Open Enrollment for SY 2024-25

What is Open Enrollment?

Open Enrollment is a period in which any student can enroll for the first time, or change their enrolled school and pathway. Any family needing a school for 2024-2025 can participate in Open Enrollment. This includes families who have never applied to SFUSD before and families who have applied in the Main Round or Round 2 but still seek a different school assignment. The Open Enrollment period starts on July 15 and goes through September 6, 2024. Students who have not previously applied for the 2024-25 school year can participate in New to SF Enrollment beginning one week earlier, on July 8.

This page will be updated in mid-May to provide more information about Open Enrollment.

How does Open Enrollment work?

Open Enrollment works on a first-come, first-served basis for immediate assignment to a school with open seats and no Wait Pool requests. 

During the first few days of Open Enrollment, there are typically many families who wish to get into schools and pathways that have openings. As a way to ensure that families are served in an orderly fashion during the first few days of Open Enrollment, every family that wishes to participate in Open Enrollment will need to complete a Google Form to join the queue. The Google Form will be made available on this webpage prior to that date. In the Google Form, families will provide their name, phone number, and email address. Enrollment Center staff will call and email families in the order their information is received.  When an EC counselor reaches you, they will be able to tell you which schools are available for your child, and will work with you to enroll your child in a school.

After the first few days, we will announce the closure of the Google Form, and families who still wish to participate in Open Enrollment can contact the Enrollment Center directly by phone, email, or in-person at one of our office locations. If you choose to enroll your child in a school using the Open Enrollment process, you overwrite any previous school assignment for the 2024-25 school year. Enrolling in a school for the first time, or changing your student’s enrollment, during Open Enrollment will not impact pending Wait Pool applications.

This page will be updated periodically to provide more information about Open Enrollment. Check this page prior to July 15 to find the link to the Google Form to join the Open Enrollment queue.