The School Choice application period for the 2025-26 school year is now open and runs through May 9, 2025.

School assignments in the Clarke County School District (CCSD) are based upon the boundaries of geographic attendance zones. However, School Choice allows parents of CCSD students enrolled in kindergarten through 12th grade to apply for a transfer to a school outside of their attendance zone, provided space is available. See below for a list of schools that are open for School Choice transfers as well as other information about the School Choice application process. Click the buttons below for the elementary and middle/high school School Choice applications.

Elementary schools open for School Choice in 2025-26:

• Barnett Shoals Elementary

• Barrow Elementary

• Bettye H. Holston Elementary

• Cleveland Road Elementary

• Fowler Drive Elementary

• Howard B. Stroud Elementary

• J. J. Harris Elementary

• Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary

• Whit Davis Elementary

• Whitehead Road Elementary

• Winterville Elementary

Middle/high schools open for School Choice in 2025-26:

• Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle

• Clarke Middle

• Coile Middle

• Hilsman Middle

• Cedar Shoals High

• Schools Choice transfers are not available at newly opened schools for a period of four years from the school’s opening. CCSD does not currently have any schools in this category.

• School Choice transfers are only available at schools where the district has determined there is available classroom space after all assigned students have been enrolled. This is based upon a maximum class size formula provided by the state of Georgia. Once a school’s maximum class size is reached, the school will be closed for School Choice enrollments.

• A list of the schools with available space for School Choice will be posted on this page by April 1 each year.

To apply, the parent/guardian must complete a School Choice application.

• The application period will begin April 1 and remain open through May 9. 

• If the number of applications exceeds the spaces available at a particular school, selections will be made by random lottery.

• Families will be notified by email, by June 9, whether their transfer request is approved. If selected for School Choice, the parent/guardian must accept the transfer by July 22. 

• Only students currently enrolled in the Clarke County School District may apply for a School Choice transfer. If a student is selected for a transfer and subsequently moves outside the Clarke County School District or is withdrawn for any reason, the School Choice enrollment will end at the time of the move or withdrawal. If the student re-enrolls in CCSD, a new School Choice application will need to be submitted.

• If the student receives Special Education services, the parent/guardian may only apply for School Choice to a school that offers the services required by the student’s current Individual Education Plan (IEP). CCSD is not required to develop the services at the requested school as long as they are available within the district.

• Parents accepting School Choice transfers are responsible for timely transportation to and from the selected school. Bus transportation will not be provided to students attending out-of-zone schools.

• All out-of-zone assignments, including School Choice enrollments, are contingent upon good attendance and behavior and can be revoked if these conditions are not met.

• Any high school student transferring under School Choice must meet Georgia High School Association requirements to participate in competitive interscholastic activities. The parent/guardian should contact the high school’s Athletic Director to determine if a transfer would result in the loss of athletic eligibility.

• Students enrolled through School Choice may continue to attend that school until all grades of the school are completed, provided that they remain residents of CCSD. Students must re-apply for School Choice when moving from elementary to middle or from middle to high.

Carla Fonseca
Student Registration Coordinator
Email Carla Fonseca 706-546-7721, Ext. 79611

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