Transfers

ADMINISTRATIVE TRANSFERS allow resident students to transfer from one Beaverton school to another Beaverton school based on the following hardship circumstances:

• The student is impacted by a parent or guardian’s military deployment.
• The student is experiencing instability related to homelessness or foster care placement.
• The student has a documented medical condition that necessitates a transfer.
• The student is impacted by the death of a parent.
• The student does not have access to safe and affordable childcare in the resident district. 
• The student is involved in a documented case of severe harassment, intimidation, bullying or cyberbullying.

• Please submit applications to your boundary school.  The principal of the resident school and the transfer school review the application.  Once the decision is made, it is final and there in No appeal process.
• Administrative Transfers are approved for one school year only.  If approved during the school year, the transfer is for the remainder of the school year.  The student returns to the boundary school at the end of the school year or may apply again for a transfer.
• All students must qualify for hardship in order to be approved for an Administrative Student Transfer regardless of grade level, sibling status on In-District Transfers, siblings of students in specialized programs or parent employment within the district.
• Continued enrollment is contingent upon maintaining attendance expectations of at least 92%, having no more than one suspension per academic year, no suspension of five days or more, and no expulsion.  Interdistrict transfers are revocable if attendance and behavior expectations are not met.
• Timely transportation is the responsibility of the family.  The district does not provide transportation for students attending school on an Administrative Transfer.
• Please contact your resident school if you have questions about Administrative Student Transfers.

All applications received prior to June 1 will be held for bulk review.

Decisions on applications received prior to June 1 will be made final no later than June 30.  All applications received after June 1 will be reviewed on a case by case basis.

IN-DISTRICT TRANSFERS offer transfer opportunities for students living within Beaverton School District boundaries to attend another BSD school outside of their assigned school that has openings.  There is a random lottery at the end of the application window. 

The application window for the 2026-27 school year begins December 8, 2025 and ends January 26, 2026 at 2:00pm.

INTERDISTRICT TRANSFERS

Interdistrict Transfers are for resident students who wish to attend a school in another Oregon School District or non-resident students who wish to attend a Beaverton School District school.  The three types of BSD Interdistrict Transfers are listed below: 

1. Interdistrict Transfer OUT OF BSD - Hardship - This type of transfer is for RESIDENT students requesting to be RELEASED from BSD to attend a school in another Oregon school district due to hardship circumstances as defined in OAR 581-021-0019(1)(c)
   
   2026-27_idt application out of bsd - hardship
    
2. Interdistrict Transfer INTO BSD - Hardship - This type of transfer is for NON-RESIDENT students requesting to transfer INTO BSD due to hardship circumstances as defined in OAR 581-021-0019(1)(c).
   
   
   2026-27_idt application into bsd - hardship
    
3. Interdistrict Transfer INTO BSD - Lottery slots - This type of transfer is for NON-RESIDENT students, who have been RELEASED from their boundary district and wish to enter a lottery to attend a BSD school with available openings. A hardship is not required; however, proof of release from the boundary district must be submitted at the time of application.
   
   This option also applies to students unable to obtain a release who wish to pay tuition to attend a participating BSD lottery school (see list below).
   
   Lottery applications will be accepted beginning April 1, 2026 thru June 15, 2026 at 4:00 p.m.  Late applications will not be accepted.
   
   2026-27_idt application into bsd - lottery

The Beaverton School District reviews hardships based on the guidelines provided by the Oregon Department of Education in OAR 581-021-0019(1)(c):

• The student is impacted by a parent or guardian’s military deployment.
• The student is experiencing instability related to homelessness or foster care placement.
• The student has a documented medical condition that necessitates a transfer.
• The student is impacted by the death of a parent.
• The student does not have access to safe and affordable childcare in the resident district. 
• The student is involved in a documented case of severe harassment, intimidation, bullying or cyberbullying.

Additional Information:

• If your student is entering 12th grade for the 2026-27 school year and would like to remain at the school where they attended 11th grade, please note this on one of the hardship applications.

• Transfer paperwork must be completed at the resident and non-resident school district.  Proof of Release from the boundary district must be submitted at the time of application for out of district students applying to attend a BSD school.

• Student transfer requests will be shared between the resident and non-resident districts.

• Hardship applications are processed in the order they are received.  The process may take up to two weeks if all requested documents are submitted.

• Notification of acceptance or denial will be communicated through the email address provided on the application.

• Lottery applications will be accepted beginning April 1, 2026 thru June 15, 2026.  A random lottery will be run for applications exceeding the number of open slots.  Notifications will be sent via email by June 30, 2026.

• If approved, the transfer is valid through grade 12 unless otherwised stated or if there is a move out of the boundary district.

• Continued enrollment is contingent upon maintaining attendance expectations of at least 92%, having no more than one suspension per academic year, no suspension of five days or more, and no expulsions.  Interdistrict transfers are revocable if attendance and behavior expectations are not met.

• Timely transportation is the responsibility of the family.  The district does not provide transportation for interdistrict transfer students.

• School placement for students on approved interdistrict transfers, who are transitioning to middle and high school will be determined by district personnel based on school capacity.  There are no appeals for student placement.

• High school only:  Please see the OSAA position statement regarding participation in athletics for transfer students.

• Decisions are final.  There is no appeal process.

INTERDISTRICT TRANSFER Lottery Schools for 2026-27

PROOF of RELEASE from the boundary district is required at the time of application. Each school listed below has fifteen slots open for lottery Except for FLEX Online (see below).

If a resident student moves within the Beaverton School District boundary during the school year or over the summer .... 

• A Beaverton School District resident student, whose legal residence changes to a different school within the Beaverton School District's boundary, during the school year, will be allowed to complete the rest of the school year at the school they are currently attending.
• A Beaverton School District resident student, whose legal residence changes to a different school within the Beaverton School District's boundary, over the summer, may remain in their previous school the following school year.
• At the end of the school year, the student's registration will automatically move to the neighborhood school associated with their new address. 
• Timely transportation is the responsibility of the family.

** Completion of the Mid-School Year Move (Within District) form is required.

Mid-School Year Move requests are contingent upon meeting behavior and attendance expectations:

1. Attendance of 92% or greater;
2. No more than one suspension per academic year; no suspension of, or greater than, five days;
3. No expulsions;
4. Timely transportation is the responsibility of the family.

High School Only:  OSAA Constitution and Rules provide that any student who attends a high school as a result of undue influence may become ineligible and the high school could be subject to penalties.  OSAA rules also require approval by both the sending and receiving high school principals, and approved by the Superintendent's Office.  Student eligibility is subject to OSAA guidelines.

Contact your student's school if you have questions about Mid-School Year Student Moves.

If a student moves out of the Beaverton School District boundary over the summer or during the school year and they wish to continue at the school they are attending for the remainder of the school year, please follow the steps below:

• Complete and return the form linked above to the school where the student was attending prior to the summer or mid-year move.
• The Mid-School Year Student Move form is not applicable to students who move out of the State of Oregon.
• At the end of the school year, the student moves to the district of residence.

Mid-School Year Move requests are contingent upon meeting behavior and attendance expectations:

1.  Attendance of 92% or greater;
2.  No more than one suspension per academic year; no suspension of , or greater than, five days;
3.  No expulsions;
4.  Timely transportation is the responsibility of the family.

Please contact your student's school if you have questions about Mid-School Year Student Moves.

If you plan to enroll your student in an Oregon Department of Education approved Charter School, please email your Intent to Enroll form (provided by the charter school) to INSTR-CharterSchool@beaverton.k12.or.us.

Please contact the Northwest Regional Education Service District if you plan to Homeschool your student.