Yes, all district-managed schools will be acceptiong open enrollment applications during during the priority consideration period, however Reunion Elementary, Quist Middle, and Brighton High will have very limited space available.

2021-2022 Elementary School Boundary Area Map

2021-2022 Middle School Boundary Area Map

2021-2022 High School Boundary Area Map

You will need to submit an application if your student:

• is not currently attending his/her desired school
• is in 5th grade (at a non-charter school) or 8th grade and does not wish to attend his/her boundary area school or lives outside of the 27J Schools district boundary

You will not need to submit an application if your student is currently:

• in Kindergarten through 4th grade and is attending his/her desired school (except for students living in the Padilla Elementary School boundary area--refer to Padilla question below)
• in 6th-7th or 9th-11th grade and is attending his/her desired school
• in 5th grade (at a non-charter school) and will be attending his/her boundary area middle school
• in 8th grade and will be attending his/her boundary area high school

Applications for Open Enrollment-Choice of Schools will be available through FamilyID on the District website beginning January 12th, 2021.

• Applications submitted through February 12th will receive priority consideration, and parents will be notified of the status of their applications by March 12th.
• Applications received after February 12th will receive secondary consideration depending on space/program availability following placement of students with priority applications.

27J Schools allows any student to apply to attend any 27J school/program on a space/program available basis. 

You will only need to submit an Open Enrollment-Choice of Schools Application if you wish for your student to attend a school other than his/her boundary area school.

If your student will be in Preschool, you will not need to submit an Open Enrollment-Choice of Schools Application.  Please visit the Preschool webpage for enrollment information.

All K-4^th grade students living in the Padilla Elementary School boundary area and not attending a charter school will automatically be enrolled in Padilla Elementary. If your student attends Northeast Elementary, and would like to continue there, contact the Northeast Elementary office. If you wish for your student to attend a school other than Northeast or Padilla Elementary, you will need to submit an Open Enrollment-Choice of Schools Application.

No, transportation is provided only for students attending the schools in their boundary area.

Yes. An application must be completed for each student. Siblings are considered in the request, but they are not guaranteed to be accepted together.

If you are unable to fill out an application online, you may contact the school your student wishes to attend.

Open Enrollment–Choice of Schools is open to students with disabilities. Students with disabilities, however, may not choice into a center-based program as this can only be achieved through the IEP process.

Yes, however a request for transfer must be completed through the school office.

All applications are accepted on a space/program available basis and will be addressed on a first come first served basis and in accordance with 27J Schools policy and the established priorities specified below. 

Priority of Choice Applications: The following orders of priority of choice applications will be followed when considering new choice applications for schools with limited grade level or building capacity:

1. First priority. Resident 27J Schools students seeking choice placement.
2. Second priority. Out of district children of 27J Schools staff members.
3. Third priority. Out of district students with a sibling currently attending the desired school.
4. Fourth priority. Out of district students with a sibling in 27J Schools who attends a school other than the one the student is applying to attend.

If the Superintendent determines that a school is no longer able to serve choice students due to overcrowding, boundary changes or programmatic changes, the same order of priorities will be used to determine which students may remain enrolled as space allows.