General Information Regarding Transfers

• Transferring a child from his or her home campus to another is a serious consideration.

• Transfers are granted to individual students, meaning siblings may not all receive a transfer to the same campus.

• There is a risk that transfers may be revoked (even through no fault of your own) before a child completes all grades at a campus.

• There is also a risk that the student’s eligibility to participate in sports or other UIL activities will be adversely affected.

• Specific information regarding UIL eligibility can be found on the UIL website at www.uiltexas.org or by contacting the program director or coach.

Please carefully read all of the information on this page if you are considering a student transfer request.

Terms & Conditions of Approved Transfers
If the transfer request is approved, the student is expected to comply with terms and conditions. A transfer may be revoked if the student and parent/guardian do not comply with all of the terms and conditions as outlined below. A transfer may also be revoked because of other factors that may include, but not be limited to an adverse impact on total enrollment, facility limitations, attendance zones, and other unforeseen factors.

A transferred student shall be responsible for:

1. Complying with the policies and rules in the Hays CISD Student Code of Conduct and the school rules of the receiving campus and shall be subject to disciplinary consequences as established in the Hays CISD Student Code of Conduct. Repeated or serious violations may be cause for revocation of a transfer.

2. Maintaining attendance (attendance and tardies) as required by law. The school shall take action against the parent and/or the student in accordance with compulsory attendance laws. Unsatisfactory attendance may be cause for revocation of a transfer. 

Hays CISD Schools are Equally Outstanding 
Hays CISD is fortunate to have 27 campuses where students experience equally robust academic, extra-curricular, and school-family experiences. A key strength of the district is its commitment to the neighborhood school concept. Students experience their formative years with friends who live close by and at campuses that share identical core programming and resources across the district – the most important of which is the exceptional teaching staff and campus administration. 

Students are Guaranteed a Home Campus Education
Every student in Texas as a right to a free public education based on the home campus assigned to his or her address. Except for a few, rare situations outlined in the Texas Education Code, transfers are considered a privilege and not a right. In fact, most school districts are not able to accommodate student transfers for anyone.

Available Student Transfer Slots Fill Up Quickly 
Hays CISD understands that sometimes a school transfer may be necessary or desired by families for a variety of reasons. For now, the district is still able to accommodate a limited number of transfers at some of its campuses. Because of class size requirements, and in some cases physical space at a campus, there are a set number of transfer seats available at campuses that have room.

PLEASE NOTE: ELEMENTARY TRANSFERS
As a reminder, when your child completes 5th grade, they will be assigned to their zoned middle school campus. Your student will not continue on with their same peer group unless the campus you selected feeds into your same zoned middle school.

Please consider this factor when making your decision.

Schools Open for Transfers for 2025-2026

(Note: Limited availability depending on grade level)

The window to request student transfers for 2025-2026 is January 6 - January 31, 2025. 

• Elementary Schools open: Buda ES, Carpenter Hill ES, Cullen ES, Elm Grove ES, Ramage ES

• Middle Schools open: *Middle Schools are not open for general transfers.

• High Schools: *High Schools are not open for general transfers.

Students who complete their junior year at a high school and wish to remain at the same high school for their senior year after moving to another attendance zone within Hays CISD may request continued enrollment by contacting the campus registrar.

(ALL transfers must be submitted electronically. Transfer space is granted in the order in which requests are received. Parents will be notified if the district was able to accommodate their transfer requests in March 2025.)