Apply for The Ingenuity Project
Application Coming Soon!
Applications for school year 2027-28 will open on November 2, 2026.
Admissions Grade Conversion & Standardized Testing Form
All late applicants (applying for 7th and 10th grade) AND all applicants who are not current BCPSS students OR who attended a non-BCPSS school last year must request for their school to complete the Report Card Conversion and Standardized Test Form by January 2027 (TBD) for their application to be complete.
BCPSS iReady Registration
All non-BCPSS applicants who did not take MCAP in 2026 must register to take iReady with Baltimore City Public Schools and send their results to apply@ingenuityproject.org. Register here.
HS Admissions Test Study Materials
All high school applicants must take Ingenuity’s MAP Algebra I test. You will be invited to register after applying. Find study materials here.
Apply Online
November 2, 2026 -
January 15, 2027
(Same as School Choice Deadline)
Open Houses
High School Open Houses with Info Sessions:
October 11 at 1 p.m. and November 5 at 5:30 p.m.
at Poly
Middle School
Open Houses:
Register here.
Virtual Middle School Information Sessions: Register here.
High School Testing
December 2026
- January 2027
(Applicants will be invited to register after submitting their applications)
Decisions
End of February
Learn More About Our Admissions Policies
Application Timeline
October 11, 2026
Poly's Open House with Ingenuity Information Sessions (1:00 - 3:00 PM)
November 2, 2026
Ingenuity Application Opens
November - December 2026
Middle School Open Houses with Ingenuity Information Sessions
November 5, 2026
Poly's Open House with Ingenuity Information Sessions (5:30 - 7:30 PM)
November 14, 2026
Ingenuity Middle School Virtual Information Session (9:00 - 10:00 AM)
November 18, 2026
Ingenuity Middle School Virtual Information Session (7:00 - 8:00 PM)
Dec 2026 - Jan 2027
Ingenuity High School Admissions Test Sessions (NO Middle School test for 2026-27 Admissions)
January 15, 2027
Ingenuity Application DEADLINE (Same as Baltimore City Public Schools Choice Deadline)
February 2027 (TBD)
Ingenuity Admissions DECISIONS RELEASED
Have Additional Questions?
Use the form linked below to submit any further questions or request an application form.