Transfers

Parents may request a transfer from their child’s home school to another campus, where space is available. Middle and High School transfers operate on a lottery system and Elementary School transfers are handled on a case-by-case basis at the campus. Transfers are not guaranteed. Schools of Choice are NOT included in open transfers.

Middle and High Schools

The Open Transfer Application for incoming 6-12th graders is open March 1-25, 2025 for the 2025-26 school year.

The Student Transfer Process utilizes a lottery system similar to the Fort Worth ISD Gold Seal programs.

Applications are located in Parent Portal. Read the Guide to Apply below.

Up to 3 campuses may be selected on the application.
- Schools of Choice are NOT included in open transfers. Read more.
Several FWISD campuses have been identified as "limited space" campuses because they are near their maximum enrollment capacity. Students may apply for transfers to these campuses; however, students may not receive the first or second choice of the transfer requested.
A transfer, once made, shall remain in effect as long as the student is in the same school.
Parents will be responsible for transporting their child if granted a general transfer.

Elementary Schools

Schools of Choice

Fort Worth ISD Gold Seal Schools of Choice do NOT accept transfers. The Gold Seal lottery application is open in the late fall, and Gold Seal wait-list applications are open in the spring and summer for the following school year.

The following are FWISD Schools of Choice and do NOT accept transfers:

Marine Creek Collegiate High School
TCC South/FWISD Collegiate High School
I.M. Terrell Academy for STEM and VPA
Texas Academy of Biomedical Sciences
Trimble Tech High School
World Languages Institute
Young Men’s Leadership Academy
Young Women’s Leadership Academy
Alice Carlson Applied Learning Center
Applied Learning Academy
Daggett Montessori
Riverside Applied Learning Academy

Guide to Apply

Current Students

Quick Guide: Current Students

Current Students are students who are enrolled and attending school in the district.

Log into Parent Portal Account
On main page select child's name on the left hand side, in the drop down you will see the application for “Secondary Open Transfer Application”
Click on the “Secondary Open Transfer Application” link to complete your Secondary Open Application for 2025-2026
Review and complete all sections of the application and Rank your 3 Choices. Be sure to attach all requested documents.
When finished with the application click “Submit & Finish” at the bottom of the page.

Need a Parent Portal Account? Visit fwisd.org/parentportal to create and add your student to your Parent Portal.

Former Students

Quick Guide: Former Students

Former Students are students who are not currently enrolled or attending a Fort Worth ISD school but did previously attend and were assigned a Fort Worth student ID number.

Log into your Parent Portal Account
On main page under Pending Forms you will see the option to complete the “Future School Year and Grade Level Form”. You must complete this form in order to have access to other forms in your Parent Portal.
Once completed in the Available Forms they will see the application for “Secondary Open Transfer Application”
Click on the “Secondary Open Transfer Application” link to complete your application
Review and complete all sections of the application and Rank your 3 Choices.
When finished with the application click “Submit & Finish” at the bottom of the final page.

Need a Parent Portal Account? Visit fwisd.org/parentportal to create and add your student to your Parent Portal.

New Students

Quick Guide: New Students

New students are student who have never attended a Forth Worth ISD school.

Guardian will need to create a Parent Portal Account
Complete the “Parent Portal Registration” information fields to register your parent portal account. You’ll need a valid email address
Once you submit your Parent Registration form you will be navigated to “Add Students” page
Select “I would like to APPLY FOR ENROLLMENT for a new child.
Complete the required fields.
Under form Type select “Create New Student Account Form”
Complete the required fields New Student Account Form. When finished, click “Submit & Finish” at the bottom of the final page
Once complete and submit your New Student Account, you can add additional students or select “I am FINISHED adding students. Please take me to the Portal.” to complete an application
On main page select your child's name on the left hand side, in the drop down you will see the application for “Secondary Open Transfer Application”

Parent Portal Account: Visit fwisd.org/parentportal to create and add your student to your Parent Portal.

Contacts

School Choice and Enrollment

Lynsey Charles
Director

Daniel McAlister
Coordinator

Laila Wright
Coordinator

Monica Lewis

Administrative Assistant

Need more help?

Email us at enrollment@fwisd.org

Frequently Asked Questions

Can a parent pick any campus to request a transfer?

Are parents guaranteed the transfer on behalf of the student if they picked a school not “LIMITED”?

No, transfers are based on board policy (FDB Local), eligibility criteria and campus capacity by grade level. Transfers will be selected utilizing the lottery system.

Provided that a school or grade level has not reached capacity, a transfer request shall be considered and granted based on the following characteristics of each applicant, in this order of priority:

A PEG student applying from a school within the District.
A resident sibling of a resident student currently enrolled at the requested school.
A child of a resident District employee.
A resident of the District, but residing outside the attendance area of the requested school.
A child of a nonresident District employee.
A PEG student applying from a school outside the District.
A nonresident student, subject to tuition.

If a student did not get into a POC or SOC and wants to transfer, what is important to know?

Fort Worth ISD promotes the student distribution model of neighborhood and choice lottery schools. As a process, each school in the district serves a specific neighborhood within that school’s attendance zone. The requested transfer campus must have available space and your request must meet eligibility requirements outlined in board policy, FDB Local. A transfer request is not automatically granted.

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