Key Dates
Work backward from the published dates
Use the dates as checkpoints. Families who are not in BPS have the earliest deadline, so check that first.
Checked against Boston Latin's published admissions pages on November 5, 2026.
Timeline
Key dates for this admissions cycle.
Work backward from these dates and leave time for registration and a final check.
December 4, 2026
Residency verification and weekend MAP Growth registration close
This date has passed for the current cycle. New dates appear here once Boston Latin publishes them.
December 1, 2026
BPS exam school information session
BPS holds an online exam school information session on Tuesday, December 1, 2026 at 6 p.m. Eastern (Zoom).
December 4, 2026
Residency verification and weekend MAP Growth registration close
Registration for the weekend MAP Growth administration runs from October 13 to midnight on December 4, 2026.
January 9, 2027
Weekend MAP Growth
Non-BPS students in grade 6, 8 or 9, BPS grade 9 students, and exam school students seeking a different exam school take MAP Growth on the weekend of January 9 to 10, 2027. January 16 and 17 is reserved for severe weather.
January 11, 2027
MAP Growth in BPS schools
BPS students in grade 6 or 8 at a non-exam school take MAP Growth in school from January 11 to 15, 2027, with no registration needed.
February 5, 2027
Ranking window for BPS students closes
BPS students in grade 6 or 8 at a school that is not an exam school rank their choices from January 5 to February 5, 2027, electronically or on a paper form from their school.
- Decisions
- Decision letters arrive in late April 2027 through the Avela portal and show invited, not invited or waitlist status.
- Appeals
- Exam school decisions are final and BPS does not accept appeals.
- Welcome event
- Invited students are invited to a spring 2027 welcome event.
- 2027-28 tier map
- The 2026-27 tier map was posted March 1, 2026 and uses 2024 American Community Survey and 2020 census tract data. BPS says 2027-2028 tiers will be available in late winter of 2026-2027.