Student Assignment
Student Assignment is open from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm. All registrations are being processed remotely from 8:00 am to 1:30 pm. If you would like to request an in-person registration, please notify the staff member that emails you at the beginning of the registration process.
- Requirements
- Student Registration
- Open Enrollment
- Change of Address
- Inter-District Transfer
- School Locator
Requirements
** New students MUST be residing in the District. The student must be ready and available for assessments that may be necessary. **
** Current CUSD students with a change of address MUST be residing in their new attendance area or residence before change of address and/or school will be made. **
Proof of Residence
New residents MUST be residing in their new address/residence within the CUSD boundaries. If families are still between their previous address and new address, registration will not take place until the new address becomes the primary address. CUSD does not register students who are planning to move within the CUSD boundaries. For families that do not reside within CUSD boundaries, please refer to our Inter District Transfer tab for information about our IDT process.
One (1) document is required from List A, B and C:
LIST A
- Homeowner:
- Current Original Property Tax Bill – with parent/guardian’s name, mailing address and property address. One may obtain a duplicate of their original property tax bill at the Department of Tax and Collections, 110 W. Tasman Drive, San Jose, 95134-1700 or by emailing scctax@fin.sccgov.org
- Final Buyer Statement (if purchased within last six [6] months) – with parent/guardian’s name and property address
- CUSD will not accept a Grant Deed as proof of residence.
- CUSD will not accept a Property Assessment mailed by the Santa Clara County Assessors Office.
- Renter/Lessee:
- Printed fully executed lease agreement – includes signatures from both parent/guardian and manager/landlord and Manager/Landlord’s contact information
- Affidavit of residence (family living with another resident):
- An Affidavit of Parent Residence form must be signed by parent and the primary resident. The form can be obtained by submitting an Inquiry Request - a staff member will reach out to you with instructions.
- Primary resident must provide Property Tax Bill or fully executed lease agreement and photo identification
- Parent must provide two additional forms of identification with current address on it (most recent bank statement, car insurance or registration, or paycheck stub)
LIST B*
- Most recent PG&E bill (received within the last 30 days)
LIST C*
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Car Registration
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Car Insurance
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Bank Statement
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Paycheck stub or W-2 statement
*If you have just moved into your residence and items from List B and C are not yet available, staff will give your family a 30 day registration conditional to turn those items in at a later date.
Parent Photo Identification
One (1) document is required
- State issued Driver’s License or Identification Card
- Passport
Proof of Age
One (1) document is required
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Certificate of birth (certificates provided by the hospital are not acceptable)
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Baptismal certificate duly attested
- Passport
- Affidavit signed by parent, guardian or custodian of the child
Immunization Records
Must be provided by a physician and translated into English.
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Yellow card or print out from physician’s office with most recent immunization records must be presented at the time of registration. Immunization records from previous school districts will not be accepted.
- TB Test/Assessments must be done within the United States and must be completed up to 12 months prior to school registration. If coming from another school within Santa Clara County an older TB test result or assessment will be accepted and must be presented at the time of registration. Click HERE for the TB Risk Assessment Form.
- Students entering grades 7 or 8 must have one (1) dose of Tdap (or DTP/DTaP) on or after the 7th birthday.
Student Registration
2024-2025 School Year
2024-2025 New Transitional Kindergarten through 8th Grade Student Priority Registration
Please note: Families must be residing in CUSD in order to register. CUSD does not conduct any pre-registrations.
Kindergarten is available for children whose birthdays are between September 2, 2018, and September 1, 2019.
TK is available for children whose birthdays are between September 2, 2019, and June 2, 2020.
TK is part of a two-year Kindergarten program.
STEP 1: Gather all required documents
One (1) document is required from List A, B and C:
LIST A
- Homeowner:
- Current Original Property Tax Bill – with parent/guardian’s name, mailing address and property address. One may obtain a duplicate of their original property tax bill at the Department of Tax and Collections, 110 W. Tasman Drive, San Jose, 95134-1700 or by emailing scctax@fin.sccgov.org
- Final Buyer Statement (if purchased within last six [6] months) – with parent/guardian’s name and property address
- CUSD will not accept a Grant Deed as proof of residence.
- CUSD will not accept a Property Assessment mailed by the Santa Clara County Assessors Office.
