Discovery Elementary (Lottery School)

Multi-age instruction at Discovery emphasizes personalized learning, and looping allows students to form long-term, positive relationships with teachers. Discovery Elementary serves 250 students in a welcoming, small-school environment.

Discovery Elementary School's (DES) Kindergarten Registration Lottery is scheduled for Tuesday, January 28, 2025.

If your child is registered in the Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose School District, you will receive a mailing of information regarding the DES Kindergarten Lottery. Information and application forms will be mailed out at the end of December. Applications for DES kindergarten are due back to the DES office by Monday, January 27, 2025.  If you need more information, please call the DES Office 763.682.8400.

Discovery Kindergarten Lottery Information

Discovery Kindergarten Application

If you wish to apply for a child who will be entering 1st-5th Grade for the 2025-2026 school year, please complete the application below. Upon completion, please send the application via email to Discovery-Lottery@bhmschools.org or mail to: Discovery Elementary School 301 2nd Ave NE. Buffalo, MN 55313

Any 1st-5th Grade Enrollment Application will be entered into a wait pool. If your child is drawn from the wait pool you will be contacted via phone. 

1st-5th Grade Enrollment Application