•  Asking for a new transfer to a school other than assigned to the home address?  Apply for 2024 beginning February 15.

• Current transfer student continuing at the same school? Do not submit a new request.

• Current 4th- or 8th-grade student transfer student? Request a transfer to attend a school other than assigned. School Locator Tool shows schools by home address.

• Current transferred Pre-K student seeking to continue at the same school? Request a 2024 transfer for notification by May 31.

All transfer requests received by the district are considered in accordance with Oklahoma City Public Schools Board Policy F-04. Three criteria are the basis for transfer consideration:

• Capacity - There must be space available in the requested school and grade level without overloading classrooms.

• Behavior - Repeated incidents of student discipline at the home school may result in a transfer being denied.

• Attendance - Excessive absences may prevent student transfer approval since families must transport students to and from each school on time each day. Transportation is not provided for transfer students. 

• Families may apply for a transfer for the current school year at any time during the year. 

• Families may apply for a transfer for the upcoming school year during the Spring transfer window which runs from February 15 through April 15.

• Students who are currently attending an OKCPS school will need to provide their student ID number

• Families who do not live within the OKCPS district will need to provide their students’ State Testing Number, which can be obtained by contacting their current school. If your student has never been enrolled in a public school in Oklahoma they will not need to provide a State Testing Number.

• Families that have a child in foster care will need to provide documentation, as well as families that are on active-duty military status.

• Families will be notified via email within 30 days of applying for a transfer during the current school year.

• If you are applying for the upcoming school year during the Spring transfer window (February 15 - April 15) you will be notified by May 15.

• PreK families will be notifies later in the summer.

• Transfer requests are considered on a first-come-first-served basis. Each student, including siblings, must have their own transfer application and will be considered separately.  If the school and grade a student requests are over capacity, the student may be placed on a waiting list.

• Current OKCPS transfer students going into Kindergarten, Middle School, or High School will need to apply for a new transfer unless they plan to return to the school assigned to the home address.

• Incomplete transfer applications will not be considered.

Yes, the following priorities apply:

• Students in foster care

• Students whose parent/legal guardian is on full-time active-duty status

• Students whose parent/legal guardian is an employee of the OKCPS district

• Students who have a sibling on a previously approved transfer to the school they are requesting

To request your child’s STN please email studentservices@okcps.org with the parent’s name, date of birth, and phone number.

You will receive written notice of the reason for your transfer denial. Transfers may be denied for any of the following reasons:

• Capacity - Transfers will be denied if the requested school site grade level has exceeded its enrollment capacity. Capacities are posted on the first day of January, April, July, and October.

• Behavior - Student has incidents of student discipline for reason(s) outlined in Oklahoma Statute 70 O.S. § 24-101.3.

• Attendance - The student has a history of absences, which is defined as ten or more unexcused absences in one semester 70 O.S. § 8-101.2 (B)(2).

If the transfer request is denied or revoked, you have a right to appeal the decision by completing the online Oklahoma City Public Schools Appeal Form.

No, since the OKCPS Online Learning Program is a semester-long commitment you must be attending in person to request a transfer to another school. You may however request a transfer at the end of the winter semester to start attending in person in the Spring, and you may request a transfer for the upcoming school year during the spring transfer window (February 15 - April 15). 

Board policy and state law allow a family that has moved after the first day of school to continue at the same school for the duration of the school year. If a family wishes to continue beyond the current school year, they will need to request a transfer during the Spring Transfer Window.

• If you have moved into the OKCPS district, enroll your child online by going on to www.okcps.org/enroll, or go in person to your school to enroll. If you are interested in transferring your child to another OKCPS school, go to www.okcps.org/transfer for information and to determine if the school of interest has room for your child.

• If your student is currently attending an OKCPS school, but you have moved to another OKCPS school’s attendance area and want to change to the new school, you notify your child’s school of your intentions to withdraw and take a proof of address to the new school. You will not need to complete another enrollment application.

Our application schools handle their own applications. You will need to contact them directly to apply. When students are approved to attend application schools, our office transfers them to the correct schools.