- Renter/Lessee:
- Printed fully executed lease agreement – includes signatures from both parent/guardian and manager/landlord and Manager/Landlord’s contact information
- Affidavit of residence (family living with another resident):
- An Affidavit of Parent Residence form must be signed by parent and the primary resident. The form can be obtained by submitting an Inquiry Request - a staff member will reach out to you with instructions.
- Primary resident must provide Property Tax Bill or fully executed lease agreement, most recent PG&E bill and photo identification
- Parent must provide two additional forms of identification with current address on it (most recent bank statement, car insurance or registration, or paycheck stub)
LIST B*
- Most recent PG&E bill (received within the last 30 days)
LIST C*
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Car Registration
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Car Insurance
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Bank Statement
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Paycheck stub
*If you have just moved into your residence and items from List B and C are not yet available, staff will give your family a 30 day registration conditional to turn those items in at a later date.
- Parent Photo ID - either a state issued driver's license or passport is accepted
- Child's birth certificate or passport
- Child's most up-to-date immunization records - Students entering grades 7 or 8 must have one (1) dose of Tdap (or DTP/DTaP) on or after the 7th birthday
- Child's TB Risk Assessment form or negative test results - CLICK HERE for the TB Risk Assessment form.
STEP 2: Submit a registration request - CLICK HERE for the form
- Only submit the registration request if your child is ready to start immediately with CUSD. CUSD does not conduct any pre-registrations.
STEP 3: Document Verification / Registration Completion
- Student Assignment staff will send instructions on how to submit registration requirements and how to complete the online registration.
CLICK HERE for school listings and websites.
For questions/inquiries with Student Assignment, please CLICK HERE to submit an inquiry. A Student Assignment staff member will reach out to you as soon as we get to your question/inquiry in the queue.
2025-2026 SCHOOL YEAR
The Priority Registration Window is now CLOSED. The 2025-2026 window will re-open in March/April 2025 and instructions on how to complete registration will be posted at that time.
2025-2026 Registration is the process that registers NEW students to attend CUSD for the upcoming 2025-2026 school year. Students will be registered to their attendance area school based on their address.
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Kindergarten is available for children whose birthdays are between September 2, 2019 and September 1, 2020.
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Transitional Kindergarten (TK) is available for children whose birthdays are between September 2, 2020 and September 1, 2021. TK is part of a two-year Kindergarten program.
All TK through 8th grade registrations will happen through the Student Assignment Office. Most registrations will be done remotely, however there will be some in-person appointments available for those who need it.
Students currently attending CUSD for the 2024-2025 school year DO NOT need to complete 2025-2026 Priority Registration. Students will be placed in their attendance area schools during this window.
Parent Information meetings about Priority Registration and Open Enrollment will be held via Zoom on:
Tuesday, November 12th at 6:00 pm - CLICK HERE for the meeting recording
Wednesday, November 20th at 6:00 pm - CLICK HERE for the meeting recording
For questions/inquiries with Student Assignment, please CLICK HERE to submit an inquiry. A Student Assignment staff member will reach out to you as soon as we get to your question/inquiry in the queue.
If you would like to receive updates and notifications via email regarding Priority Registration or Open Enrollment, please CLICK HERE to join our ParentSquare Community Group.
Open Enrollment
If you have any additional inquiries, please contact Student Assignment through their inquiry form: CLICK HERE. Due to a high volume of requests being processed at this time, Student Assignment will reach out to you as quickly as possible.
2024-2025 Open Enrollment
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Open Enrollment Waitlist Information
CLICK HERE for access to the waitlist. (waitlist.cusdk8.org)
Parents checking living waitlist numbers will need to know their child’s six-digit perm identification number as well as the child’s six-digit birthday (mmddyy).
If your child is on a waitlist, please know that if a space becomes available for your child, a CUSD staff member will reach out to you by InformedK12 or email.
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Once a family accepts an alternative school placement for their child, the child is removed from all other waitlists and is removed from their current school of attendance.
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If a family accepts a neighborhood attendance area school placement for their child, the child will remain on any alternative school living waitlist the student is on.
If a family declines an offer for their child, their child is removed from that waitlist, but not other waitlists.
CUSD Open Enrollment (OE) Waitlist FAQ’s
I applied through an Open Enrollment window, but my child is not on the waitlist. Why not?
