Officials reviewed transfer data at the board of trustees’ June 9 workshop. Enrollment data with housing development information was presented at the board’s June 10 work session.
The overview
As of June 9, over 1,500 transfer students have been approved for the 2025-26 school year, according to a presentation from the district.
This includes in- and out-of-district transfers, students of guardians who are non-resident CCISD employees, non-resident employees working on federal property, peace officers, service members and a grandparent with a non-resident grandchild, according to the presentation.
That number could rise to over 1,600 students based on pending applications.
By the numbers
CCISD’s enrollment is projected to decrease by nearly 6% by 2029-30, data shows.
While enrollment is projected to decrease, there are nearly 7,000 new homes that are platted within the district’s boundaries, specifically on the west side of the district.
In regard to transfers, historically, the number of students transferring out of the district is less than the number of students transferring in, according to data from the Texas Education Agency.
While CCISD’s transfers in have steadily increased, they have the lowest percentage out of neighboring districts of students transferring in compared to overall enrollment, TEA data shows.
Remember this?
The district expanded its open enrollment policy in late February.
Prior to the approval by the board on Feb. 24, the district’s limited open enrollment program allowed students who reside outside of the district’s attendance boundaries to attend CCISD schools if they met a certain criteria, according to district documents.
However, students needed to meet two sets of criteria, documents show. The first was based on a student’s previous academic history, attendance and discipline, officials said.
If that criterion was met, a student would qualify if their parent or guardian met one of the following requirements:
- Non-resident peace officers who live within 10 miles of the district
- Non-resident military service members who live within 10 miles of the district
- Non-resident federal employees who live within 10 miles of the district
- Non-resident grandchildren of grandparents who live within CCISD’s attendance boundaries
- Students of non-resident CCISD employees
If there is additional space available, families would then be considered based on the first set of criteria involving a student's previous academic history, attendance and discipline, officials said.
The intent behind expanding the district’s limited open enrollment policy stems from an effort to increase enrollment.
Diving in deeper
In order for transfers to be considered, applicants must complete the application and submit documents to show the student’s attendance, behavior and academic standing from their previous district. Space and the staff available is also considered before applications can be accepted, according to the presentation.
Out-of-district transfers follow the same criteria as current transfers for consistency.
The timeline for out-of-district transfers for the 2025-26 school year went as follows:
- May 23: modify existing transfer request structure to include “new non-resident” as a category and notify all families who expressed interest in out-of-district transfer and post the updated transfer link on CCISD website
- June 5: Campus principals approve or deny in-district and renewal transfers.
- June 9-10: The district enrollment team monitors transfer applications. All transfers not meeting the criteria are denied.
Going forward
The next steps for transfers for the 2025-26 school year are as follows:
- July 3: The out-of-district transfer window closes for the 2025-26 school year
- July 14: Campus principals and the district enrollment team collaborate to approve out-of-district transfers as space allows.
- July 25: All transfer requests in the queue are processed.
- Aug. 1: Newly approved transfers will enroll at CCISD.
- Dec. 1, 2025: applications open
- Jan. 23: applications close
- April 10: acceptance notifications
- May 1: family confirmation of enrollment
- May 15: reopen based on space availability
