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CAPISTRANO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

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The 2026/2027 School of choice window will open january 5, 2026 and close february 1, 2026.

The 2026/2027 School of choice window will open january 5, 2026 and close february 1, 2026.

Additional information will be posted here as it becomes available
If your Student ID number is not a 7-digit number starting with 7, contact your school of residence to complete your registration.
Priority Codes for School of Choice Placement

Priority Codes for School of Choice Placement

EMP - One of the parents/guardians is a CUSD employee AND this is your work site. 
SIB - There is a sibling already attending the school applying for and will remain there for next school year (K-11). (You will need to provide the sibling's name, student ID, and grade).. 
LOT - Lottery, none of the codes above apply.
LI - Currently enrolled in the Language Immersion Program and are matriculating from 5th to 6th grade or 8th to 9th only.  Any questions, please contact the Language Immersion department. 
CFD - Priority is not based on paying general property taxes or Mello-Roos alone. It applies only to students who live within the specific Community Facilities District boundary that directly supports this school. If this option is selected and the student’s address is not within the designated CFD, the application will be processed as a Lottery request.
SCHOOLS THAT DO NOT PARTICIPATE IN SCHOOL OF CHOICE 

SCHOOLS THAT DO NOT PARTICIPATE IN SCHOOL OF CHOICE 

Marian Bergeson Elementary School, Las Palmas Elementary School, R.H. Dana Elementary School, San Juan Elementary School, Viejo Elementary School, Capistrano Home/Virtual School, Cal Prep Academy, Union High School
*If you wish to enroll in one of these schools, please contact them directly. 
placement

placement

District students residing in any Board approved school attendance area shall first be provided the option of attending their school of residence. After all school of residence students have been placed, the requests for School of Choice (made during the open window) placements will be honored according to the following priority criteria, not on a first come first serve basis, until all openings at a given school are filled or all requests have been met, whichever occurs first. If the number of remaining available spaces at that school does not accommodate all students within a single Priority Criteria, then the District shall conduct a lottery among the students within that Priority Criteria and grant applications in order of the names drawn within that category. SOC is not approved on a first come first served basis.  All applications are reviewed after the window closes.