Elementary | Middle | High | Help

A checklist of items to be thinking about and finding answers to:

Logistics

Location, start & end time
Uniform or dress code; transportation
Number of classes; size of school

School Culture

Will your child like this environment?
Does the school fit with your family?

School Facilities

Yard and play structures
Classrooms, gym, cafeteria

Staff

Principal: What is her/his style or vision?
Teachers: What do you see & hear?
Who are the other adults on campus?

Programs

Assemblies, school activities, field trips
Library, science and technology
Art, gardening, clubs, other enrichment
Work with community organizations

Supervision

Drop-off and pick-up
Before- and after-school care
Lunch, recess, other activities
Discipline policy

Parent Involvement

How do new parents get involved?
How does the school build community?
How does the school share information?

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We host free enrollment workshops in the fall and spring.

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**ELEMENTARY SCHOOL**

**Enrollment Tips**

Elementary | Middle | High | Help

Apply by January deadline

Submit your SFUSD application online at sfusd.edu/onlineapp, email to enrollinschool@sfusd.edu or mail to the Enrollment Center , 555 Franklin St., San Francisco.

Drop off to 555 Franklin St., San Francisco or 1520 Oakdale Avenue San Francisco, CA 94124

List many schools/pathways.

List as many schools/pathways as you want; there is no limit.
Listing more will increase the odds of being offered a school on your list.
Learn about your attendance area school.

Register at your assigned school by the April deadline.

Register your child at your offered school or you will lose that spot.

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Apply by January deadline.

Feeder schools are not automatically offered and must be listed on the application.
Submit an application online, email or the Enrollment center offices.

List many schools/pathways and rank them in the order of your preference.

List as many schools/pathways as you want; there is no limit.
Listing more will increase the odds of being offered a school on your list.
List your feeder school in the order of your preference.
Contact charter schools directly to apply.

Learn about your feeder middle school.

Every SFUSD K-5 school has a feeder middle school.
You are given a preference for your feeder school if you list it.

Register at your assigned school by April deadline.

Register your child at your offered school or you will lose that spot.

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Apply on time.

Ruth Asawa School of the Arts deadline: December 13, 2024
Other SFUSD high schools: January 31, 2025

Explore your options.

Apply to any school in San Francisco.
Contact charter schools directly to apply.
Attend tours online and watch school videos with your student.
Let your student shadow at schools.

List many options in the order that you prefer them.

If applying to Lowell or Ruth Asawa School of the Arts, rank them with all other options on the SFUSD application form in order of preference.

Lowell High School Tips

Lowell High School application and selection for test deadline by December 13, 2024
Submit SFUSD application form online, email or the Enrollment offices by January 31, 2025
Admission Test dates Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at 6:00 PM, Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 8:30 AM at Lowell HS
Lowell High School of the Arts website for more details.

Ruth Asawa School Of The Arts Tips

Submit Ruth Asawa School of the Arts application and portfolio to the school office and sign up for audition by December 13, 2024 deadline.
Submit SFUSD application form online, email or the Enrollment offices by January 31, 2025.
Auditions on February 8th, 2025 - with a complete and submitted 2025-26 SFUSD application and audition assignment on Ruth Asawa's website,
Visit Ruth Asawa School of the Arts website for more details.

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Let PPS-SF Help You

We will come to your school or work for an enrollment workshop tailored to your needs - in English, Spanish, Cantonese and/or Mandarin. Grant funding is available. Request sliding scale info when you book online at www.ppssf.org