Spring Transfer

Spring Transfer requests are for SFUSD families who desire to transfer to another school in the Spring semester. Families may apply to transfer schools by submitting a Spring Transfer application form by the deadline of November 9, 2023. 

Parents can request a transfer to one SFUSD school for a student who is currently enrolled in a different SFUSD school (excluding charter schools).

Important: Lowell High School and Ruth Asawa School of the Arts do not enroll students through the Spring Transfer process. 

The student assignment system (used for the Main Round, Round 2, and Wait Pool) is also used in the spring transfer assignment run. The same tiebreakers (preferences) come into play. If there are more applications than there are seats available, random numbers are generated for each applicant; applicants who receive a higher random number get assigned before those with a lower random number.

The deadline to cancel a Spring Transfer request for the 2023-2024 school year has passed.

If you missed the deadline to cancel, you can contact the Enrollment Center (EC) between December 22, 2023 and January 12, 2024.

The Enrollment Center (EC) office will be closed from December 25 through December 29, 2023, and in-person assistance will not be available during that time. You will be able to contact us by phone or email during that time.

Reassignment back to your original school is NOT guaranteed.  

Yes, we will publish a list of schools with active Spring Transfer requests on these dates: 

• Schools with Active Spring Transfer Requests (as of Friday, October 13, 2023)
• Schools with Active Spring Transfer Requests (as of Friday, October 27, 2023)
• Schools with Active Spring Requests (as of Monday, November 6, 2023)

No — any spring transfer assignment automatically replaces the student’s previous school  assignment. If your student is assigned to the requested school during the Spring Transfer process, they will automatically be unenrolled from their previous school. You should only submit a Spring Transfer request if you definitely prefer transferring to the requested school over staying at your current school.

You will receive a notification letter in the mail during the week of December 18, 2023. Students who receive an assignment at their requested school will begin at the start of the spring semester (January 8, 2024). Students who are unable to receive an assignment to their spring transfer request will remain enrolled at their current school.

1) Go to your previous school by December 21 with the check out form sent with your letter. 

• Return all textbooks, library books, equipment and other materials
• The school must sign off and provide a school stamp to confirm that all materials have been returned 

2) Go to the new school between January 8 and January 10 and confirm enrollment by bringing: 

• A copy of the assignment letter
• The Check-Out Form that has been stamped by the previous school

Your child will be withdrawn from their current school during the Winter Break and enrolled at their new school on January 8, 2024. They must be checked out of the current school before going to enroll into the new school.

Your child may be dropped from the new school, so please go to the new school to complete enrollment.  If you wish for your child to remain at their current school, you must visit the Enrollment Center (EC) to make the request.  Re-enrollment to the current school will only be approved if space is available and is not guaranteed.

Please be sure to notify the Enrollment Center (EC) if you wish to cancel your application for the 2024-25 school year, because you plan to remain at the new school.  Otherwise, the enrollment application you previously submitted will still be processed and your child may possibly be re-assigned for the 2024-25 school year.

If you were not assigned to your preferred school, or if you missed the Spring Transfer deadline, you may contact the Enrollment Center (EC) between December 22, 2023 and January 12, 2024. 

The Enrollment Center (EC) office will be closed from December 25 through December 29, 2023, and in-person assistance will not be available during that time. You will be able to contact us by phone or email during that time.

If it is not possible to move your student into your preferred school for the Spring semester, you may also apply for the next grade in the 24-25 school year before the February 2, 2024 deadline.