The Academy for Science and Design is an open-enrollment charter school for students in grades seven through 12. Charter schools are public schools, but they are attended by choice and often specialize in a general field. Academy for Science and Design specializes in architecture and engineering, chemistry and bio-medicine, astronomy and astronautics, computer sciences, system design and simulation, environment and global sustainability, mathematics and physics and aeronautics and aviation. If there are more eligible students than there are openings at the school, a lottery is held.