Transfers

Please click here to be redirected to an interactive school of residence ("home school") locator. 

For transfer requests submitted DURING the Open Enrollment period, official notifications will be sent via email by the end of May, at the latest.

Transfer requests submitted AFTER the Open Enrollment period will held for future consideration.  Parents/Guardians will NOT be notified unless space becomes available for the transfer to be approved from the Wait List.  If you are not contacted by the third week after school starts, it will mean we were unable to approve your transfer request, and we will no longer move students. 

Parents should plan on attending their school of residence, or other previously-approved school, unless they receive notification that their transfer request is approved.

NO, once an Intradistrict Transfer is approved, it is valid for all grades at the same school, as long as you continue to live within the TVUSD attendance boundary, your child is continuously enrolled, and your child has satisfactory attendance, citizenship and scholarship.  

When your child is ready to move on to middle school (6th grade) or high school (9th grade), he or she will automatically be enrolled at his or her school of residence based on your address.  If you would like to request a different school for middle or high school, you will need to submit an Intradistrict Transfer Request during Open Enrollment (mid-October to end of January) of the prior school year (5th or 8th grade).

During Open Enrollment, equal priority consideration is given to all requests, regardless of when they were submitted during the Open Enrollment window.   Space availability at the school, grade and/or program requested is the major determining factor for approval.   Potential transfer students are always expected to have satisfactory attendance, citizenship and scholarship.

Transfer requests received after Open Enrollment are placed on a Wait List in the order they are received.  Date received and space availability at the school, grade and/or program requested are the major determining factors for approval. Potential transfer students are always expected to have satisfactory attendance, citizenship and scholarship.

NO, the enrollment and registration process is independent of the transfer process.  Parents are advised to enroll and register their child at their school of residence, until they have received a response regarding their transfer request. 

Please note, however, that if we are unable to approve your request, your child will need to attend his or her school of residence based on your address.

NO, siblings will NOT automatically go to the transfer school.  You will need to submit a transfer request for them as well during Open Enrollment (mid-October to end of January) of the prior year in which they will attend.  Otherwise, they will be enrolled at their school of residence.

NO, TK students who are not attending their school of residence need to submit a transfer request during Open Enrollment of their TK year (mid-October to the end of January) to remain at the school for Kindergarten and subsequent years.  Otherwise, they will be enrolled at their school of residence based on their address.

Parents/Guardians must notify their child(ren)’s school(s) when their address changes.  Please request a change of address through your Parent Portal and take two proofs of residency for your new address to your oldest child’s school.  You may view a guide to acceptable proofs of residency here. 

The school will inform you if you need to take any additional steps.  (Schools have a form available for their students who move outside of their school boundary, but still within TVUSD, and who wish to continue with them.  This form is available all year long.)  

Students on an approved Intradistrict Transfer are committed to completing the entire first school year at the transfer school. 

As of the second school year, parents may opt to return to their home school before the start of the new school year by informing their transfer school of their wishes.  The school will then coordinate the change for the following school year.

NO, you will need to submit a new transfer request, per the Timeline for Submissions and Responses for Intradistrict Transfers.

New students (any student not currently enrolled) must enroll as soon as possible after receiving an approval, to ensure continued space availability.  

No, your child does not have to be enrolled in the Temecula district to submit a transfer request.  You may select "Not a current TVUSD student" for your most recent school.

No, once students on an Intradistrict Transfer move on to middle or high school, they are automatically enrolled at their school of residence based on their address.

If you wish to request a different school for middle or high school, you will need to submit an Intradistrict Transfer request during the Open Enrollment period from mid-October to the end of January of your student's 5th or 8th grade year. 

Please keep in mind that transfers are not guaranteed.  If we are unable to approve your transfer request, your child will attend middle or high school with different classmates.

