Enroll Your Child
How to Apply
Veritas Prep is a free, public charter school in Springfield, that provides a rigorous, college preparatory education. We welcome and encourages applications from all Springfield students, including students with disabilities, multilingual learners, and students requiring specialized supports. Admission is based on a random, public lottery. There are no admissions applications or interviews, and there is no tuition fee. Enrollment is open to all eligible students through a public lottery process.
To join the lottery, fill out a simple, one-page application in either English or Spanish, available online and in paper format. Front office staff are available to assist families with completing applications and navigating the enrollment process. Veritas is committed to providing the academic, language, and special education services students need to thrive academically, socially, and emotionally.
Why Choose Veritas?
You should consider enrolling your child at Veritas if you are looking for a rigorous and suportive education that sets your student on the path to college.
Whether a scholar joins us in 5th grade or 9th grade, our teachers weave real college and career connected learning into their clasrooms, so students leave Veritas academically and personally sure of their next steps. Our innovative Early Colllege model means our seniors graduate with real college credits, college acceptances, and a plan for their future.
We strive to create classrooms where each Veritas staff member knows and challenges every individual student, forges strong relationships with families, and encourages students to identify as the future leaders of tomorrow.
“I saw the opportunity to grow in a way that none of my peers might be able to, and I jumped on it. Veritas not only changed my academics, but my personal life as well.”
– Elijah Frederick, Veritas Prep 2026, Westfield State University 2030
How Does the Lottery Work for Charter Schools?
There are 120 spots available for the 5th grade. The first 120 applications pulled through the lottery are offered a spot. All other 5th-grade applicants are placed on the waitlist. There are limited seats in grades 6-11 that also will be filled through the lottery. All grade 6–11 applicants who do not get a spot are automatically placed on the waitlist. If openings become available in grades 6–11, applicants are pulled off the waitlist in the chronological order of their waitlist number.
All applicants, regardless of whether they are offered a seat, receive an email with their status (enrollment offer or waitlist) via the email address listed on their application. Emails are sent out one week after the lottery.
If an applicant gets a spot and accepts, they must complete an enrollment packet. The enrollment packet is both in English and Spanish.
Start Your Application
We are now accepting enrollment applications for the 2026-2027 school year in grades 5-12!
Applications are available in English and Spanish and can be submitted using the yellow buttons to the right. You can also print a copy of the application and mail it to Veritas Prep Charter School, 370 Pine Street, Springfield, MA 01105. Mailed applications must be postmarked by Thursday, July 30th 2026. Applications are also available for pick up at our Middle School (370 Pine Street, Springfield, MA 01105) or our High School (225 Carando Drive, Springfield MA) locations. Paper applications can be completed on site, dropped back off at either school, or can be mailed in.
If you applied for the 2025–2026 school year and were not offered a seat, you must submit a new application for the 2026–2027 school year. Lottery applications do not carry over from year to year.
All incoming students must have successfully completed their previous grade at their current school. For example, students entering 9th grade must have successfully passed 8th grade.