2021-2022 Pacifica School District 6th Grade Lottery Info

Students must reside within Pacifica School District boundaries on the day of the lottery to participate. Students must continue to reside within Pacifica School District boundaries when the school year begins, unless an interdistrict transfer agreement is approved by PSD and the district of residence.

Currently enrolled students will attend 6th grade at either Ingrid B. Lacy Middle School or one of the K-8 schools (Cabrillo, Ocean Shore or Vallemar). In most cases, where your child will attend 6th grade is determined by where s/he is now. Students completing the 5th grade at a PSD TK-5 school shall be guaranteed a space for the 6th grade at Ingrid B. Lacy Middle School. Students currently enrolled at Cabrillo, Vallemar School or Ocean Shore School shall be guaranteed a space in that program through the 8th grade.

In November 2020, letters and transfer request forms were mailed to all current fifth graders in district, and district residents on the wait list but attending out of district, offering the opportunity to request a transfer.

Because the Pacifica School District is a district of choice, there are other options. Parents of fifth graders at a K-8 school who wish to transfer to Ingrid B. Lacy Middle School or another K-8 school for sixth grade must submit a Sixth Grade Request to Transfer form to the district office at 375 Reina Del Mar, Pacifica no later than 4:30 pm January 27, 2021. Parents of fifth graders at a TK-5 school who wish to transfer to a K-8 school for sixth grade must submit a Sixth Grade Request to Transfer form to the district office at 375 Reina del Mar, Pacifica no later than 4:30 pm January 27, 2021. Current fifth grade wait lists do not roll over to sixth grade. Please make note of the ID number on the Request to Transfer form as this number will be used during the lottery process.

If the number of requests for transfer exceeds the number of spaces available for any given site, a lottery for the available spaces will be held on January 29, 2021, at the Pacifica School District Office. Results will be posted near the front entrance of the District office by 6pm the same day of the lottery.

Parents are encouraged to participate in tours of schools with grades 6, 7 and 8 to help determine the best choice for their child. Virtual tour information is available on our website. Please use the link below to access the information.

https://www.pacificasd.org/District/2590-School-Tour-Dates.html

If you have questions, please contact Student Services at 650-738-6606 or nortega@pacificasd.org.

Please note: Once a request to transfer is approved, the vacancy created by that transfer will be filled; therefore, transfer requests cannot be rescinded after 3:00 pm on January 29, 2021.