Downey Unified open enrollment opens Jan. 1

DOWNEY — Downey Unified will be conducting its annual intra-district open enrollment starting in January for the upcoming 2022-23 school year.

Downey parents who reside within the district boundaries and wish to have their student(s) attend a Downey Unified school outside of their attendance area, may apply. This is not applicable to students who reside outside of the Downey Unified district boundaries.

Applications for open enrollment will become available on Jan. 1, 2022 and the deadline to submit online or in person is Jan. 31, 2022. Applications can be found and submitted online through the district website, www.dusd.net, or a printed copy can be picked up at any of the 20 Downey Unified schools or at the district office located on Brookshire Avenue. 

These documents will be available for pick up during the schools’ or district office hours of operation. New students (including kindergartners) entering a Downey Unified school for the first time and wishing to apply, must also register at their school of residence. This will guarantee registration within Downey Unified for the new school year. 

Handwritten applications, those not submitted online, must be submitted in person to the Student Services Department at the Downey Unified School District by the closing deadline of Jan. 31, 2022, at 4:30 p.m. 

Applications are not processed on a first-come basis.  A random, unbiased lottery will be held to place students on an Intra-District Open Enrollment permit waiting list for the 2022-23 school year. Schools may accept students from the established waiting lists according to priority, only if space is available.