Steps for Applying

Click here for steps, videos and guides for applying.

Additional tips for applying:

• Investigate and explore your magnet program options through the following websites:

Discover Dallas ISD

Dallas ISD School Finder

• You may select up to (5) schools of choice (Schools may be a combination of Magnet schools, Transformation and Innovation schools, Collegiate/P-TECH schools, and/or Neighborhood Transfer schools; only (2) of these choices may be Magnet schools).
• PLEASE CHOOSE CAREFULLY - You will rank the schools from 1 to 5; rank your most desired schools from highest to lowest, with (1) being the highest ranking. The selection system will optimize its offer based on your highest ranked school choice. You may modify or rerank your choices until January 31.
• Click here for Transporation Information. 

Per Dallas ISD Policy EHBJ (LOCAL): For each magnet program, all qualified in-district students shall be served before any out-of-district student may gain admission into that magnet program. Proof of residence must be submitted each year.

Parent(s) or Legal Guardian(s) must actually reside with the student within the Dallas Independent School District boundaries. "Residence" is the permanent primary physical location where a person lives and sleeps. The residence of a minor child is presumed to be the residence of the parent or guardian who has legal physical custody of the child.

i. If the student's parents are divorced and share physical custody, the student's residence is the location where the student lives the majority of the time—with the primary or majority custodial parent (court documents will be required).

ii. If the student is not living with a parent, the Dallas Independent School District requires that a responsible adult obtain legal guardianship through the court system (notarized letters from parents giving "guardianship" to others are unacceptable).

iii. A temporary residence within the Dallas Independent School District boundaries solely for the purpose of attending a Dallas Independent School District school shall not be considered residency. 

Falsifying information on the Magnet application will invalidate the application, and the student's application will be excluded from the selection process. The Dallas Independent School District reserves the right to change a student's enrollment status, placement and/or programming upon receipt of additional information.