Tulsa Public Schools enrollment opened Monday for the 2026-27 school year and the district says it’s already received applications from more than 3,000 students.
Oklahoma’s student transfer laws give families a wide range of options, allowing them to attend their neighborhood schools or apply to magnet and charter schools or other districts. To transfer within TPS or join the district, students must go through an enrollment process.
The district is hosting several open houses at elementary schools, Tulsa Honor Academy and Mayo Demonstration School during the enrollment period. TPS also offers a “find a school” tool to browse the district’s 78 sites. While in previous years some middle schools offered in person tours for fifth grade students, this year they will be virtual.
Here’s what you need to know about enrolling your student online or in person before the period closes Feb. 6.
Who needs to enroll and what documents are necessary
Families may submit applications through the district’s online enrollment portal. Families can apply to six different schools per student each year. Nearly 5,300 applications have been submitted since Monday, TPS says.
In-person enrollment is available at the district’s Enrollment Center, 2819 S. New Haven Ave. TPS says more than 400 families have already gone through walk-ins at the center from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. It has extended hours Jan. 15 and 29 from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Who must enroll:
- Families putting their kid in pre-k
- Students looking to transfer to or from their neighborhood schools
- Students looking to go to any magnet school
- Students who live outside district boundaries
- Private or home school students
- Fifth and eighth grade students who want to attend a middle or high school other than their neighborhood location
To go through the process, all families must have a photo ID for the student’s parent or legal guardian and proof of address. If the student is enrolling in TPS for the first time, families must also have the child’s birth certificate and immunization records.
If these documents are unavailable, or a student is experiencing homelessness, the enrollment center can connect families with resources.
TPS says students will be informed in March whether they were accepted or placed on a waiting list at one of their school choices. If their application gets the green light, families have up to two weeks to complete the registration process, or they’ll be declined.
Magnet school enrollment and the lottery system
TPS has seven “lottery” and five “criteria-based” magnet schools. They focus on specialized opportunities for students like dual language learning or STEM.
If seeking enrollment in a magnet school, TPS says families should rank schools with the most desired site as their first choice — this affects your student’s placement.
Lottery programs do not require additional documents, but factors like school capacity, where siblings go and a family’s home address all play a role.
If applying to a criteria-based magnet school, families will need additional documents to determine a student’s eligibility. Specific application information can be found at the links for each criteria-based program below:
- Carver Middle School
- Edison Middle School
- Booker T. Washington High School
- Edison Preparatory High School
- Tulsa Engineering Academy at Memorial High School
- Will Rogers College High School
More information on TPS magnet admission can be found here.
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