New student registration for the 2024-25 school year is open Feb. 22, 2024, through July 1, 2024. 

New Student Registration

Registration for New Students (PK-8)

District 97 Student Registration is conducted each year via our online registration system, InfoSnap. In order to register your child, you must be the custodial parent/guardian and currently reside in Oak Park.

New Student and Kindergarten Registration Steps:

  1. First, gather all required documents (a list has been provided for you below).
  2. Next:

    • If you are registering for the 2024-25 school year, please use this link to register your new and/or kindergarten student. 

    • If you are registering for the 2023-24 school year, you will need to complete this intake form to receive an email with your SnapCode. Please note, it may take up to two business days to receive this email.  

  3. Continue in InfoSnap by completing the online registration forms and uploading all your documents. Once you’re finished just click submit.
  4. After you have completed your online registration you should receive an approval email from the district.
  5. Lastly, your school will reach out closer to the start of the new school year with more information.

During the school year, it generally takes two business days for registration to be approved and students to be placed in classes as long as parents have uploaded all of their required documents. However, during our annual spring and summer registration, the approval process may take two to four weeks after the online information has been submitted. We encourage parents to complete registration as soon as possible.

*Please note, all residency documents uploaded MUST have the residents' Oak Park address. 

If you are enrolling a new kindergarten student, please visit our Kindergarten Registration page.

New and Kindergarten Student Health Requirements: It is important for you to know the legal health requirements as determined by the Illinois State Board of Education and the Illinois Department of Public Health. All new students coming from an out of state/country school or a non-public Illinois school, as well as all incoming kindergartners and sixth-graders, are required to provided a completed Illinois Certificate of Child Health signed by both the physician and the parent/guardian.  These forms are due no later than October 15, 2024.  If enrolling after October 15, this form is due before your child’s first day of school. This communication allows families ample and advanced opportunity to meet these legal requirements and exclusion will not occur without prior notice. Click here to see the full list of health requirements for new students. Please note: 2024-25 new student health requirements COMING SOON. If you already have these completed forms, remember to upload them during the registration process.  Once you submit your registration, you will not be able to go back and upload your documents.

Required Documents for New Registrations:

  • Official certified birth certificate (long form)
    • NOTE: Hospital birth certificates are not accepted
  • A current, unexpired, government-issued photo ID (Driver’s license, State ID, Passport, Permanent Resident Card, U.S. Military ID, Consular ID, etc) from the parent/guardian registering their child
  • Main proof of residency (lease or home ownership document)
    • Acceptable documents include a bill of sale, property tax bill, mortgage statement, master statement from closing documents, or a lease covering your child’s first day of school.
  • Three supporting documents:
    • Two recent utility bills (last 30 days)
    • One other major bill or bank statement with name and address listed
  • Custody documents (if applicable)
  • Most recent Illinois Department of Human Services (DHS) health physical exam and immunizations
    • These documents must be dated within the year of the first day of school for students entering kindergarten, sixth grade, or a public Illinois school for the first time. You will have until the first day of school to produce these documents. For more information, please review our Health Requirements for New Students.
  • The Illinois transfer form is required for all new students coming from another Illinois school and are entering first through eighth grade. Please contact your previous school to retrieve this form prior to attending a registration event.
  • If you are enrolling a student who is not your biological child, please download the Non-Parent Affidavit form and include it with your required residency documents.
  • If you are homeless, please reach out to Mayra Delgado 708-524-3131 and refer to the Students in Temporary Living Situation page.

Transferring into District 97

If you are transferring into District 97 from another school district, please download, complete and sign this Request for Records and turn it in to your old school prior to attending a registration event so that they may send us the student's records. The Illinois transfer form is required for any transfer student coming from another IL public school. This form will come from the old school. Please bring in all other required documents to district office during a registration event; no appointment needed or accepted.