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Enroll Your Child at an Achievement First
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Thank you for your interest in Achievement First’s Brooklyn schools. The window to enroll in our lottery for the 2018-19 school year is now open!

Click the button below to submit a lottery enrollment form for the 2018-19 school year. The deadline to apply is April 1, 2018.

You can also apply by mail. Download the paper application here. Complete the form and mail it to us at: Achievement First C/O Admissions, 335 Adams St., Suite 700, Brooklyn, NY, 11201.

If you need assistance, you can visit the main office at any of our locations to fill out an application.

Click here to find a school.

*NOTE: If you have already submitted a waitlist form or have been placed on the waitlist in prior years, we invite you to submit a new lottery form for the 2018-19 school year!

An Hour with AF

Do you want to see what AF is all about? Join us for an Hour with AF. You’ll attend a school event with current families, get a sense of what it’s like to be a part of our community, and have your questions answered during a brief Q&A.

Click below to see the schedule and RSVP for events at schools in your neighborhood.

Bedford-Stuyvesant/Clinton Hill

AF Endeavor Elementary, 510 Waverly Ave., 718-622-5994

Friday, February 2, 7:30 – 8:15 a.m.
Friday, February 9, 7:30 – 8:45 a.m.
Friday March 2, 7:30 – 8:15 a.m.
RSVP here

AF Endeavor Middle, 510 Waverly Ave., 718-622-4786

Wednesday, January 17, 9:00 – 10:00 a.m.
Wednesday, January 24, 9:00 – 10:00 a.m.
Friday, February 9, 9:00 – 10:00 a.m.
RSVP here

Brownsville

AF Brownsville Elementary, 2021 Bergen St., 347-471-2600

Friday, February 16, 8:00 – 8:30 a.m.
Tuesday, March 6, 8:00 – 9:00 a.m.
Friday, March 23, 8:00 – 8:20 a.m.
RSVP here

AF Brownsville Middle, 2021 Bergen St., 347-471-2610

Friday, February 16, 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Friday, March 16, 7:45 – 8:45 a.m. and 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Tuesday, March 20, 7:30 – 8:30 a.m. or 3:00 – 4:00 p.m.
RSVP here

Bushwick

AF Bushwick Elementary, 125 Covert St., 347-471-2550

Friday, March 2, 7:30 – 8:30 a.m.
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AF Bushwick Middle, 1300 Greene Ave., 347-471-2560

Thursday, January 25, 5:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday, February 14, 9:00 – 10:00 a.m.
Wednesday, February 28, 3:00 – 4:00 p.m.
RSVP here

AF North Brooklyn Prep Elementary, 200 Woodbine St., 347-471-2690

Friday, January 26, 7:35 – 8:15 a.m.
Friday, February 9, 7:35 – 8:15 a.m.
Friday, March 16, 7:35 – 8:15 a.m.
RSVP here

Crown Heights/Prospect Lefferts Gardens

AF Crown Heights Elementary, 790 East New York Ave., 347-471-2580

Thursday, January 18, 5:30 – 6:45 p.m.
Friday, January 26, 8:00 – 8:50 a.m.
Friday, March 16, 8:00 – 9:00 a.m.
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AF Crown Heights Middle, 790 East New York Ave., 347-471-2590

Tuesday, February 27, 5:00 – 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, March 29, 5:00 – 6:00 p.m.
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AF Voyager Middle, 601 Parkside Ave., 347-471-3640

Friday, February 16, 7:50 – 8:50 a.m.
Friday, March 16, 7:50 – 8:50 a.m.
Friday, March 23, 7:50 – 8:50 a.m.
RSVP here

East New York

AF Apollo Elementary, 350 Linwood St., 347-471-2620

Wednesday, January 31, 8:30 – 9:30 a.m.
Friday, February 16, 9:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Thursday, March 22, 5:00 – 6:45 p.m.
RSVP here

AF Apollo Middle, 301 Vermont St., 347-471-2680

Thursday, January 18, 5:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday, February 27, 9:00 – 10:00 a.m.
Thursday, March 29, 9:00 – 10:00 a.m.
RSVP here

AF Aspire Elementary, 982 Hegeman Ave., 347-471-2055

Friday, February 9, 7:45 – 9:00 a.m.
Tuesday, March 6, 8:00 – 9:00 a.m.
Friday, March 23, 7:45 – 9:00 a.m.
RSVP here

AF Aspire Middle, 970 Vermont St., 347-471-2632

Thursday, January 22, 4:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday, February 15, 5:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday, March 22, 5:30 – 6:30 p.m.
RSVP here

AF East New York Elementary, 557 Pennsylvania Ave., 718-485-4924

Tuesday, January 23, 8:00 – 9:00 a.m.
Monday, February 5, 8:00 – 9:00 a.m.
Tuesday, March 6, 8:00 – 9:00 a.m.
RSVP here

AF East New York Middle, 158 Richmond St., 347-471-2570

Tuesday, January 23, 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Monday, February 5, 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Tuesday, March 6, 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
RSVP here

AF Linden Elementary, 800 Van Siclen Ave., 347-471-2700

Friday, January 19, 8:15 – 9:15 a.m.
Friday, February 2, 7:35 – 8:15 a.m.
Friday, February 16, 7:35 – 8:15 a.m.
RSVP here

LOTTERY

Families are welcome to attend this live public lottery, but attendance is not mandatory. Lottery results will be shared with all families following the lottery.

Date: Tuesday, April 3, 2018
Time: TBD
Location: Achievement First Network Support Office, 335 Adams St., Suite 700, Brooklyn

Questions?
E-mail us: admissionsNYC@achievementfirst.org
Leave a message: 718-623-2660 ext. 3

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