Registration Requirements

New to Denton ISD Students

• Proof of Residency (current utility bill showing name, current address, service address, and date) (REQUIRED)
• Parent/Guardian Valid Form of ID (Valid photo ID: Driver's License, Passport, Permanent Residence Card, or Naturalization Papers) (REQUIRED)
• Student birth certificate (REQUIRED)
• Immunization records (REQUIRED)
• Student social security card (If available)
• Student withdrawal form from previous school/district (if available)
• Report Card or Transcript (If available)

Returning Students (Students Currently Enrolled in DISD)

• Proof of Residency (current utility bill showing name, current address, service address, and date) (REQUIRED)
• Parent/Guardian Valid Form of ID (Valid photo ID: Driver's License, Passport, Permanent Residence Card, or Naturalization Papers) (REQUIRED)

Parents or legal guardians will be required to document their address by showing legal documents such as lease agreements, contracts, or utility bills. Students must attend the campus in the attendance zone in which the parent/guardian resides unless they have received an approved district transfer. If the student moves within the school year, the campus secretary or registrar must be provided a new proof of residency.

Residency Qualifications

• Current Proof of Residency (see requirements listed below)

• Students may not be enrolled in district schools without proof of residence.

*All residency affidavits are subject to verification by a campus/attendance officer and if falsification of information is determined, withdrawal is immediate in accordance with FD (legal).

If living in your own residence or renting

• Provide parent/guardian valid form of ID (Driver’s License preferred)
• And one of the following:
  • Provide current utility bill (current or previous month) showing name, current address, service address, and date
  • Provide rental agreement or lease (if renting or leasing)
  • Provide a copy of the purchase contract or monthly mortgage statement* showing name and current address 
  • If providing a mortgage statement or lease, your campus will require the following items:
    • Provide photo ID with address
    • Provide utility bill within 30 days of enrollment

If building a home in Denton ISD

• Provide parent/guardian photo ID and:

  • Provide builder's contract showing expected completion date (Family must occupy the home within 45 days from date of enrollment)

  • The campus will follow up (at the projected completion date).

    • Provide photo ID with the new address

    • Provide utility bill showing new address (Utility deposit or connection confirmation)

If living in another person's residence

• Provide parent/guardian photo ID

• Provide photo ID of the person responsible for (owner of) residence

• Provide a current utility bill showing the name of the owner, current address, service address, and date

• Residence owner to complete Affidavit of Residency (notarized)

• The campus will follow up (in 30 – 60 days)

The school will request a copy of a student's records from the previous school attended. If the child was enrolled in a Texas public school, these records will be requested from the previous campus electronically. If the transfer is out-of-state, the request will be made by the campus personnel via fax. The information will include identification number (either social security number or state number), county-district-campus number, campus name and phone number, sex, ethnicity, date of birth, and current grade level. Most districts will also send grades and standardized test scores. Special education records must be requested separately.

All students must provide a copy of their birth certificate or its equivalent.

Students may enroll in the Early Childhood Education program at the following ages:

• 6 weeks old: Fred Moore Day Nursery School at Gonzalez and Virginia Gallian Development Center
• 3 and 4 years old: Denton ISD Pre-Kindergarten and Head Start (Ann Windle School for Young Children)

The State of Texas mandates, a student must be five years old on or before Sept. 1 of the current school year to be eligible. Full-day classes are offered at all elementary campuses.

The State of Texas mandates, a student must be six years old on or before Sept. 1 of the current school year, has been in the first grade, or completed kindergarten in the public schools of another state before moving to the District.

Students may enroll in grades two through twelve by showing the proper withdrawal records from an accredited private, church, or public school. These records include grades, birth certificate and immunizations. Students who have been enrolled in a non-accredited public, private, church school or have been home-schooled may enroll at the grade level on a temporary basis. The principal makes the final decision about the proper grade placement.