Round 1 recap from EPC

The Educational Placement Center has released some data about the placement results of this years' enrollment lottery. Some of the highlights are:

• Demand is up for the second year in a row, with 358 more Kindergarten applications than last year.
• As a direct result, the lottery odds were worse:
  • 82% of applicants received one of their choices, down from 87% last year
  • 63% received their first choice, down from 67%
  • 18% of applicants did not receive any of their choices, up from 13% last yar
• Many schools are seeing sharp increases in demand, with 61 schools showing 10+ more applicants this year than last. The schools with large application increases called out by the EPC are:
  • L.R. Flynn, 69%
  • Fairmount, 62%
  • Grattan ES, 45%
  • Miraloma , 42%
  • McKinley, 39% (**)
  • Harvey Milk, 38%
  • S.F. Community, 32%
  • Monroe, 27%
  • Sunset, 26%
  • International Studies Academy, 20%

Kudo's to the EPC for making this information available so quickly.

** Update: How ironic that EPC was singling out McKinkley ES for its increased demand. Turns out they grossly over-enrolled McKinley's kindergarten class and are now scrambling to address their mistake. Anyone who has received a placement at McKinley is urged to contact the school, or EPC, immediately. I'm sure EPC will do everything possible to resolve this mistake, but they can only help if you get in touch. My sympathies to all involved.