Families in the San Diego Unified School District have until Nov. 15 to submit priority applications for their children to attend campuses other than their neighborhood school.
The district says the Choice Schools program is designed to find the best fit for a student to succeed.
Why it matters
According to district officials, this year's priority application process is especially competitive because of the new state mandate offering universal Transitional Kindergarten to a growing number of 4-year-olds.
Parents are advised to pre-enroll their child in their neighborhood school in addition to applying for Choice for the best chance at an offer of enrollment.
By the numbers
Almost 10,000 applications come in every fall, with an 80% chance of being accepted at one of your top three choices, according to Marceline Marquez Sciuto, the district’s senior director of operations support.
"Statistically, we do see that when children are able to be accepted via choice into a school that supports a particular interest or focus, it really helps them to be more successful as adults," Sciuto said.
Closer look
Students outside San Diego Unified and those attending private and charter schools can also apply for up to three schools of their choice anywhere in the district.
Transportation to a Choice School is only guaranteed for students with special needs who have that requirement and in some other specific circumstances. More information is available on the San Diego Unified website.