Transfer requests submitted for the current school year (15 days before the start of school or after) are reviewed in the order they are received.  Responses are sent via email as soon as possible and no later than 30 days after being received.  Transfer requests are reviewed individually and siblings may be notified at different times.​​​​​

Responses to transfer requests submitted for the following school year (up until 15 days before the start of school) are sent as soon as possible via email and no later than 14 days after the start of school.  Transfer requests are reviewed individually and siblings may be notified at different times. 

Typically, continuing students matriculating to a different school for 6th or 9th grade are reviewed first, then continuing students to the same school and new students to the district.                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

Please Note:  If your child has an Individualized Education Program (IEP), your request will also be reviewed by our Special Education Department.  Therefore, if your child does NOT already attend TVUSD, please attach a copy of his/her most recent IEP to your request.  Failure to do so, or incorrect or omitted information, may delay the review process as well as our response time.   

(If your child already attends TVUSD, you do not need to submit a copy of the IEP.)

Parents/Guardians must notify their child(ren)’s school(s) when their address changes.  Please request a change of address through your Parent Portal and take two proofs of residency for your new address to your oldest child’s school.  You may view a guide to acceptable proofs of residency here. 

The school will inform you if you need to take any additional steps. 

If you have moved outside of the TVUSD district boundary, you will need to submit an Interdistrict Transfer Request on our Transfers web page, here.

No, you must have received the Interdistrict Transfer approval from both your district of residence AND TVUSD before you can proceed to enroll your child in our district.  DO NOT disenroll your child from your district of residence until you have received both of these.

No, you must have an Interdistrict Attendance Permit approved by both your district of residence AND the Temecula School District, before you can enroll your child in our district. 

DO NOT disenroll your child from your district of residence until you have received an Interdistrict Transfer approval from TVUSD.

The priority deadline for the submission of Interdistrict Transfer Requests is 30 days before the start of the school year.  Please keep in mind, however, that requests are reviewed in the order they are received, and are based on space availability at one of our schools and in the grade and/or program requested.  Therefore, the sooner they are submitted, the better.

Requests received within 30 days of the start of the school year, or after, will be reviewed on a case by case basis.

YES, a transfer request must be submitted for every school year up until the 10th grade for most districts.  

Currently, these must be renewed every year for grades Kindergarten through 10th, for all districts, except:

• Murrieta Valley Unified School District
• All school districts within San Diego County

As of the 22-23 school year, students from these districts will be approved for an entire grade span (elementary, middle or high) and will only need to submit renewal requests for middle school (6th grade) and high school (9th grade).

All other districts must continue to submit yearly renewal requests up until, and including, 10th grade.

Interdistrict Transfer requests are received as of mid-January before the start of the new school year.

NOTE:  If a student from completes 10th or 11th grade on June 30th on an Interdistrict Transfer from any district, no additional transfer request renewals need to be submitted.  They will be allowed to stay until the end of 12th grade.

There is an online portion that must be completed for students who are not currently enrolled with TVUSD, which is Step 1 of the transfer request process, HERE.  However, most districts do not have their Attendance Permit forms (Step 2A of the process) online.  Nonetheless, we suggest contacting your district of residence to find out.  

Click here to access the Murrieta Valley Unified School District's online form via their website.   Please be sure that your address falls within the Murrieta School District's boundary, by double-checking this on their school locator here.

YES, an Interdistrict Attendance Permit from TVUSD to a different district is required every school year for most school districts.

Currently, these must be renewed every year for all districts, except:

• Murrieta Valley Unified School District
• All school districts within San Diego County

As of the 22-23 school year, students from these districts will be approved for an entire grade span (elementary, middle or high) and will only need to submit renewal requests for middle school (6th grade) and high school (9th grade).

All other districts must continue to submit yearly renewal requests up until, and including, 10th grade.

Interdistrict Transfer requests are received as of mid-January before the start of the new school year.

No, there is no deadline to request to leave our district.  You may want to check, however, with the district you are requesting regarding their timelines. Please also keep in mind that requests at any school district are based on space availability.  The sooner it is submitted, the better.