Admissions

Application Timeline for Semester 2 - TBA

All students entering or in grades 9-12 who reside in the City of Madison (specifically, within the MMSD attendance area) can apply for admission to Malcolm Shabazz City High School. Students who live outside of the MMSD’s attendance boundaries must first pursue Open Enrollment or pay the required MMSD tuition fees prior to submitting an application for admission.

Applications for admission are accepted prior to the start of each semester through the online application process.  

Shabazz has a multi-step admissions process. Applicants must first meet the eligibility criteria for admittance before proceeding to the lottery. The goal of the multi-step admissions process is to maximize enrollment opportunities and promote equity in student admissions.

Families who are selected via lottery and accept a spot at Shabazz must then be part of an intake session with a member of our Intake Team. 

All applicants must satisfy the criteria below before entering the lottery.

1.  Applicants must reside in Madison or complete the Open Enrollment process as well as submit the Malcolm Shabazz Prospective Student Application prior to the application deadline. Please see Admissions Timeline (above) for this year’s application deadlines.

2.  Applicants must meet the school’s credit attainment and behavior requirements.

• Applicants must be on track to graduate from the MMSD on time or with no more than one additional year of course work.
• Applicants may not have a pattern or history of disruptive behavior, inappropriate sexual behavior, or physical aggression towards others, peers, and school staff alike. 

3.  For students with an Individual Education Plan (IEP), the IEP team, including one or more staff members from Shabazz, will meet to ensure services needed to support academic and social and emotional growth and success can be provided within the full inclusion model of our school. The IEP team is responsible for the change of placement decision from the student's home school to Shabazz.

Jeff Evert - Special Education Dept. Chair/PST
jevert@madison.k12.wi.us

Elizabeth Long - School Counselor
emlong@madison.k12.wi.us

Rene Staskal - School Psychologist
restaskal@madison.k12.wi.us

Megan Miller - School Social Worker
mjmiller@madison.k12.wi.us

TAMBIÉN, PUEDEN COMUNICARSE CON NUESTRO BRS - VÍA CORREO ELECTRÓNICO, TEXTO O LLAMADA
Arsenio Cicero
acicero@madison.k12.wi.us

All students in grades 9-12 who attend a MMSD high school can apply to Shabazz High School. Students who live outside of the MMSD boundaries can pursue Open Enrollment or pay MMSD tuition. 

• We accept new students on a semester basis.  We are no longer accepting applications for Semester 1 of the 2022-23 school year. 

• Eighth graders can apply in the spring for the following school year.

Applicants begin the process by filling out an online form.  We are no longer accepting applications for Semester 1 of 2022-23. 

Shabazz will determine the number of spaces available each semester. In cases where there are fewer spaces than eligible applicants, applicants shall be accepted for admission by a lottery process. Applicants who attend the Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD) will receive a preference for admission over out-of-district applicants. All applicants will be drawn via the lottery to establish a random lottery order for all grades. Shabazz draws the lottery using applicant names. Admission offers will be made based on the number of seats available. Shabazz will place the names of applicants not offered admission, following the lottery, in the order they were selected onto a waiting list. 

Shabazz will continue the lottery process even after the lottery spots are filled to determine the order of the students on the waitlist. Stated differently, Shabazz shall place the names of applicants, who qualified for the lottery but were not offered an admission spot, on a waitlist in the order the names were selected. Shabazz will maintain the waitlist separate from those admitted through the lottery, and will inform each family of the position of its student on the waitlist at the conclusion of the lottery process.

Shabazz will keep a waitlist for the first 10 days of the semester for which applicants sought admission. If a spot becomes available within the first 10 days of the semester, the vacant spot will be offered to the waitlisted students in numerical order until filled. After that, waitlisted applicants will need to reapply the following semester to be considered for admission. 

If a student or applicant stops attending Shabazz or declines admission, the next available applicants on the waitlist will be offered admission until the vacant seat is filed. No applicant will be admitted ahead of other eligible applicants on the waitlist. 

Shabazz maintains accurate waitlist records including applicant names (first, middle, last), dates of birth, home addresses of residence, telephone numbers, and applicants who were part of the lottery, but did not gain admission. Applicants accepted from the waitlist for the semester for which the applicant sought admission are notified immediately by telephone and in writing and must notify the school within two days of their acceptance. If an applicant declines an offer of admission, the applicant must reapply if they wish to be considered again for admission. 

Enrollment averages between 115-130 students.

Yes, all graduates will receive a MMSD diploma from Malcolm Shabazz City High School.

Shabazz does not have a school bus, however we are conveniently located near several Metro bus stops, and is a ten-minute walk to the North Transfer Point. Students who qualify can receive district issued Metro bus passes as well as free or reduced lunch.