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Open Enrollment

CCUSD accepts open-enrollment students year round for the current school year.
 
Applications for the 2025-2026 school year will be accepted at any time, and notifications of acceptance will be sent before March 15, 2025. All students who are affected by potential school closures will receive priority open enrollment through March 7, 2025 and can assume their open enrollment application will be accepted if submitted prior to March 7, 2025. 
 

New enrollment to the Cave Creek Unified School District

Information packets and applications are available at each school, the District Office, and linked below.

The school shall notify the student and parent in writing whether the student has been approved for open enrollment, placed on a waiting list pending the availability of capacity, or rejected. The school shall also notify the resident school district of an applicant's acceptance or placement on a waiting list.
 

Open Enrollment Non Resident Transfer Application

Open Enrollment Resident Transfer Application

Please submit forms to your school of choice.

Please contact the school's front office if you have any questions. 

Currently enrolled at Cave Creek Unified School District

Currently enrolled K-5 wishing to attend another CCUSD elementary school will need to complete the Open Enrollment form inside your parent/legal guardian account in PowerSchool under Forms.

Select either Open Enrollment-Resident or Open Enrollment-Non Resident depending on your address (within CCUSD or outside of CCUSD boundaries)

Important note for current 6th and 8th grade transitioning to middle school or high school.  All non-resident open enrolled students must re-apply to attend Sonoran Trails Middle School or Cactus Shadows High School.  You will need to complete the Open Enrollment-Non Resident in your parent/legal guardian account on PowerSchool under Forms.

        

Please contact your school's front office if you have any questions or email powerschool@ccusd93.net

Enrollment Capacity

 
2024-25 BMES DSA DWES HTES LMES
K Open Open Open Closed Open
1 Open Open Open Open Closed
2 Closed Open Open Open Open
3 Open Closed Open Open Closed
4 Closed Open Open Closed Closed
5 Open Open Open Open Open
6 Open Open Open Closed Open
ESS Resource/
Self-Contained
 Closed Closed Closed Closed Closed
ESS Speech
 Closed Closed Closed Closed Closed

 

2024-25        STMS CSHS
7 Open  
8 Open  
9   Open
10   Open
11   Open
12   Open
ESS Resource/
Self-Contained
 Closed Closed
ESS Speech
 Closed Closed

*The charts above reflect the capacity for the current school year. For the following school year, all grade levels are accepting open enrollment applications unless otherwise stated.

**A specialized program that is designated closed for the current school year, will remain closed for the following school year unless otherwise stated. Students interested in being put on the waitlist should complete an Open Enrollment application.