Avela Match

Fair, Transparent, and Data-Driven School Matching

Equitable student assignment and lottery management, powered by Nobel Prize-winning algorithms.

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Confidently Run Your Choice Process

Simplify school choice lotteries and assignments with proven, equity-driven technology.

Match Students

Match More Students To Their Top Choices

Over 95% of students receive one of their top choices with Avela Match.

school choice operations

Streamline Oversight And Operations

Give administrators powerful, user-friendly tools to manage matches, waitlists, and custom rules at scale.

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What Makes Avela Match Different?

  • Nobel Prize Technology: Built on the Deferred Acceptance algorithm and modernized with Top Trading Cycles, COM, and Hungarian Optimization.

  • Equity-Driven Assignments: Empower districts to implement diversity priorities, geographic rules, opportunity tickets, and weighted lotteries.

  • Transparent & Auditable: Every match is documented, reviewable, and backed by clear logic for family and community trust.

  • Dynamic Waitlists: Automatically update placements as spots open up, so you never miss a chance to enroll the right student.

  • Powerful Admin Tools: Easily customize priorities, cutoffs, programs, and reporting with intuitive drag-and-drop controls.

  • Simulation & Forecasting: Run "what-if" models before publishing any results to forecast impact on equity and access.

Everything You Need To Run A Fair, Efficient Match

✅ Blind Computerized Lotteries

✅ Choice Priorities & Custom Weights

✅ Geographic & Diversity Requirements

✅ Dynamic Waitlist Management

✅ Transparent Reporting & Dashboards

✅ Admin Controls by School, Grade, and Group

✅ Tie Breaker Technology

✅ Flexible Seat Offers & Over-Offer Planning

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Want Us To Run It For You?

Avela Match is also available as a fully managed service. Let our expert team handle the configuration, matching, auditing, and communication — so your team can focus on students and strategy.

Explore Other Modules In The Avela Enrollment Suite

Avela Explore

Empower families to find the right schools for their children with a mobile-first, user-friendly school finder.

Avela Apply

Streamline your application process for families and staff.

Avela Enroll

Streamline your enrollment and registration processes into a centralized, easy-to-use system.

Ready To Modernize Student Assignment And Lottery Management?