Elementary Enrollment Information

San José Unified School District (SJUSD) offers Transitional Kindergarten (TK) at all elementary schools except magnet schools: Hacienda Science/Environmental Magnet, Hammer Montessori at Galarza Elementary, and River Glen K-8.

Students who meet the age criteria can enroll in our TK program. Students who do not meet the criteria to enroll in TK may be eligible for several preschool programs offered by the Santa Clara County Office of Education. To learn more about the county’s programs, visit their website.

Transitional Kindergarten enrollment criteria

• 2026-2027 school year: children who are born between September 2, 2021 - September 1, 2022
• 2027-2028 school year: children who are born between September 2, 2022 - September 1, 2023

Kindergarten enrollment criteria

• 2026-2027 school year: child was born between September 2, 2020 - September 1, 2021
• 2027-2028 school year: child was born between September 2, 2021 - September 1, 2022

Students in grades TK-5 are assigned to their neighborhood school or are overloaded to the
nearest school with available space if the neighborhood school is at capacity for the enrolling
grade level.

At the time of enrollment, families may also request one of our specialty programs and/or an
Intradistrict Transfer to another neighborhood school.

The deadline to participate in the lottery for the 2026-2027 school year is March 13, 2026.
Students who submit enrollment applications after the deadline, will be placed on the waitlist.