• Get a registration packet from a school site or the district office, or download it here
• Gather your required documents (see below)
• Submit completed registration packet and required documents to the Student Services department (2160 Euclid Avenue, East Palo Alto, CA 94303), open Monday - Friday between 8:00am to 4:00pm

• If your child turns 4 by September 1, 2023, they are eligible for free, full-day transitional kindergarten (TK).
• If your child turns 5 by September 1, 2023, they should register for kindergarten

Complete our interest form so we can keep you updated with important information about our schools and the enrollment process!

• Call (650) 838-3564 or text (650) 384-7797
• Email our Registrar Adriana Vasquez, or
• Visit us at 2160 Euclid Avenue, East Palo Alto, CA 94303 (Monday - Friday between 8:00am to 4:00pm)

• Completed registration packet (you can also get a copy at the district office or at any school site)
• Proof of age: Birth Certificate, Baptism Certificate, Passport, or Affidavit
• Proof of address: If you do not have proof of address with your name on it, then bring proof of address with the person’s name with whom you are living, along with a letter signed by this person confirming that you live there
• Proof of tuberculosis (TB) skin test within the last 12 months (including date given, date read, and results)
• Proof of immunizations: 4 Polio, 5 DTP, 2 MMR, 3 Hepatitis B, 2 Varicella, 1 Tdap (required only for 7th/8th grades)
• Meal application: All our students are eligible for free breakfast or lunch, regardless of income, but we need all new students to fill out a meal application form. You can fill out the meal application online here, or you can get a paper application at the district office or at any school site.
• Last report card or transfer from a previous school (for students who were previously in another school)
• IEP or 504 plan, if your child has one. If your student receives additional academic services for a learning disability (such as special day class, resource, speech, etc.) it would be very helpful if you can provide a copy of the most recent IEP when you register

• What grade is my child eligible for in the 2023-24 school year? If your child turns 4 by September 1, 2023, they are eligible for free, full-day transitional kindergarten (TK). If your child turns 5 by September 1, 2023, they should register for kindergarten.
• What school will my child attend? All middle school students (grades 6-8) attend Cesar Chavez Ravenswood Middle School. Elementary students (grades TK-5) can choose from any of our three elementary schools: Belle Haven Elementary School, Costaño School of the Arts, and Los Robles-Ronald McNair Academy (our dual language Spanish immersion school)
• Do schools serve free breakfast and lunch? Yes, all students at all of our schools can have free breakfast and free lunch, regardless of their income
• Is there transportation for students who need it? Yes, the district provides transportation to students who need it to get to/from school
• My child has special needs - what support will they get? Ravenswood prides itself on meeting the needs of each of our students. Please contact our Special Education team to discuss your child's needs
• My child is not old enough for TK or kindergarten yet, and I need a preschool. Click here for a list of local preschools in the Ravenswood community
• My child is (or is going to be) in grades 9-12. Where can they go for high school? Contact the Sequoia Union High School District (call 650-369-1411, or visit 480 James Street, Redwood City, CA 94063)
• I have more questions that aren't answered here, what do I do? Please contact our Registrar, Adriana Vasquez, by email, text (650-384-7797) or phone (650-329-2800 ext. 60164)

Transfer from one Ravenswood district school to another (Intra-District Transfer). If you would like to transfer your children to another school within the district, you must apply for an intra-district transfer with the Student Service Department at 2160 Euclid Ave East Palo Alto. The deadline is June 30, with no exceptions.

 

Transfer from Ravenswood to a different district (Inter-District Transfer). This form is for parents/guardians requesting a permit allowing their children to attend school in another district rather than the district in which they live.

 

Withdraw from Ravenswood district school. Use this if your student is moving out of the district

 

Voluntary Transfer Program. If you are interested in the Voluntary Transfer Program, please see the San Mateo County Office of Education website for more information

 

Health forms. This folder has health forms, including authorization to administer medicine authorization

 

Meal application. All our students are eligible for free breakfast or lunch, regardless of income. We need all new students to fill out a meal application form. You can fill out the meal application online here, or you can get a paper application at the district office or at any school site.