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Prospective families are invited to join a school tour, held monthly during the enrollment season. Please choose a date to tour RVC, using the button below.
* Admission is not based on tour attendance.
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Our application form is quick and simple. Submit your application for 2026-27.
ADMISSIONS
After the current enrollment period closes, you will receive an offer of admission if space is available. In the event that applications exceed available space, you will be placed on the waitlist and we will let you know about our public lottery.
REGISTRATION
Complete online registration by the due date stated on your admission email in order to secure your child's spot.
Ross Valley Charter is open to all children who reside in California and are eligible to enter Kindergarten or Transitional Kindergarten through 5th grade.
Transitional Kindergarten (TK) is for children who will turn 4 years old by September 1st of the school year.
Kindergarten (K) is for children who will turn 5 years old by Sept. 1st of the school year.
To complete your registration at Ross Valley Charter, the following documentation is required by the County of Marin:
- A copy of your student's birth certificate, passport, or baptismal certificate (TK and Kindergarten only) and
- Current immunization record (please review required shots for school by clicking here )
- Any one of the following for proof of residence:
- Recent Property tax bill
- Current rental property contract, lease, or payment receipts
- Voter registration card
- Utility bill that dates within 3 months (gas/electric, land line, garbage, water, cable, phone)
No! Once a student has been admitted to RVC and has completed the enrollment paperwork, they are enrolled until they graduate.
If more applications are received than there are spaces available for any particular grade level, admission will be determined by random public lottery.
In accordance with Education Code Section 47605(e)(2)(B), admission preferences in the case of a lottery shall be given to the following students in the following order:
- Siblings of pupils admitted to or attending RVC.
- Children of RVC’s teachers and staff.
- Students who reside within the Ross Valley School District boundaries who are English Learners or who are eligible to receive Free or Reduced Price Meals.
- Students who reside within the Ross Valley School District boundaries.
- Students who reside outside of the District boundaries who are English Learners or who are eligible to receive Free or Reduced Price Meals.
- Students who reside outside of the District boundaries.
Waitlist positions from one academic year do not carry over to any other academic years.
Any applicant who was not offered admission or didn't accept admission to the year applied for must submit a new application for the new academic year.
Join one of our monthly tours to see our unique school in action. Talk to teachers, staff, and current families to learn more about our program.
Our first application period closes the first week of March. Make sure you have your application in by then for the best chance of admission.
After the first enrollment period closes, we will conduct our enrollment process and contact admitted families so that they can complete their registration.
After mid-March, we will conduct twice-monthly enrollment periods as needed.