Enrollment and Admissions Process
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2026-27 Mt. Scott Academic Calendar
We are an accredited nonprofit high school contracting with Portland Public Schools (PPS) to offer an alternative path to graduation. We work alongside our students to meet their unique needs. We are funded through a combination of our PPS contract and support from foundations and donors. Our students do not pay tuition.
Enrollment openings are available in all grades at Mt Scott High School.
Mt Scott High School: Finding Hope, Safety and Success
āThe biggest impact Mt. Scott and the staff had on my life is belief ā belief in myself and that there was greatness within me. I credit many of my greatest successes in life to that belief.āā Taylor Peters, Mt. Scott graduate
Please consider joining us if you are:
- Looking for a small, relationship-centered school environment
- Committed to earning your high school diploma
- No more than 1.5 years behind your graduating class in credits
- Committed to working toward regular, on-time, daily school attendance
- Committed to a cell phone-free environment
- Committed to being drug-free and violence-free during the school day
Our admissions process:
Transcript
Submit your most recent transcript from your home school.
Interview
A 45-minute meeting for you and your family, plus a school tour.
Trial
Two weeks attending classes so we can confirm it’s a good fit together.
Use the online form if you have reliable internet access. Use the paper Student Interest Form if you don’t, or if you’d prefer to fill it out by hand ā it’s also available in Spanish. Submitting a form does not guarantee enrollment.
Good to know: reasons we might not enroll a student
There are various reasons why we might not enroll a student or might find them ineligible to continue attending Mt. Scott, including but not limited to the following:
- A student is unable or unwilling to commit to the program’s expectations. Please note that the team monitors student progress quarterly, and students need to demonstrate progress to remain enrolled at Mt. Scott.
- A student is more than 1.5 years behind their graduating class in terms of credits or we are unable to create a class schedule that meets a student’s credit needs.
- As a small, relationship-based program, the health and safety of our community is essential to individual student success. At times, we need to consider peer dynamics and current or prior relationships with members of the existing student body when making enrollment decisions.
- A student has academic, behavioral, or social needs that are beyond the scope of the existing services at Mt. Scott.
See our FAQs for more.
If we determine that you meet the initial criteria, we will contact you to schedule an interview with both the student and the parent or guardian. If you and our program staff agree that Mt. Scott is a good fit, we will invite you to enroll for a two-week trial period. During these two weeks, you will be expected to attend all classes, participate in class, and follow Mt. Scott community expectations.
We accept Student Interest Forms during the last month of each quarter and at the beginning of the next academic quarter. If we are at capacity or the enrollment window is closed, we ask that students remain enrolled at their previous school, find school placement elsewhere, or continue earning credits through PPS’s Reconnections Services department and re-apply for the following quarter if they are still interested.
Forms may be sent to:
Mt. Scott High School | 6148 SE Holgate Blvd. | Portland, OR 97206
Fax: 503-771-4750