Which SF public schools should you apply to?

Across elementary, middle, and high school, SFUSD assigns most seats by lottery, not by address. Pick a grade, put in your tiebreakers, and we'll show you odds for every school, plus the SF charter schools you can apply to separately.

Home address

Incoming grade

Tiebreakers

Sibling at an SFUSD school next yearCounts only if the sibling will still be attending during the school year you are applying for. A sibling who graduates first does not.

Continuing a language pathway from an SFUSD PreK/TK

Currently enrolled in TK at an SFUSD school

Display special education programsSpecial Day Class (SDC) programs are for students with an IEP.

Languages your family speaks

Immersion is open to everyone. Adding a language you speak at home also unlocks that language's heritage and biliteracy programs, which are for native speakers.

Narrow by preference (optional)

Language program

Chance

Test score

Distance

Start time

Grades served

School programs

About Us

We’re parents, just like you, who went through the challenge of deciphering the SFUSD enrollment process. We know the stress of deciding which schools to consider, how to rank them, and whether you even have a chance based on Attendance Area, sibling preference, or sheer luck.

We connected in early 2026 with a shared goal: to build a platform that guides families on which schools to consider while being transparent about the information we all want to see.

With support from SFUSD’s Enrollment Center team, who shared how the lottery works today and helped us better understand their enrollment model, we’re proud to present ‘Choose SFUSD’!

We hope this platform helps ease your school search, finding the right fit for your student.

Sincerely,

Alice Barton, Rosa Parks Elementary School Parent
Mahdi Rahmi, Huerta Dolores Elementary School Parent
Rasheq Zarif, McKinley and New Traditions Elementary School Parent