Middle School Open Enrollment
2023-2024
Grade 5 to Grade 6 Open Enrollment Timeline for Hawthorne School District Resident Students Only
April 21, 2023: Open Enrollment letters sent to parents/guardians of 5th grade students who reside within the boundaries of the Hawthorne School District
May 1-31, 2023: Open Enrollment applications accepted at any elementary school office of the Hawthorne School District
June 5, 2023 Random Lottery held to establish waiting list
June 30, 2023: Notification regarding students’ status on the waiting list will be mailed to parents/guardians
Mid-August 2023: Approval of Open Enrollment applications begin as classroom space becomes available
September 29, 2023: Approval of Open Enrollment applications ends
October 2, 2023: Notification that the Open Enrollment application has expired and that we were unable to grant the request will be mailed to parents/guardians
The Open Enrollment application window opens May 1, 2023. This is for Hawthorne School District resident students moving from Grade 5 to Grade 6.
- All completed Open Enrollment applications will be assigned a number on a waiting list during a random lottery.
- Applications will be approved in order of the waiting list, beginning mid-August, if space becomes available at the requested middle school.
- Applications received after June 1, 2023 will not be included in the random lottery or added to the waiting list.
Please refer to the Timeline.
Call (310) 263-3935 for questions regarding Open Enrollment.