River Islands Academies
2025-2026 School Year
Lottery/Admissions Information
If you are interested in having your child’s name entered in a lottery for openings for the 2025-2026 school year, please apply to the lottery during the application window of January 27 - February 18th. It does not matter if you apply to the lottery on January 27th, February 5th, or February 18th; all names submitted during this window will be placed in the lottery on March 6th, for grades where spaces are available.
NOTE: In following our lottery preferences within our charters, we do not anticipate that there will be any space for new students who do not reside within the Banta Unified School District boundaries (River Islands is within BUSD).
Transitional Kindergarten (TK) enrollment will be limited during the 2025-2026 school year.
All new applicants, including residents of the Banta Unified School District (River Islands is within BUSD) along with applicants from outside BUSD, must fill out the Lottery/Request for Application Form. The Lottery/Request for Application Form will be available on the school website January 27 - February 18th. Returning students do not need to complete this application.
1. Please submit your child’s name one time only.
2. Kindergarten children must be 5 years old, on or before, September 1, 2025
3. TK children must turn 4 years old, on or before, September 1, 2025
4. Information regarding specific grade level available spaces will be posted on the River Islands Academies website by Wednesday, March 5, 2025.
5. The public random lottery drawing will take place at EPIC Academy (2760 Penrose Ln. Lathrop, CA 95330) on
March 6, 2025 at 9:00 AM. The public is invited to attend.
6. Lottery results will be posted on the website by March 7, 2025.
7. If a student is selected in the lottery, additional paperwork will be required before enrollment is confirmed.
8. When the lottery has been completed for the projected seats available, the remaining names will be kept for future selection during the 2025-2026 school year with priority given to residents of the district, which includes River Islands.
If you are interested in learning more about our schools please call the office at
River Islands Technology Academy - 209-229-4700
STEAM Academy - 209-229-4736
EPIC Academy - 209- 717-6700
River Islands High School - 209-717-6715
Admission preferences in the case of a public random drawing shall be as follows:
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
NOTE: Residents of the District refers to students who reside in Banta Unified School
District (BUSD) River Islands Development resides within the boundaries of BUSD.