New Choice Priority Window for 2026-2027
Monday, September 22 - Saturday, NOVEMBER 15, 2025
LAST DAY TO APPLY DURING PRIORITY WINDOW EXTENDED!
- Only one application per student permitted
- Twins/multiples will be on the same application
- This is not on a first come, first served basis. All applications received during the priority window will be part of the lottery in January
- You are encouraged to tour schools.
- Selecting more than 1 school does not impact your 1st Choice
- The order of the schools matter. Your first Choice school should be your top priority.
Please review the Choice Enrollment Policies box for application information, including special education, new to district, recently moved, and more.
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Discover San Diego Schools
Explore enrollment options and learn more about the different programs available to families:
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Choice Enrollment Policies
School Choice provides enrollment for students in a school other than their neighborhood school.
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Choice Priorities
Apply during the Choice Window for priority consideration.
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Magnet Programs
Magnet schools offer students a unique opportunity for in-depth studies in a specific area of interest.
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VEEP
The Voluntary Enrollment Exchange Program (VEEP) offers enrollment in a different community, in approved pattern schools.
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Choice Application Parent Guide
View this year's slides:
Click here for a narrated presentation:
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Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need to apply to enroll in my neighborhood school?
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MOD/SEVERE LOCATIONS
For schools that currently provide a Special Education - Extended Service Needs (ESN) by area, please click the following link: ESN Sites
TRANSPORTATION
Transportation for all programs is limited. Transportation provided per an IEP as a related service is only provided to the pupil's school of residence, or school of assignment by the Special Education department. It is not provided to a school of Choice. Parents who apply to a school other than the resident school or school of assignment waive the right to transportation as a related service. More information about transportation.
CHARTER SCHOOLS
Charters operate independently of the San Diego Unified. Each school has its own enrollment and admissions procedures. For information about how to enroll your child in a charter school, please contact the charter school(s) directly.
TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN (TK) INFORMATION
Beginning in school year 2025-2026, all resident children turning 4 by September 1st will be eligible for enrollment in Universal Transitional Kindergarten.
While parents are welcome to apply for Choice to TK, we anticipate that seats will be limited. Parents are urged, therefore, to pre-enroll in the school of residence in addition to applying for Choice for the best chance at an offer of enrollment in the preferred school(s).
For school year 2025-26 the following dedicated Magnet schools will only enroll TK pupils via Choice, as these schools do not have traditional boundaries: Barnard, Language Academy, Longfellow, Mountain View, and Muir Language Academy.
To learn more about TK, please visit the TK webpage. For a list of school sites currently offering TK, please click here: TK Sites.
SCHOOL SITE ENROLLMENT STAFF CONTACTS
If you received notice of an offer of Choice enrollment, or wish to follow up on an offer that you did not respond to, please contact the site enrollment staff to confirm school of Choice via email. For a list of enrollment staff names and email addresses for each school site, please click here.
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