River Islands Academies
2025-2026 School Year
Lottery/Admissions Information
All K-12th Grade BUSD/River Islands Residents (not including TK) that applied for the 25-26 Lottery/Admissions are eligible to complete an enrollment packet and will not participate in the Public Lottery Drawing. Registration will be available online starting March 27th, 2025. A link will be sent via email to the email address provided on the lottery survey.
The public lottery will be held at River Islands Technology Academy (1175 Marina Dr. Lathrop) at 9:00 AM on Thursday, March 6th for Transitional Kindergarten (TK) students ONLY.
According to the preferences in our charter (listed below) we will only be pulling from names of TK students who already have siblings enrolled in River Islands Academies Schools. We currently do not have enough seats at River Islands Academies to accommodate all TK students who have a sibling already attending RIA. We will hold our public drawing to determine which TK students will be eligible to register for the 25-26 school year.
Charter Lottery Preferences
1. Children of River Islands K-12 teachers, staff, and founders identified in the charter (not to exceed 10% of River Islands K-12’s enrollment)
2. Residents of the District who have siblings admitted to or attending River Islands K-12
3. Residents of the District
4. Students who are currently enrolled in Banta Elementary School and students who reside in the Banta Elementary School attendance area (for purposes of the SB 740 Charter School Facility Grant Program)
5. All students who have attended a charter school operated by River Islands Academies
6. Non-Residents of the District who have siblings admitted to or attending River Islands K-12
7. All other students
Results of the Public Lottery Draw will be posted on the RIA Website on Friday, March 7th.
All enrollment is confirmed after the completion of enrollment packet and required paperwork. Enrollment is contingent on proof of residency paperwork.
Lottery Spots Grade 2025-2026
63 Transitional Kindergarten
0 Kindergarten
0 First Grade
0 Second Grade
0 Third Grade
0 Fourth Grade
0 Fifth Grade
0 Sixth Grade
0 Seventh Grade
0 Eighth Grade
0 Ninth Grade
0 Tenth Grade
0 Eleventh Grade
0 Twelfth Grade