Enrollment Process

April 1st, 2025. Enroll Today!

To apply for Kindergarten, your child must be 5 by December 31st of 2025.

Amber Charter School East Harlem, Kingsbridge, and Inwood will hold its admissions lottery on April 3rd, 2025.

Applicants chosen in the lottery will receive an email, text, & phone call the same day. Applicants not chosen in the lottery receive an email and text informing them that they have been waitlisted.

As per NY State law dictates that preference be given to students residing at Community School District #4 for ACS East Harlem (EH), Community School District #10 for ACS Kingsbride (KB), and Community District #6 for ACS Inwood (IW) to applicants at the time of the lottery. Amber Charter School is legally allowed to give enrollment preference to students with brothers or sisters enrolled at Amber Charter School EH, KB, and IW locations. Siblings must share at least one biological parent or share a legal guardian. This information will be verified before enrollment.

East Harlem, Inwood, Kingsbridge Elementary students attend school from 8:00 AM to 3:10 PM.

Kingsbridge Middle School students attend school from 7:30 AM to 2:50 PM.

Yes, East Harlem, Inwood and Kingsbridge Middle School partner with Road to Success. Kingsbridge Elementary partners with Manhattan College. Both programs are fee-based.

For Amber Charter School East Harlem bus service is available only for Manhattan students who reside outside a 10-block radius within Manhattan, as stated from NYC Office of Pupil Transportation busing is limited to the borough of Manhattan. Students from other boroughs are eligible to receive a Metro Card.

For Amber Charter School Kingsbridge and Inwood bus service is not available, students who reside outside a 10-block radius from the school are eligible to receive a Metro Card.

Yes you will need to reapply. Applications and waiting lists do not “roll over” from year to year.

Late applications will be placed on the wait list in the order they are received.

Contact us: 

Call/Text (212) 287-4067

Email at: admissions@ambercharter.or­g.