Tour & Enroll

How It Works

Enrollment Timeline

1. November 10, 2025 — Applications open to families

2. November 2025 – April 2026 — Tours and information sessions (dates above)

3. February 13, 2026 — Applications due (by 11:59 PM online, or in person / by mail that day)

4. March 2–5, 2026 — Lottery drawing (if applications exceed capacity)

5. March 3, 2026 — Results posted online; families notified

6. March 19, 2026 — Deadline to confirm or decline an enrollment offer

7. March 20, 2026 — Unaccepted offers released to the next family on each waitlist

Miss the February 13 deadline? You can still apply — late applications are placed on the waitlist for each selected school and offered enrollment if space becomes available.

Francophone is responsible for identifying, locating, and evaluating enrolled children with known or suspected disabilities, per IDEA (20 U.S.C. §1400 et seq.) and relevant state law. If your child has an IEP or 504 Plan, please send a copy to our Director of Student Support, Minda Glynn, at mglynn@francophoneschool.org

Eligibility & Admissions Priority

Francophone Charter School of Oakland admits all students who wish to attend, in accordance with Education Code §47605(d)(2)(A). Francophone is open to all California residents and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, national or ethnic origin, or achievement level. If the number of applicants exceeds capacity, enrollment (except for current students) is determined by a public random drawing. For enrollment in TK, the child must be age 4 by September 1, 2026.

Admissions preference is given, in this order, to:

1. Children of Francophone’s founding team and founding families

2. Siblings of current Francophone students

3. Children of Francophone employees

4. Children who qualify for Free or Reduced-Price Lunch and reside in Oakland

5. Children of families in transition

6. Children who reside in the local OUSD elementary attendance area where Francophone is located, or who attend that local elementary school if it serves 55%+ students qualifying for free/reduced-price meals

7. Children who reside within Oakland Unified School District boundaries

8. All other children in the State of California

Two-way immersion works best with a balanced mix of French- and non-French-speaking students. Entering TK/K students who indicate French proficiency are scheduled for a French Language Review; French speakers are eligible for 49% of slots and non-French speakers for 51%. Students entering 2nd grade and above must demonstrate grade-level French proficiency before a slot is confirmed.