When should you apply? Click on the timeline to discover important enrollment dates and next steps.
Step 1: Create Your SchoolMint Account
Visit rpacademy.schoolmint.net and create an account. If you've applied before, log in instead of creating a new account.
Step 2: Start Your Application
Once your account is ready, begin your application. Check the timeline above—depending on the enrollment period, you may be applying for next year or the current year's waitlist.
Step 3: Timeline & Lottery
Open Enrollment: February 14 - March 1
During this period, all applications are given equal weight.
After March 1: If we receive more applicants than available spots, we'll conduct a lottery. You'll receive your offer through SchoolMint via email—make sure to respond within 5 days!
What Happens Next
August: We'll send out School Year Registration Updates and Permission Slips
Back to School: You'll start the year with an awesome orientation week
April: New Student Night (You'll receive an invite!)
From February 15 and March 1, RPA follows Oregon law to provide a two-week time where all applications, no matter when they are submitted in that timeframe, receive the same weight. If we receive more than our forecasted number, we will have a lottery to determine who we can offer a place, while the remaining families are at the top of the new wait list
Nope! Current RPA students will continue at RPA until they graduate high school or decide to move.
Yes! Your 8th grader's spot is saved at the school. Don't reapply!
Exciting! We do need you to fill out an application for any non-RPA sibling (5th grade and older). If a family has a current RPA student, their new-to-RPA sibling's application receives preference over non-sibling applicants.
Yes! If you were on our waitlist during this school year, you will need to reapply during Open Enrollment for 2026-27(February 15 - March 1). This gives you another opportunity for admission during the formal Open Enrollment window.
Please give the office a call (541.526.0882) to schedule a tour when it works for you!
Redmond School District Transportation Available
Students in Redmond School District can take the RSD bus to and from school with convenient stops at each campus.
Learn more about RSD routes here.
Route 24 | Bend to Redmond
Cascade East Transit Route 24 connects Bend to RPA with convenient morning and afternoon service.
View Route 24 Schedule & Stops
RPA has a dedicated school bus that drives to and from Bend each day to support our Bend middle school students. Every school day, our bright yellow RPA bus arrives at the Hawthorne stop in Bend, ready to transport middle school students directly to campus. This isn't a complicated transit system with multiple transfers, it's door-to-campus service designed specifically for our middle school students.
Here's How It Works:
Route 22 | Madras to Redmond
Cascade East Transit Route 22 serves students from Madras, Metolius, and Culver with multiple daily trips to RPA.
View Route 22 Schedule & Stops
Route 26 | Prineville to Redmond
Cascade East Transit Route 26 provides transportation from Prineville to RPA with morning and afternoon service options.
View Route 26 Schedule & Stops
Route 28 | Sisters to Redmond
Cascade East Transit Route 28 connects Sisters to RPA with multiple daily departures supporting the school schedule.
Going to RPA is like going to a school full of people who understand you. You never feel unwanted or weird — you feel at home.
~ Drew R. , Grade 6
Everyone is welcome! Bullying is very little, and you feel accepted!
~ Willow C. , Grade 7
RPA is the kind of school where dreams can come true if you try hard enough.
~ Logan R. , Grade 8
It's an amazing school with all the resources you need to be successful and more! You move at your own pace, and all the teachers are really kind.
~ Liv F. , Grade 9
