wrong grade. Most high school Magnets accept only 9th and 10th graders. Ed W. Clark High School, Las Vegas Academy, Del Sol Academy, and some International Baccalaureate programs also take 11th grade applications, per Application Information.
Assuming a bus. Bus service requires living inside the program's transportation zone and more than two miles from the school. See CCSD Insider's Magnet transportation guide before you rank a school across town.
Editing after the deadline. "No changes can be made once the deadline passes," Application Process says. Check your email for the submission confirmation. If it doesn't arrive, log back in.
Going over the limit. You can choose up to three Magnet programs within five total School Choice options, which also cover Open Enrollment and the Central Technical Training Academy, per Application Process.
Confirm the current rules on magnet.ccsd.net the week you apply.
What happens if you miss January 12?
You can file a late application, but you're in line behind everyone who applied on time. Late applications open the first Monday after CCSD's spring break and close on the tenth day of the next school year at 3:00 p.m., per Late Application Information. Spring break on the 2026 to 2027 student calendar runs March 15 through 19, 2027. The Magnet site has not posted a late application opening date, so watch the Late Application Information page after spring break rather than counting on a specific day.
Late applications get no preferences. They're processed only after a school has used up its on time applicants, including its alternate pool. A student can't apply late to a program they already applied to on time, and a student who accepted another School Choice seat isn't considered. The page warns that status may sit at "Lottery Status: Application Submitted" for long stretches.
Accepting a seat locks in the year
A Magnet seat is a full year commitment. Withdrawing to another CCSD school "only occurs upon conclusion of the academic school year," the Magnet FAQs say. Accepting one School Choice seat also removes your child from every other School Choice alternate and late lottery, per Application Process.
If you're still choosing, the CCSD Magnet Schools Fair is Saturday, November 14, 2026, 9:00 a.m. to noon, at South Career and Technical Academy, 225 E. Starr Ave.
Apply through the Apply link on magnet.ccsd.net. Magnet Schools Department: 702 799 8492, magnetschools@nv.ccsd.net, Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
CCSD Insider is an independent parent resource and is not affiliated with the Clark County School District.