Elementary (K-5) Enrollment

Welcome to the wonder years, grades K to 5 where students learn so much about themselves and their world. All our elementary schools have compassionate and encouraging teachers along with engaging curriculum. The students are our number one priority at your neighborhood elementary school or school of choice.

Kindergarten Enrollment

Do you have a student that will be 5 years old by September 1? They are eligible to enroll in kindergarten! Let us help find the school for your child.

Our neighborhood schools have a Kindergarten Registration Night in February/March. Check the district or school calendar for the date. Missed the date? Please call the school, phone numbers listed below, to enroll after the registration night.

Welcome to Kindergarten–Video Early Childhood and Kindergarten–Brochure

Due to COVID-19 during the 2020-21 school year, Kindergarten Registration Nights were canceled. Principals plan to have a Kindergarten "Open House" event before the start of the 2021-22 school year. Please watch for more information. Schools sent out Kindergarten registration materials in early February 2021 to families they already have on file. If you did not receive any information, please figure out your neighborhood school by using the information below and contact that school for more information (see phone numbers below).

Early Childhood Screening
In order to enroll in kindergarten in a Minnesota public school, you will need to have your child screened. Early Childhood screening will check your child's overall development in a one-hour appointment. It's recommended children be screened before their 4th birthfday. Find an available appointment today!

Early Childhood Screening

To register for kindergarten, you will need:

BHM Registration form
BHM Health Emergency form
Minnesota Dept. of Health Potassium Iodide (KI)
Ethnic and Racial Demographic Designation form
Copy of child's birth certificate
Up-to-date Immunization records
Early Childhood screening documents

Find Your Neighborhood School

We have excellent elementary schools in Buffalo, Hanover and Montrose. Using the GuideK12 link or graphic below, find your neighborhood school based on your address.

New students in the district need to complete the following forms

BHM Registration

BHM Health Emergency

BHM Records Request

Ethnic and Racial Demographic

BHM Alternate Destination

Discovery Elementary (Lottery)

Multi-age instruction at Discovery emphasizes personalized learning, and looping allows students to form long-term, positive relationships with teachers. Discovery Elementary serves 250 students in a welcoming, small-school environment.

Discovery Elementary School's (DES) Kindergarten Registration Lottery is scheduled for Tuesday, February 9, 2021.

If your child is registered in the Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose School District, you will receive a mailing of information regarding the DES Kindergarten Lottery. Information and application forms will be mailed out early in January. Applications for DES kindergarten are due back to the DES office by Monday, February 8, 2021. If you need more information, please call the DES Office 763.682.8400.

Montrose Elementary School of Innovation (School of Choice)

If you do not live within the Montrose Elementary School of Innovation (MESI) boundary, any local BHM family may apply to Montrose Elementary School of Innovation.

As part of the Northwest Suburban Integration School District (NWSISD), students are provided with FREE transportation. NWSISD is a collaborative of seven area school districts in the northwest metro providing schools and communities with a variety of programs and services to promote racial equity and cultural awareness. The seven member school districts are Anoka-Hennepin, Brooklyn Center, Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose, ISD 728 (Elk River area), Fridley, Osseo, and Rockford.

Application process begins in October 15-December 31, 2018 with the lottery held the first week in January. A second application time starts January 14, 2019 and ends March 8 with the lottery held March 14-15, 2019.

To attend Montrose Elementary School of Innovation, the following forms need to be completed:

MDH Potassium Iodide (KI)

RAcial and Ethnic DemograpHIC DESIGNATION

Tatanka Elementary STEM School (School of Choice)

If you do not live within the Tatanka Elementary STEM School (TESS) boundary, any local BHM family may apply to Tatanka Elementary STEM School.

NWSISD is a collaborative of seven area school districts in the northwest metro providing schools and communities with a variety of programs and services to promote racial equity and cultural awareness. The seven-member school districts include Anoka-Hennepin, Brooklyn Center, Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose, ISD 728 (Elk River area), Fridley, Osseo, and Rockford.

As part of the Northwest Suburban Integration School District (NWSISD), students within the seven area school districts are provided with FREE transportation.

The application process will begin October 15, 2020 and end December 31, 2020 with the lottery held the first week in January. Notification letters will be mailed to families the week of January 15th.

Tier 2 application process will begin January 11, 2021 and end March 12, 2021. Notification letters will be mailed to families the week of March 22nd.

To attend Tatanka Elementary STEM School, the following forms need to be completed:

Ethnic and Racial DemographiC Designation

MDH Potassium Iodide (KI)

Open Enroll to BHM Schools/New Student

Open Enroll

Under the Enrollment Options Program, students in Minnesota can enroll in a public school outside the district in which they live. This enrollment option encourages parents to become knowledgeable about the needs and interests of their children.

Families outside the Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose School District may apply to Tatanka Elementary STEM School or Montrose Elementary School of Innovation. As part of the Northwest Suburban Integration School District (NWSISD), students in member districts can attend any magnet school for FREE with transportation provided. Member districts include Anoka-Hennepin, Brooklyn Center, Elk River, Fridley, Osseo and Rockford. To attend Tatanka Elementary STEM School or Montrose Elementary School of Innovation, the following form also needs to be completed:

NWSISD Application

If you are interested in open enrolling your student in our district, please submit the BHM Open Enrollment form to Technology and Information Services. Contact Jamie Reineccius at 763.682.8737 or by email.

BHM Open Enrollment

Other forms needed to open enroll to BHM include:

BHM Registration

BHM Health Emergency

BHM Records Request

Ethnic and Racial Demographics Designation

MDH Potassium Iodide (KI)