Where is your attendance zone?

Beginning with the 2023-2024 school year, The Museum School will no longer use a tiered attendance zone. The Museum School’s attendance zone, as in years past, is all of the DeKalb County school district.

How does the application process work?

The lottery for the 2023/ 2024 school year has concluded. Open enrollment for the 2024-2025 school year will run January 2 – February 9, 2024. During this time, submit an online application. The lottery will be held on February 27, 2024, and parents will be notified immediately via email.

How do I know if The Museum School is right for my child?

Learn more about The Museum School by attending an open house session.

Join us for an Open House event to learn more about The Museum School!  All Open Houses are in-person and childcare is available. Open House events begin with a presentation and then are followed by a school tour. We look forward to meeting you!

  • Thursday, November 9, 2023 at 6:00 PM
  • Wednesday, December 6, 2023 at 6:00 PM
  • Tuesday, January 9, 2024 at 9:00 AM
  • Saturday, January 20, 2024 at 10:00 AM
  • Tuesday January 23, 2024 at 6:00 PM

** No need to register or RSVP for these events.

Fast Facts, The Museum School

  • Is a public charter school.
  • Is free.
  • Serves students in kindergarten through eighth grades.
  • Is innovative.
  • Posts test scores that are among the highest in Georgia.
  • Emphasizes core values: responsibility, respect, cooperation, sustainability, creativity, and kindness.
  • Limits class size to 20 in grades K – 3, 22 in grades 4 and 5, and 24 in grades 6, 7 and 8.
  • Offers educational field trips throughout the year.
  • Emphasizes project-based, hands-on learning.
  • Requires uniforms which may have a custom branding.
  • Provides two recess periods each day.
  • Offers art, music, foreign language, STEM, Health and PE.

Hear from Our Students

The Museum School is honored to be named a 2022 Inviting School by the International Alliance for Invitational Education. Invitational Education is an ethical theory of professional and personal practice that influences the well-being of all who are involved in educating— students, teachers, administrators, support staff, and parents—and that intentionally seeks to create, sustain, and enhance total learning environments based on trust, respect, optimism, and care.

Read More from Our Families: Why The Museum School Works for Us

The Museum School does not discriminate in its enrollment procedures or educational programs based on intellectual or athletic ability, aptitude, disability, race, class, gender, family structure, sexual orientation, religion, ancestry, or any other basis prohibited by law.