Any parent or guardian of a student residing within the Colton Joint Unified School District boundaries may apply for a transfer to any District school. This is done by submitting an Intra-District transfer request.  Please see below for conditions of approval.

Intra-district Transfer Requests received January 15 through March 3, 2025: Intradistrict transfer requests are granted based on space availability. All students MUST be enrolled in their home school site for computer purposes before an Intra-District transfer request can be completed. If the number of applications received exceeds the spaces available, a lottery will be held to determine which applications will be approved and the order in which the remaining students will be placed on a waiting list. (Education Code 35160.5)

Intra-district Transfer Requests Received After March 3, 2025, for the 2025/2026 school year: Intradistrict transfer requests are granted on space availability. In the event requests exceed capacity at the school or a specific grade level within the school, approvals will be determined by a lottery noted above.  Therefore, applications received after March 3, 2025, are added to a secondary waitlist determined by a random drawing (lottery). However, the District may also enroll students from the Inter-district List to balance educational programs and enrollment numbers.   Applications received after March 3, 2025, will be placed in a separate lottery.  

***IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR ALL APPROVED TRANSFERS:

• Parent/guardian assumes responsibility for providing transportation. 
• Students must attend school and arrive at school on time and in classes 95% of the time based on their beginning date of enrollment for a school year. (This includes absences, tardies, early releases, and late pick-ups, all of which will count against the student’s attendance.) 
• Students must maintain proper conduct at school and at school-related functions and activities and have no outside suspensions.

Transfers may be revoked at any time if any of the above conditions are not met, if unexpected growth occurs at the school, or if any of the information in the transfer request application has been falsified.

Intradistrict Transfer Request Forms:
Intradistrict Transfer Request Forms are available for download. 

• Intradistrict Transfer Request Form 2025-2026

Note: When a student is granted an Intra-district transfer for the school requested, they will attend that school until they complete the highest grade level at that school as long as the conditions of approval listed above are met.  (i.e., the highest grade level at elementary is sixth (6th ) grade, and the highest grade level at middle school is eighth (8th ) grade.)  Upon completion of the highest grade level at your assigned transfer school, you are automatically enrolled back to your home school (school of residence) based on your address.   You will need to complete a new Intra-district Transfer Application for the new school year if you wish to attend a school other than your school of residence.
 

NOTICE: No Student who is applying for a transfer will be allowed to try out for a team/squad prior to your transfer being approved or denied:

All students on a current intra-district transfer do not have to renew their intra-district transfer application unless requesting a different school, or transitioning into Middle School or High School.

Outgoing Interdistrict transfers (For those who reside within CJUSD boundaries but wish to attend school in another district)   Outgoing transfer requests will only be approved for reasons stated in Board Policy. Applications will be reviewed and accepted based on space availability. All Applications must be allowed time for the proper review procedures and documentation. For that reason, families cannot walk in and be released on the same day.  Please note that the CJUSD will limit the number of pupils transferring out to 3% of the total enrollment per the California Education Code.

Incoming inter-district transfers (For those who live outside CJUSD boundaries but wish to attend a school within the CJUSD) Applications must be picked up from the student’s home district for release of the student. The application will then be sent to our office for review. Please allow a sufficient amount of time for this process so as to ensure that the application will arrive during the transfer application window. If the student is not currently enrolled in the Colton Joint Unified School District a copy of the student’s discipline history and attendance for the past (2) years must be submitted within the transfer window to be considered.  Applications will be reviewed and accepted based on space availability and appropriate attendance and behavior. If the number of applications exceeds the number of spaces available, then the California Education Code requires that a lottery be held to determine which applications will be approved and the order in which the remaining students will be placed on a waiting list. All students on a current incoming inter-district transfer do not have to renew their interdistrict transfer application unless requesting a different school, transitioning to a Middle School or High School or have moved to another district of residence.

NOTICE:  No Student who is applying for a Transfer will be allowed to try out for a team/squad prior to your transfer being approved or denied:

Transfer requests received after the transfer window has closed (after March 3, 2025) will be reviewed/approved after the wait list from the lottery (if applicable) has been exhausted. 

***IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR ALL APPROVED TRANSFERS:

• Parent/guardian assumes responsibility for providing transportation.
• Student must attend school and arrive on time to school and classes 95% of the time based on their beginning date of enrollment for a school year. (This includes absences, tardies, early releases, and late pick-ups which will count against the student’s attendance.)
• Student must maintain proper conduct at school and at school-related functions and activities and have no outside suspensions.

Transfers may be revoked at any time if any of the above conditions are not met if unexpected growth occurs at the school, or if any of the information in the transfer request application has been falsified.