There are a variety of reasons your child may not be on the waitlist:
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No tour/parent information meeting (alt school/program only) was attended. If you believe this was an error, please contact the alternative school/program office.
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A different attendance area school or alternative school/program was not selected when the OE form was submitted (blank submission)
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The attendance area school selected was the home attendance area school, and the submission was removed (this is already your child’s assigned school)
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Incorrect grade level was entered, or the school chosen does not offer the grade level selected (for example, Faria, as well as Murdock-Portal, do not have 6th-grade classes)
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Your child was not re-registered for the 2024-2025 school year, and their perm ID # was not considered active for the Open Enrollment lottery
I have a lower waitlist number but have not received an offer. Why not?
All open spaces in Kindergarten are not initially offered for a variety of reasons:
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If a student has an IEP, the IEP must be reviewed and/or the team must meet prior to the offer. The student’s space is not offered to another student while this process is taking place.
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Some spaces are held for potential retention for the current 2023-2024 students.
Why is my child’s waitlist number not moving?
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Depending on the time of year, there may be few offers available. Our first priority is to place students in their attendance area schools. During summer, we have a lot of families moving into the district which may result in less open enrollment offers while we process all the students’ registrations to their attendance area schools.
Why is my child’s waitlist number getting higher?
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While families continue to apply and/or accept offers into schools, priorities may be added to student’s waitlist numbers making other student’s numbers go higher instead of lower.
When will I get an offer?
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The waitlist is monitored daily, and if/when an offer can be made, a CUSD staff member will email you. Offers can happen during the summer or after school starts through March 2025. Schools need to have adequate space to consider offers.
What does adequate space mean?
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One opening from a student leaving does not mean that an offer will be sent to the first student on an Open Enrollment waitlist. No student currently residing within a school's attendance area shall be displaced by another student transferring from outside the attendance area. (Education Code 35160.5)
If you have any further questions, please CLICK HERE and submit an Open Enrollment Waitlist Inquiry form. Due to the increased volume of inquiries coming in at this time, please allow up to five business days to receive a response. We thank you in advance for your patience.
2025-2026 OPEN ENROLLMENT
Open Enrollment is for any current 2024-2025 or incoming 2025-2026 student that would like to apply to attend a different school other than their home attendance area school within CUSD. All students must be currently attending in the 2024-2025 school year or have completed the 2025-2026 Priority Registration to apply.
The Priority Open Enrollment Window for alternative schools/programs will be from January 10, 2025 through January 24, 2025. This is for Cupertino Language Immersion Program (CLIP), Faria, McAuliffe and Murdock-Portal ONLY.
All incoming or matriculating CUSD Kindergarten through 8th grade students may apply for one alternative school/program* during the first window of Open Enrollment in January 2025.
*Participation in the alternative school/program lottery** requires attending a mandatory tour/meeting—visit each alternative school’s website to sign up for a tour/meeting.
**The living waitlist will end this year and the 2025-2026 Open Enrollment lottery will create a new waitlist for every grade level at each alternative school/program.
Step 1: Register through Student Assignment
- For new students or previous students not currently attending the 2024-2025 school year, registration must be completed to receive a perm ID #
- For current CUSD students, use your child’s current perm ID # - these can be obtained through ParentVUE or your child’s school office
Step 2: Attend a parent information meeting/tour
- Register for meetings/tours through the alternative schools/programs’ websites
- Must have a perm ID # to register - using perm ID # and not re-registering will remove your child from the waitlist
- If you have a sibling currently attending the alternative school/program, you do not need to attend the mandatory tour/meeting
Step 3: Apply for the school(s) of choice via the Open Enrollment link
- CLICK HERE to complete the Open Enrollment Google form. If you have more than one child, one must be filled out for each child.
- The link will close at 4:00 pm on Friday, January 24, 2025.
- There are NO EXCEPTIONS to these dates and timeframes.
Important Dates
- Alternative schools/programs lottery will be run on or before January 31st.
- Alternative schools/programs waitlist will be posted no later than February 21st.
The Priority Open Enrollment Window for attendance area schools will be from February 24, 2025 through March 7, 2025. This is for attendance area schools ONLY and applies to all incoming or matriculating CUSD TK through 8th grade students.
