Enrollment
Enrollment for the 2025-2026 school year will begin on December 2, 2024 at 9 a.m. 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
All families living within the SCUSD boundaries can apply to attend these schools of choice. 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.
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
- New Students
- Assistance
- Elementary Program/Schools of Choice: Millikin Bascis+, Scott Lane Dual Language Immersion Program & Washington Open (Parent Participation)
- Secondary Programs/Schools of Choice: Peterson+, Cabrillo/Santa Clara High School 49ers STEM Leadership Institute & Mission Early College High School
New Students
Assistance
Elementary Program/Schools of Choice: Millikin Bascis+, Scott Lane Dual Language Immersion Program & Washington Open (Parent Participation)
Secondary Programs/Schools of Choice: Peterson+, Cabrillo/Santa Clara High School 49ers STEM Leadership Institute & Mission Early College High School
More Information
- Family Information Sessions
- Kindergarten
- Language Acquisition Programs
- Open Enrollment
- Preschool and After School
- Transition to Middle School
- Transition to High School
- Transitional Kindergarten
Family Information Sessions
Kindergarten
Language Acquisition Programs
Open Enrollment
Preschool and After School
Transition to Middle School
Transition to High School
Transitional Kindergarten
Contact
Enrollment Center
(408) 423-3596
enrollment@scusd.net
Monday - Friday
8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
1840 Benton Street
(Room H1), Santa Clara