Transfers
This page refers to students who are already enrolled in RISD. For new students to the district, please access New Student Enrollment.
The Student transfer application window closed on June 1, 2024.
Transfer Guidelines can be accessed below:
Other than the children of full-time employees of Rockwall ISD, the District does not accept students for enrollment who live outside Rockwall ISD boundaries.
Rockwall ISD adheres to the neighborhood school concept; therefore, all students shall be assigned to and shall attend the school in their home attendance zone.
For this reason, requests for transfers will generally be denied unless extenuating circumstances, such as a documented compelling hardship, exist. Residence changes are not considered a compelling hardship.
All decisions are based on:
- School enrollment capacity and/or specific grade level capacity
- Documented compelling hardship
- Student's behavior, attendance and academic record
Things to consider:
- Transfers shall be granted for one regular school year at a time and must be applied for annually.
- If a 9th-11th grade transfer student wishes to participate in a UIL-governed sport, please read the specific requirements for athletes in the Transfer Guidelines.
- Transportation will not be provided for transfer students.
- Transfers are considered on a hardship basis, and if granted, they are a privilege.
- Transfers are not allowed during the academic year, except in extraordinary circumstances.
- Violation of the terms of the transfer agreement may result in a transfer being revoked during the current school year or not being approved for the following year.
- The District will not become involved in family disputes between joint conservators of students. Should a situation arise, the transfer consideration may be revoked.
- A non-refundable transfer application fee of $50.00 (cash or credit only) per student is due at the time of application.
Please email any questions you might have to Tanya Murphy
Application Timelines
April 3 - June 1, 2024: Transfer requests for Children of District Employees and students CURRENTLY on an approved transfer.
April 15- June 1, 2024: Transfer requests for students NOT currently on an approved transfer or those requesting a transfer to a new campus (Applications for 7th and 9th grade students are considered to be new transfer requests.)
June 1, 2024: Deadline to file a transfer application
Due to enrollment numbers, Rockwall ISD will not be approving NEW transfer requests to the following schools:
Closed Campuses 2024-2025:
High Schools:
- Rockwall High School
- Rockwall HS - 9th Grade Campus
- Rockwall-Heath High School
- Rockwall-Heath HS - 9th grade Campus
Middle Schools:
- Herman E Utley Middle School
- J.W. Williams Middle School
- Maurine Cain Middle School
Elementary Schools:
- Amy Parks-Heath Elementary School
- Billie Stevenson Elementary School
- Linda Lyon Elementary School
- Lupe Garcia Elementary School
- Sherry & Paul Hamm Elementary School