Admissions

GPA:  2.5 cumulative GPA, fall semester of application year plus previous full year. 

Test Scores: TPS will consider students’ highest MAP or OPI scores from the past year. The student must score at or above the 35th percentile in both Reading and Math to qualify.

Attendance: no longer used for admissions 

Teacher Recommendation: no longer used for admissions

Discipline: Suspensions will no longer automatically disqualify students from consideration. All students with suspension will be reviewed by a committee to approve or deny the application to move forward. 

• If an applicant is not a current TPS student, all documentation relating to any suspension record must be submitted for consideration. 
• For all applicants currently enrolled in TPS, suspension information, including details of the incident, will be pulled from Powerschool.

Approximately 60% of our students are accepted from Quadrants 1 and 2, and approximately 40% of our students are accepted from Quadrants 3 and 4. 

Quadrants are based on the TPS elementary school assigned to the home address. 

QuadrantMap.pdf

Applications for the 2025-26 school year will be accepted from January 11 to February 21, 2025. Applications will be available at enroll.tulsaschools.org. 

• Only current 8th graders may shadow.
• Carver may not shadow; they will visit as an entire class.
• Shadowing is from 8:30 AM - 3:35 PM; students may bring a sack lunch or purchase lunch from cafeteria.
• There are a limited number of spaces, so please register early.
• Students must be in academic and discipline good-standing with their home school in order to participate. 
• Parents are responsible for transportation.

Sign up here:

Thursday, November 14th - closed/full
Thursday, November 21st - closed/full
Thursday, December 5th - closed/full
Thursday, December 12th - closed/full
Thursday, January 16th - canceled/registrations moved to Jan. 17th
Friday, January 17th - closed
Thursday, January 30th - closed
Friday, January 31st - closed

• BTW offers group tours on the same dates as shadowing.
  • Thursday, November 14th
  • Thursday, November 21st
  • Thursday, December 5th
  • Friday, January 31st
  • Thursday, December 12th
  • Friday, January 17th
  • Thursday, January 30th
  • Friday, January 31st
• Tours are led by members of the Senior Class and will conclude with Q&A session with school administration.
• Tours run from 8:30-9:30 am and begin/end in the Seminar Room.
• To schedule: click here

There are two evening events available: Open House and Showcase Night

Open House is Wednesday, November 20th, 5:30-7:00 PM

• Evening starts with a 45-minute presentation in the auditorium led by school adminstrators.
• Evening concludes with a 45-minute tour of the building.
• ​​​​​​​Reservations are recommended (due to tour group size).
• Reserve your space: click here

Showcase Night is Thursday, January 23rd, 6:00-8:00 PM

• "Showcase” is a fun-filled evening, where you will have the opportunity to learn about life as a Hornet.
• Evening begins with a Club/Organization Fair and the opportunity to speak with our teachers about their courses.
• Evening concludes with an auditorium presentation, where you will learn about our academic, athletic, and fine arts programs and see performances from our student groups.
• Tours are not available during this event.
• No reservations are required. 

MAP Testing

MAP tests will be offered to out-of-district magnet applicants on January 23, 2025, January 29, 2025, and February 4, 2025. Students who are not currently enrolled in Tulsa Public Schools and do not have test scores from last semester or this semester can sign up here. Only students who have submitted a criteria magnet school application will be tested.