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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?

Let PPS-SF help you!

We host free enrollment workshops in the fall and spring. 

 
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ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Enrollment Tips

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Apply by February deadline

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

  • Drop off to 555 Frankiln 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.

  • Contact charter schools directly to apply.

Register at your assigned school by the April deadline.

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

  • You can continue to participate in future rounds if not satified with main round after registering at your assigned school.

  • If placed at a new school/pathway after Round 2, your original school assignment will be dropped automatically.

 
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MIDDLE SCHOOL

Enrollment Tips

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Apply by February deadline.

  • Feeder schools are not automatically offered and must be listed on the application. 

  • Submit an application online, email or the EPC 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.

  • You can continue to participate in future rounds if not satified with main round after registering at your assigned school.

  • If placed at a new school/pathway after Round 2, your original school assignment will be dropped automatically

 
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HIGH SCHOOL

Enrollment Tips

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Apply on time. 

  • Ruth Asawa School of the Arts deadline: January 15, 2021.

  • Other SFUSD high schools: February 5, 2021.


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 15, 2023.

  • Submit SFUSD application form online, email or the EPC offices by February 2, 2024.

  • Admission Test dates are Wednesday, January 10, 2024, 6:00 p.m. or Saturday, January 13, 2024, 8:30 a.m. at Lowell High School, 1101 Eucalyptus Ave., San Francisco, CA 94132

  • 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 January 15, 2021 deadline.

  • Submit SFUSD application form online, email or the EPC offices by February 5.

  • Auditions on February 6, 2021 - Save the Date.

  • Visit Ruth Asawa School of the Arts website for more details.


Hire Us!

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

Learn from us!

Visit ppssf.org for insider knowledge and latest public school news or to sign up for a free workshop.

Email ambassadors@ppssf.org to connect with a parent who represents a specific school.

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