How to Request a School

• Use the School Finder tool to identify your address-based elementary, middle or high school and explore citywide magnet options.
  
• Read our Frequently Asked Questions section to learn all about the enrollment process.
  
• Contact the schools you're interested in to sign up for a tour and learn about open house dates and other welcome events.
  
  
  • Ask the school if your child is welcome on the visit or tour
  • Ask questions so you can feel confident that the school will meet your child's needs
    
    
• Consider all the factors that would affect your choice:
  
  
  • What are your child's interests and style of learning?
  • Does the school's schedule work with your family's daily routine?
  • Do you prefer to have your child at a school close to home, or are they ready to ride the bus a longer distance to a magnet that might be a great fit?
    

Use this link to request during the current school year (2025-2026)

NOTE FOR CURRENT MPS FAMILIES: 

If you already have at least one child currently enrolled at MPS, please use the  Parent Portal to complete the Online Registration. Your existing information will be pre-entered, and you can spend less time filling out the registration form. If you are a current MPS Family and do NOT have a Parent Portal account, please contact your child's school to sign up for one.

NOTE FOR NEW MPS FAMILIES: Please proceed to the “Request Now” box below.

Step 1: Complete Online Registration

We are pleased to announce that we have a new school registration form.  If you have requested a school in the past, you will notice this form is a little longer, but once you're finished, your child's registration will be complete and all their information will be automatically entered into the district's Student Information System, Infinite Campus. 

The Online Registration form includes step by step instructions, but if you have questions our Student Placement staff is here to help.

You can enter enter up to three school choices. If you are only requesting your community school, there is no need to enter any other choices.

Step 2: Accept the school offer to confirm enrollment:

Once you receive your school offer, you will have three weeks to accept, confirming enrollment.

The offer notification will be emailed, so please be watching for it so you don't miss the window to accept!

Make an appointment for an English language assessment.

If your home language is not English, contact the MPS Placement Center at 612-668-1840 to make an English assessment appointment. This is required for school registration.

Visit the Transportation Department webpage  to download the My Ride app and learn all about MPS Transportation options.

If you aren't sure don’t know if you live within your school’s transportation area, enter your address in the MPS School Finder on this webpage

If your address changes before school starts in the fall, call the MPS Placement Center at 612-668-1840 so we can help ensure that your student has bus transportation on the first day.

OLR Resources:

IC Videos:

Online Registration for New Students – Video English & Spanish : https://kb.infinitecampus.com/help/online-registration-for-new-students-video

Online Registration Existing Students – Video English & Spanish: https://kb.infinitecampus.com/help/online-registration-update-video

Articles about each OLR index section:

Student(s) Primary Household: https://kb.infinitecampus.com/help/household-information

Parent/Guardian: https://kb.infinitecampus.com/help/parentguardian-information

Other Household Members: https://kb.infinitecampus.com/help/other-household-non-enrolled-children

Emergency Contacts: https://kb.infinitecampus.com/help/emergency-contacts

Student(s): https://kb.infinitecampus.com/help/student-entry

Completed/Review: https://kb.infinitecampus.com/help/completed-olr