Open Enrollment & Transfers – Lakeside Union School District

Open Enrollment & Transfers

Thank you for your interest in our Lakeside schools. To locate your home school, please visit our School Locator.

Transfers

Parents may submit a request for an Inter-district permit or School of Choice form at any time during the current school year.  Transfers can be emailed to transfers@lsusd.net. Applications will be processed and decision results will be provided to parents within 30 days of receiving the application request form. This process also applies if you move at any time during the school year (timeline not required).

  • School of Choice – applies to students who live within the Lakeside attendance area but prefer a school other than your school of residence.
  • Inter-district Transfer – applies to students who live outside the Lakeside Union School District attendance area and wish to attend one of our schools.

Open Enrollment Window

Open Enrollment window for the upcoming school year is December 1 – April 1 annually. 

School of Choice

For Lakeside residents only. Proof of residency is required when submitting your School of Choice Form.

School of Choice applications for the 2026-27 school year will be accepted from December 1, 2025 through February 1, 2026.

Completed forms may be emailed to transfers@lsusd.net or dropped off at the District Office located at 2335 Woodside Avenue, Lakeside.

Interdistrict Transfer

If your residence is outside of the Lakeside Union School District boundaries and you would like your child to attend a Lakeside school, please complete an Interdistrict Transfer (IDT) Form.

IDT applications for the 2026-27 school year will be accepted from February 1, through April 1, 2026.

Completed forms may be emailed to transfers@lsusd.net or dropped off at the District Office located at 12335 Woodside Avenue, Lakeside.

Frequently Asked Questions

Igniting Passion in Today's Students for Tomorrow's Opportunities!

  • Our Schools are Dedicated to Teaching Students to be Involved, Active Learners who Think Critically, Learn Continuously, Collaborate Constructively, Communicate Effectively, Persevere Relentlessly and Care Deeply
  • Passionate, Knowledgeable, Skillful Teachers, Supported by Strong Site Leaders, are the Core Strength of our School District
  • We Expect our Faculty, Staff and Site Leaders to Provide Engaging, Challenging, and Relevant Learning Experiences for All Students
  • We are Committed to Acknowledging and Celebrating the Diversity within our Community while Affirming the Importance of our Common Humanity
  • We Believe that Powerful, Relevant Goals and Clear Action Plans Guide Progress Over Time, and We Commit to Setting Goals, Monitoring Progress and Sharing Results
  • Our Foreign Language Immersion Programs are Designed to Enrich the Education of Native-English-Speaking Students by Teaching Them all of their Academic Subjects in a Second Language

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