Applying to Pan American Academy Charter School is a simple, straightforward process. The following instructions will help guide you through the steps. The application window for enrollment for the 2026-2027 school year is September 19, 2025 through January 20, 2026.
Click to Apply Today!The application window for enrollment for the 2026-27 school year is September 19, 2025, through January 20, 2026. After that date, you can still apply but you will be placed on the waiting list.
Families can obtain and apply for admission online at ApplyPhillyCharter.org or by calling the Apply Philly Charter toll-free number at 1-800-891-3999. The toll-free number has customer service representatives who can assist families in multiple languages and includes after-hours support. Families are welcome to visit the School for assistance, and families will be provided with information on how to apply and, subject to availability, a computer or tablet to access ApplyPhillyCharter.org. Additionally, families can receive support by emailing the infobox at apc@applyphillycharter.org.
Paper applications are not available, and Pan American Academy Charter School will not accept or enroll any applicant whose application is not recorded through the Apply Philly Charter system. Pan American Academy Charter School will provide reasonable accommodations if an individual requests to apply in person.
The application process only involves submitting the application form by the deadline. No interview, school tour, information session, or fee is required.
Once the application is submitted, the applicant will receive a confirmation email or text message. Applicants who are unable to provide an email address will receive a confirmation of their application submission via postal mail to the address recorded on the application.
If more applications are received than there are seats available, the school will hold a randomized lottery to determine which applicants are offered a seat for enrollment. All applications submitted within the application window will be referred to the lottery, assuming an application is not a duplicate submission and is otherwise eligible to attend the school.
The lottery for the 2026-2027 school year will be conducted on February 04, 2026. Priority will be given to applicants with siblings, followed by applicants who live in zip codes 19133 and 19134. The lottery will be conducted by the school on the Apply Philly Charter system.
Upon application submission, each applicant is automatically assigned a random lottery number. When the lottery is run, it will take the following into account: first, the priority group an applicant falls into, and, second, the applicant’s random lottery number. Seats will first be offered to applicants who fall into the first priority group in order of lowest random lottery number to highest. The lottery will then offer seats to applicants in the second, third, etc. priority groups in order of random lottery numbers until the number of available seats has been exhausted. Applicants not offered a seat through the lottery will be waitlisted in order of their priority group first, and their random lottery number second.
Applicants who were offered a seat through the lottery will be notified on February 03, 2026 via email through Apply Philly Charter. Applicants who were offered a seat through the lottery will have until February 23, 2026, to accept their seat offer on Apply Philly Charter by clicking “accept” in their Apply Philly Charter accounts. Offers will expire after 11:59 PM if no action has been taken on them. Families will now only have 7 days to accept or decline an offer in Apply Philly Charter.
School office staff will contact applicants regarding the next steps and required paperwork to complete enrollment. Applicants will be required to submit all enrollment paperwork to the school by March 27, 2026. Enrollment paperwork will not be collected through Apply Philly Charter.