Kindergarten in Charlottesville: An Overview

Students entering Charlottesville City Schools for the first time must register at the school the child will attend. In order to enroll, potential kindergarteners must be 5 years old by September 30.

An open house for kindergarten registration occurs in mid-to-late April.  (In 2021, this event has been cancelled.) After that time, contact your neighborhood elementary school. (Which school will your child attend? Find out here.) While supplies last, a free kindergarten readiness box is given to each family at registration.

More Kindergarten Information

• Complete online forms (see below) ; after you complete the forms, your school will be in touch about how to bring in the required documents (see below).
• Información acerca de Kindergarten en español
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• Required Immunizations
• Attendance zone for Charlottesville elementary schools

We’re always excited to meet our new kindergarten students and their families!

If you have a child that will be 5 years old by September 30, you can NOW register for the 2023-24 year. See below for instructions.

Not sure which elementary school your child will attend?  Find out here.

Which school will my child attend?

• Click here for school attendance zones.

School Registrar Contact List and Fax numbers:

• Burnley-Moran: Tracy Coleman Fax: 434-245-2613
• Clark: Aisha Anderson Fax: 434-245-2614
• Greenbrier: Kahoua Hackworth Fax: (434)-288-0387
• Jackson-Via: Chavonne Wilson  Fax: 434-245-2616
• Johnson: Liz Merlino Fax: 434-245-2617
• Venable: Janine Utz Fax: 434-245-2618
• Walker: Damonia Lee Fax: 434-245-2612
• Buford: Sheena Washington Fax: 434-245-2611
• CHS: Ashley Rasmussen Fax: 434-245-2609

What is the required documentation to enroll in Charlottesville City Schools?

Students enrolling in the Charlottesville City Schools for the first time must provide:

• Original birth certificate (or certified copy)
• Proof of residency
  • Mortgage, lease, real estate tax statement OR
  • Driver’s license or government-issued photo ID plus current utility bill (electric, gas, water/sewer)
• A completed “school health entrance form” showing that the child has received a physical examination performed by a physician within a year of enrollment. (Required for all K students, even if they have been enrolled in the preschool program.) Suggestion: Call your doctor’s office to ask if they’ll fax your child’s form to your school. Fax numbers are listed with school registrar contact list, above, or on this page.
• A completed immunization record (part of the “school health entrance form”)
• Custody or guardianship paperwork (if necessary)
• Don’t have everything? Bring what you have to the school, and they will help you.

School divisions are required to accept students who meet residency requirements under § 22.1-3 of the Code of Virginia and may not deny a free public education to undocumented school-age children who reside within their jurisdiction because they do not hold valid United States citizenship or a student visa. Questions should be addressed to the Director of Special Education and Student Services at 245-2405.

Out-of-Division Students

When space is available, Charlottesville City Schools permits out-of-division families to apply for enrollment and to pay tuition for students in grades K-12