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TK & Kindergarten Enrollment Information for 2023-2024

Castro Valley Unified School District is excited to welcome you to the start of your student's educational career as a Transitional Kindergarten (TK) or Kindergarten (K) student.
 

Transitional Kindergarten is a program available to those students turning five from September 2nd to April 2nd of 2024.  TK classes are currently offered at Independent Elementary (serving Independent, Jensen, Palomares, and Vannoy), Castro Valley Elementary (serving CVE, Marshall, and Proctor), and Stanton Elementary (serving Stanton and Chabot).   

Enrollment Timelines
The TK and Kindergarten Enrollment Timeline for the 2022-2023 School Year is as follows:
Please note that we have periodically experienced impacted enrollment for Kindergarten at various schools.  Those students not assigned a space in their neighborhood school will be diverted to the next closest school with space.  
To enroll a student in TK or Kindergarten for the 2023-2024 School Year, complete the "New Student Enrollment Steps" when it opens on January 11, 2023 (HERE)
 
To enroll a student in TK or Kindergarten for the 2022-2023 School Year, complete the "New Student Enrollment Steps" when it opens on January 11, 2023 (HERE)
Age Requirements

For the 2023-2024 School Year

 

Transitional Kindergarten

Children who turn five on or between September 2, 2023 and April 2, 2024 may enroll in the TK program (DOB 9/2/2018- 4/2/2019)

 

Kindergarten

Children who turn five years of age on or before September 1, 2023 may enroll in the K program (DOB on or before 9/1/2018)

 

 

For the 2022-2023 School Year

 

Transitional Kindergarten

Children who turn five on or between September 2, 2022 and February 2, 2022 may enroll in the TK program (DOB 9/2/2017 - 2/2/2018)

 

Kindergarten

Children who turn five years of age on or before September 1, 2022 may enroll in the K program (DOB on or before 9/1/2017)

Find your School
Click on the link above to enter your address for resident schools and to view a map of the district. 
The list will provide you with the assigned elementary school based on resident address.  Please note that 9th-12th grade students are assigned to Castro Valley High School, 6th-8th grade students are eligible to attend Canyon or Creekside (see 6th Grade Student Enrollment Tab).
A copy of the TK Parent Night presentation can be found below: