Over 82% of our 135 students are eligible for free or reduced lunch and 60% are involved with the Department of Children and Families. Approximately 60% of our students are Black, 28% are Latino, and 12% are White or another race.
Stamford Academy holds a lottery each May. Students are admitted based on the number of seats available. The school applies (to the Sate Department of Education) each year for seats. This past year 130 seats were permitted.
In accordance with statutory requirements, the school posts a legal advertisement in the Stamford Advocate each April. The add runs concurrently for 14 days (informing residents where and when the annual lottery will take place). On May 30th the school conducts a blind lottery. The applications are placed in a bin and a non-interested party draws the names. The names are placed in order of draw.
