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Enrollment

Enrollment

Enrollment for the 2025-2026 school year will begin on December 2, 2024 and is ongoing throughout the year.

Enrollment Center

Santa Clara Unified School District (SCUSD) has a centralized Enrollment Center located at 1840 Benton Street in Santa Clara (Room H1). The Enrollment Center can be reached Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. at (408) 423-3596, enrollment@scusd.net, or in person. 

Boundaries

Students who currently live within the Santa Clara Unified School District residency boundaries are eligible to attend our schools as defined by SCUSD Board Policy 5111.1, Administrative Regulation 5111.1, California law in Gov Code 244, and Ed Code 48200. For more information about the enrollment process, please review the "Enrollment Instructions" section below.

To view school district boundaries that will be implemented for the current and following school year, visit our School Locator webpage.

Schools of Choice

SCUSD has the following schools of choice — Don Callejon Arts and Design SchoolMillikin Basics+ Elementary, Scott Lane Spanish Dual Immersion Program, and Washington Open Elementary — all elementary-age families living within the SCUSD boundaries can apply to attend (K-5). To apply for these schools you must first enroll at your home school and then apply for the open enrollment lottery.

Anyone wishing to attend a school other than their home school must also follow the open enrollment process. Visit our Open Enrollment webpage for more information.

Annual Student Information Update

All students currently enrolled in preschool through 12th grade and in our post-secondary program must complete the annual student information update process online through the the Aeries Parent Portal. Visit the Annual Student Information Update webpage for instructions.

Enrollment Instructions

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