2026-2027 STEM Academy Application Process
Students may apply beginning September 24, 2025. The application will close October 20, 2025 at 9:00 pm.
Admissions notifications will be sent out in January 2026.
Essay # 3 Sessions
All students are required to complete a 3rd in person essay. The 3rd essay will be completed at either DMS, or LMS, depending on which side of the district the student resides. These sessions will take place on the designated dates noted below. Students/parents will be sent an email, based on the information provided on the application, telling them which date and time their student is scheduled to complete the 3rd in person essay. If students cannot make the in person session at their middle school that they are scheduled for due to illness, one final session will be made available on the Saturday of that same week at the STEM Academy, beginning promptly at 9:00 am. Non-public students (students attending private schools) will be invited to attend the session on the side of the district in which they reside, or the Saturday session.
All applicants are required to complete a 3rd essay, written in person.
The schedule for completing the 3rd essay is as follows:
Downingtown Middle School (DMS) Applicants: Tuesday, October 28, 2025 at 3:00 pm at Downingtown Middle School.
Lionville Middle School (LMS) Applicants: Thursday, October 30, 2025 at 3:00 pm at Lionville Middle School.
Non-public school students/make-up sessions: Saturday, November 1, 2025 beginning promptly at 9:00 am at the STEM Academy.
**Non-public school students are welcome to choose to take the in person essay on the side of the district in which they reside.
