Open Enrollment

Enrollment for the 2024-25 lottery for grades K-8 runs from December 18, 2023 through February 29, 2024. The admissions lottery will be held at 10 AM on March 6, 2024.

Cincinnati Classical Academy’s general application process will remain open until the beginning of the school year in Fall 2024. Students will be seated in the order they apply until all seats are filled. Once all seats are filled, students who apply will be put on the waitlist until a seat has become available.

Please use the link below in order to complete the SchoolMint application for each child you wish to enroll in grades K-8 for the 2024-25 school year.

Why Classical Education?

The pursuit of the good, the true, and the beautiful is good for everyone.

Cincinnati Classical Academy provides a time-tested, content-rich curriculum in the classical liberal arts and sciences, with instruction in moral character and civic virtue.  We aim to prepare students for life, not just for college and career, through formation of the will to desire what is good, true, and beautiful. We rely on teachers, not digital devices, to teach, inspire, and form our students. We use primary sources and classic literature so that students can converse with and learn from the greatest thinkers who shaped Western culture and institutions.

A Virtual Tour of Campus

Take a virtual tour of Cincinnati Classical Academy where we guide you through the school, talk about the curriculum, and explain what the students go through on a day to day basis. We want to make sure you have all the information you need to make the best decision for you family.

What happens if my child is placed on the waiting list?​

If your child is placed on the waiting list for his/her grade level, you will also receive a number that indicates where you are on that waiting list. You will be notified again when and if accepted students decline their seats and your child is moved up to the offered list. At this point you will have seven days to accept or decline the offered seat. If you accept, please follow the steps of the enrollment process.

 Further questions may be directed to our Enrollment Manager, Mrs. Janet O’Callaghan: jocallaghan@cincyclassical.org

Learn more about Cincinnati Classical Academy

In partnership with Hillsdale College, Cincinnati Classical Academy provides a tuition-free, classical liberal arts education to 602 students from 60 zip codes across six counties in southwest Ohio in grades K-7.