Achieve with BA!
Limited Seats Available in 5th and 6th Grades
Applications received for other grade levels will be added to the waitlist for their respective grade levels.
Learn with Us
- Small Class Sizes
- Year-Round Academic Calendar
- Emphasis on Social & Emotional Development
- Growth-Focused Learning Community
- Inspiring a Culture of CAN: I Can. You Can. We Can.
The application window for the 2025–26 School Year is open, and will remain open until March 1, 2025.
Scholar Enrollment is Now Open!
Lottery will be held 5:30pm today, March 2, on Google Meet. All applicants will receive a link. More information is available below in our FAQ.
Admissions Information
- To apply, Kindergarten students must be 5 years old, and 1st graders must be 6 by September 1.
- BA will admit two new classes of about 20 Kindergarten scholars annually and fill any openings in other grades.
- BA will add a new grade yearly until we are a fully inclusive K–12 school with lower, middle, and upper schools.
- We will honor our commitment to creating small, nurturing learning environments.
- We will not discriminate against any students based on ethnicity, national origin, gender, disability, intellectual ability, measures of achievement or aptitude, race, creed, religion or ancestry, or any grounds that would be unlawful if done by a school.
Admissions/Lottery FAQ
- BA operates on a year-round calendar.
- BA offers an Extended Day Program.
- BA does not provide transportation.
- BA scholars are required to wear uniforms.
- BA kindly expects every family to take part in volunteer activities to support and strengthen our community.
No, it is not. At Butler Academy, we firmly believe that every child deserves an amazing education. Creating a public school that discriminates based on race, ethnicity, gender, religion, or any other characteristic would be in direct opposition to why our school was founded. It would also be illegal.
This misconception may stem from the fact that Butler Academy was created in response to the inequities that have existed in our county for decades. These inequities are easily quantified by the academic disparities that exist between black and white students in our county. For example, for various grade levels throughout the last decade, you’ll find that white students have read at 2 to 3 times the proficiency level of their black counterparts. However, black students are not the only students who have been underrepresented, underserved, or otherwise marginalized by existing school systems. Therefore, creating a segregated learning environment is not the solution!
To the contrary, it is our mission to create an enthusiastic culture of learning that works for everyone. We expect that our academic success stories will be a proud reflection of the diversity of our community. Our goal is to provide families in Darlington County and the surrounding communities with a learning environment in which household income, social status, and the presence (or absence) of adverse childhood experiences are no longer predictors of academic success. Discrimination in education is not acceptable. Not here. Not anywhere.
BA is open to all students. Anyone can attend BA as long as he or she is a South Carolina resident and there is space available in his or her grade level.
The application window for the 2025-26 is now open and closes on March 1. Click here to apply. Applications received outside of that window are added to the waiting list on a first-come, first-served basis.
No. Current BA scholars are invited to return the following year and do not have to go through the initial enrollment proceedings. Current families wishing to re-enroll will have to complete a few forms to confirm intent to return and update contact information.
The application window for the upcoming school year will close at midnight on March 1. A lottery will be held via Google Meet at 5:30 p.m. on March 2 and lottery results will be available online immediately following the lottery.
No. You can login using the same email address and password that you used to sign up originally. Then enter your child(ren) into a lottery for the upcoming school year. If you’ve forgotten your password, click on the “Forgot Password” button for assistance.
Yes, any new students that want to attend BA must submit an application online. When prompted, choose the following preference group: “Applicant is a sibling of a currently enrolled student at Butler Academy.”
No, but they are given a higher priority in the lottery, as long as you selected the appropriate preference group when you signed up his sibling. However because of our commitment to small class sizes, we will always have a limited number of seats available. Siblings of currently enrolled scholars have priority as long as seats are available.
On March 2 at 5:30 p.m. virtually via Google Meet. We will make the link available to all applicants on March 2 prior to the lottery.
No. Attending the lottery on is not mandatory or necessary.
Yes. Lottery results will be available online immediately following the lottery on the Lotterease website. Results will be displayed by Application ID and will also be emailed to each applicant directly.
It’s a unique number that your child is assigned when you submit their online application into the lottery. This number was sent to you by email from Butler_Academy@lotterease.com. If you don’t see the email, please check your spam/junk folder.
You will receive an email and a text if your child gets selected. You will receive an email only if your child is waitlisted.
You will have 3 days to confirm the seat. If you do not accept the seat by the deadline, Lotterease will automatically withdraw your child’s name from the lottery and notify the next scholar on the waitlist.
You have 7 days from the date you confirm the seat to submit your enrollment forms. Failure to do so will result in your removal from the lottery and the seat will be offered to the next scholar on the waitlist.
While we are not able to give individual tours, we are hosting two in-person tours/info-sessions in February.
Yes, two in-person info sessions/tours will be held at Thursday, February 13, 2025 @ 5:30 pm and Saturday, February 22, 2025 @ 9 am. Bring your questions as there will be time for Q & A as well!
No. Both info sessions in February will offer the same information. Please choose the date that works best for your schedule.
Yes. Waiting lists are created in each grade level when the lottery runs if there are more applications than there are spaces available. Once that list is created, any new applicants will be added to the waiting list on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Once you have accepted your child’s seat, all sibling applicants are moved to the next available seat or spot on the waiting list in their respective grade level. A seat for the sibling applicant is not guaranteed, but he or she will be given higher priority in the waiting list.
