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Key Dates

Work backward from the published dates

The Lowell deadline comes before the main SFUSD deadline. Use the dates as checkpoints.

Checked against Lowell's published admissions pages on November 5, 2026.

Timeline

Key dates for this admissions cycle.

The Lowell deadline is earlier than the main SFUSD deadline. Work backward from it.

December 11, 2026

Lowell application deadline

  1. October 23, 2026

    Application opens

    The Lowell Grade 9 application opened October 23, 2026, on ParentVUE (online) and as a PDF (paper).

  2. November 10, 2026

    Virtual Lowell workshop

    SFUSD lists a virtual "how to apply to Lowell" workshop on Tuesday, November 10 at 6:00 PM on Google Meet.

  3. December 11, 2026

    Lowell application deadline

    The last day to apply to Lowell for Grade 9 is December 11, 2026: 5pm online, or close of business at the Enrollment Center for paper applications. SFUSD says it will not be possible to apply after that date.

  4. March 15, 2027

    Results on ParentVUE

    Applicants are notified of their 2027-28 assignment on ParentVUE on March 15, 2027.

Star test dates for outside applicants
Non-SFUSD applicants and SFUSD charter students take the test at Lowell on January 20 at 6 pm or January 23 at 8:30 am. The SFUSD page gives no year, which in context is 2027; applicants choose a date on the Lowell application.
Main Round deadline for other schools
The SFUSD Main Round application deadline for all other high schools is February 1, 2027. The Lowell deadline comes earlier.
Waitlist
There is no waitlist or appeal process for Lowell, no sibling tiebreaker, and the regular high school tiebreakers do not apply. All students must meet the admissions criteria to enroll.
Transfer window
Students may apply to transfer into Lowell in Grades 10 to 12 for 2027-28 between May 10 and June 28, 2027, using the Lowell Transfer Application. SFUSD says between 25 and 50 transfer assignments can be made overall, most in Grade 10, with no waitlist, appeal or sibling priority.

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