Application & Admission Information
Changes to the Choice Window *NEW*
New shortened timeline for the first round of choice.
The first round of choice has been condensed. Open from December 1 through January 2.
All applications received are considered together in the same random lottery.
This condensed window allows families to find out if they've received their first choice sooner.
All families are notified the 1st week of February and must accept their school placement within 5 days of receiving the letter. Read more
School Tours will begin in September and are given bi-monthly. Email Deb Hall at debbie.hall@adams12.org to schedule a date and time.
Admissions Information
Please attend one of the Parent Information Nights. Attendees will tour the school and learn about the educational and social emotional opportunities that await your child at Hulstrom.
2025-2026 School Year Parent Information Nights are Grades K-8th Wednesday, 11/13/2024, Grades K-5th Tuesday, 11/19/2024 and Middle School Grades 6-8th Wednesday 12/4/2024. All times are 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM. Please RSVP to debbie.hall@adams12.org. Mark your calendars!
Kindergarten
If you are interested in applying for kindergarten please submit your choice application electronically starting December 1st. Please complete the kindergarten applications as close to Dec.1st as possible and email the completed choice application with IQ report if applicable to debbie.hall@adams12.org for kindergarten assessment scheduling purposes.
All potential kindergarten students will go through a screening process held at Hulstrom. During the screening process, potential kindergarten students participate in a variety of assessments focused on the ability to understand, use and apply literacy skills, quick understanding of text with a large vocabulary, number sense, the ability to calculate, the ability to solve complex spatial problems, the ability to reason, processing and age appropriate interaction.
The purpose of the screening is to identify students who demonstrate readiness and need for an advanced academic and/or gifted and talented program. The screening results are combined with any additional information provided by the family to create a body of evidence. Each potential kindergarten student’s body of evidence is reviewed by a committee, and the committee determines each student’s readiness for Hulstrom K-8.
Screening will be scheduled by Hulstrom K-8 after the application process begins. Kindergarten screening can take anywhere between 45 minutes to 2 hours. If your child has an IQ report, it must be submitted prior to scheduling the screening not at the time of or after the screening and can be sent to debbie.hall@adams12.org. If your child does not have an IQ report, please anticipate 2 hours for the screening. An IQ report is not a requirement of the admission process but is highly recommended.
Your child must be five years old on or before October 1 of the school year he/she will start school.
Hulstrom does not keep or roll the wait list from year to year, so families need to apply through the choice office each year that they are interested. Please see here for Choice office information.
Individually Administered IQ Tests are not completed at Hulstrom however you can have one-on-one with a licensed school psychologist trained in such assessments. Please see the List of School Psychologists. These give an Intelligence Quotient (IQ) score. The most commonly used tests in our district are the Wechsler tests: the WPPSI for Pre-K to 2nd grade, and the WISC for grades 3 – 12.
Sibling Priority
For all grade levels, siblings who qualify to attend Hulstrom K-8 will be given priority as space becomes available.
1st -8th Grades
Applications for 2025-2026 will be accepted starting December 1.
Admission in grades 1-8 will be filled by lottery if and when space becomes available.
If you are interested in applying for grades 1-8, please submit your choice application electronically and email a body of evidence to debbie.hall@adams12.org. The body of evidence should include:
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A copy of your child’s Advanced Learning Plan (ALP) if they are formally identified gifted and talented
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Academic Achievement Data, including, but not limited to, PARCC, CMAS, MAP/NWEA, etc.
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Cognitive Assessments completed by schools as part of the Universal Screening Process, including, but not limited to, CogAT, NNAT, etc.
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IQ Report - This is not required, but highly recommended and will be entered into the body of evidence if provided.
Where does my child go after 8th Grade? Click on Hulstrom K-8 High School Pathways to find out!
For questions contact Deb Hall at debbie.hall@adams12.org or 720-972-5402
For Spanish-speaking families only – please call 720-972-6000
Colorado Preschool Program (CPP)
Our process for enrollment for the Colorado Preschool Program (CPP) for at-risk families has changed and we have updated the information on our page on the district website to help families with enrollment questions and about our new process. Please visit the district preschool website for more information.