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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

Middle School Open Enrollment

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.