How to Enroll

Students ages 5 to 21 who have not graduated from high school are entitled to a free public education in Dallas schools if they meet the age requirements for enrollment on Sept. 1. They must reside within the district's attendance boundaries and provide satisfactory evidence of required immunizations.

• Students receiving special education services may continue to be enrolled in school until they are 22 years of age on or before Sept. 1 of the current school year.
• To be enrolled in a prekindergarten program, a child must be at least 4 years of age on or before Sept. 1 of the current school year and meet one of the following criteria:
  • be unable to speak and comprehend English
  • come from a family whose income, according to the standards set by the State Board of Education, is at or below the subsistence level established by the state of Texas and according to federal guidelines
  • be eligible for services for the homeless

How to enroll in elementary and secondary schools

• New elementary school students: enroll with the computer records clerk at the neighborhood elementary school.
• New middle and high school students: enroll in the school registrar's office.

To find your neighborhood school, click here, or call (972) 925-3645.

Margaret and Gilbert Herrera Student Intake Center

Refugee students of all ages and middle and high school immigrant students new to the district enroll at the district’s Margaret and Gilbert Herrera Student Intake Center on the campus of James B. Bonham Elementary School. The center, located at 2617 N. Henderson, is open Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Birth certificate, immunization records, and proof of residency in the district are required to enroll new students. For more information, call (972) 749-5760.

• Enrollment of Students New to the Country

• Registro de estudiantes nuevos al país

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