Enrollment & Lottery
69%
receive their 1st choice
Most Families Get Their First-Choice SFUSD School
The lottery is less of a gamble than you've been told.
Why this comes up
Fear of the lottery is one of the top reasons families consider opting out of SFUSD before they've even started. This stat reframes the actual risk.
What it means for SFUSD
Nearly seven in ten families who apply get the school they wanted most. When expanded to the top three choices, the vast majority are placed at a school they actively requested.
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