Schools available for Open Enrollment will be posted on the website.
Parents will apply via an electronic form on the District website during the Priority Open Enrollment Windows if they wish to apply to other schools through Open Enrollment.
Attendance Area Elementary Schools
Blue Hills, Collins, De Vargas, Dilworth, Eaton, Eisenhower, Garden Gate, Lincoln, Montclaire, Nimitz, Sedgwick, Stevens Creek, Stocklmeir and West Valley
Attendance Area Middle Schools
Cupertino, Hyde, Kennedy, Lawson and Miller
Alternative Education Schools/Programs
Faria, McAuliffe (TK-8), Murdock-Portal, and CLIP (Cupertino Language Immersion Program) K-5 at Muir / 6-8 at Miller
Parent Information meetings about Priority Registration and Open Enrollment will be held via Zoom on:
Tuesday, November 12th at 6:00 pm - CLICK HERE for the meeting recording
Wednesday, November 20th at 6:00 pm - CLICK HERE for the meeting recording
Links to join the webinars will be posted prior to each meeting.
If you have any further questions, please CLICK HERE and submit an Open Enrollment Waitlist Inquiry form. We thank you in advance for your patience.
Change of Address
The Student Assignment Office can be reached Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. at (408) 252-3000 x.61-110. Please note, walk-ins are not taken at this time.
If your family is currently attending a CUSD school and needs to update an address due to a move, please CLICK HERE to submit your information via the Google form.
Your family must be fully residing within your new residence - we do not update addresses prior to the move.
A Student Assignment staff member will reach out to you once we get to your information in the queue. While you await an email, please prepare your Property Tax Bill or Final Buyers Statement (if purchased within the last six [6] months) if you own your home or your lease agreement if you rent along with a parent photo ID. You will be requested to send that information via PDF once contacted. If you have moved out of the district and would like to remain, our staff will work with your family if an Inter District Transfer request is possible.
For questions/inquiries with Student Assignment, please CLICK HERE to submit an inquiry. A Student Assignment staff member will reach out to you as soon as we get to your question/inquiry in the queue.
Inter-District Transfer
What is an Inter-district Transfer?
An inter-district transfer is used when families wish to enroll their student(s) in a school district other than the one assigned to their home address. This applies to students trying to transfer into and out of the Cupertino Union School District (CUSD). All Inter-District requests must be initiated in the District of residence. Inter-District transfers are valid for one year only and must be renewed annually.
Students Living Within CUSD Boundaries Transferring to Another District
Families who live within the Cupertino Union School District boundaries may request for their student to attend a school outside of the Cupertino Union School District.
2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR: Families living with the CUSD boundaries requesting to attend another district must complete THIS FORM. Please note, if the student has an IEP, that must be attached to the Inter District Transfer request form for review.
20245-2026 SCHOOL YEAR: Families living with the CUSD boundaries requesting to attend another district must complete THIS FORM. Please note, if the student has an IEP, that must be attached to the Inter District Transfer request form for review.
Students Living Outside of the CUSD Boundaries Transferring into CUSD
Students who live outside of the Cupertino Union School District boundaries have the opportunity to request attendance to an attendance area school within the Cupertino Union School District from their new district of residence.
Inter District Transfer requests from families living outside of the CUSD boundaries will start to be reviewed for the next school year in May.
The Cupertino Union School District reserves the right to deny transfer requests or release students for the following reasons: lack of facilities either district-wide or in a requested school, attendance area or program, scholarship, citizenship, attendance, or behavior.
An approved IDT may be revoked or rescinded at a later date by CUSD if:
- there is insufficient classroom space in the requested school and/or grade level;
- there is excessive truancy, tardiness or late pick-ups;
- Students do not have satisfactory attendance, citizenship and/or scholarship;
- parent/guardian(s) provide false information in making a transfer request.
No student currently residing within a school's attendance area shall be displaced by another student transferring from outside the attendance area or by a student requesting an IDT.
Board Policy and Regulation 5117 related to the District's Inter-District Transfer process are found on Board Docs at https://go.boarddocs.com/ca/cusdk8/Board.nsf/vpublic?open.
For questions/inquiries with Student Assignment, please CLICK HERE to submit an inquiry. A Student Assignment staff member will reach out to you as soon as we get to your question/inquiry in the queue.