The San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD) Open Enrollment Program provides students with the opportunity to attend a school other than their neighborhood school. Students may apply to any school within the School District, with the exception of Magnet schools. No transportation is offered through the Open Enrollment Program. Enrollment through the Open Enrollment Program is on a space available basis. Submitting an Enrollment Options Application for Open Enrollment does not guarantee enrollment in the school.

Resident students

Resident students do not apply for the Open Enrollment Program. You may verify your school of residence by using the SDUSD online Boundary Lookup or by calling (619) 725-5672. If you move from the resident boundary of a school, and you would like to continue at that school, you must apply through the Open Enrollment Program. No special priority is given to students who were resident students in the past.

Continuity to Middle and High Schools

District students enrolled under the Open Enrollment Program may continue to middle and high schools in the Open Enrollment School Pattern without having to reapply, as long as space is available.

Elementary GATE Cluster Open Enrollment Program

Qualified GATE Cluster elementary students whose resident school does not offer a cluster program may submit an Open Enrollment application. The application receives priority during the Enrollment Options Priority Application Period. Applications received after the priority deadline are placed in order on subsequent lists by date and time received.

Seminar students may apply through Open Enrollment to attend any school. There is no priority for seminar students and there is no guarantee that a seminar program may be available at the requested school.

Specialized Course Not Offered at the Neighborhood School

The Open Enrollment Program does not give priority to students wanting a special course not offered at the neighborhood school. The request is handled on case-by-case basis. Students needing to enroll in a course that is not offered at the neighborhood high school may request a special exception to enroll in the course at another school. It must be submitted in writing with an Enrollment Options (Open Enrollment) application and must be received during the Enrollment Options Priority Application Period. The following applies to requests for a specialized course:

• The student may attend the school only while enrolled in the course
• The school must have available space in the course
• The request will not be granted at Magnet Schools

Open Enrollment Priorities: Students who are lowest achieving and from low-income families at Program Improvement schools receive highest priority at designated non-Program Improvement schools. Priority 1: Continuity: Open Enrollment students articulate with the Open Enrollment school's resident students during regular articulation (no application required, except for out-of-district students). Priority 2: Siblings of a concurrently enrolled student Priority 3: Elementary gifted Cluster Program Priority 4: General Open Enrollment request Priority 5: Out-of-district request