Seattle Public Schools Admissions Center
Welcome to Seattle Public Schools, the largest K-12 school district in the state of Washington. Seattle Public Schools offers award-winning neighborhood schools and outstanding option schools. We have a deep commitment to every student's journey — to ensure that each one will graduate ready for college, career and life.
Holiday Closure Alert
The Seattle Public Schools Admissions office will be closed from December 26 - December 28. We will resume our standard operating hours on January 2, 2019.
Fourth Annual Admissions Fair
On January 19 (Saturday), 2019 will be our fourth annual admissions fair from 10am to 2pm. Learn more information about enrolling your student as well as speak to representatives from the many schools that we have in our district.
Once again, we will be hosting this event at Mercer International Middle School located at 1600 S Columbian Way. We hope to see you there!
Click here to view the 2019 Admissions Fair Flyer!
Read more about how to enroll your student.
Read answers to frequently asked enrollment questions.
Seattle Public Schools Admissions Center
John Stanford Center for Educational Excellence
2445 3rd Ave. S.
Seattle, WA 98134
Map and Driving Directions
Hours of Operation
Monday through Friday
8:30 a.m. until 4 p.m.
Please note: Admissions Center will close at 12 p.m. every 3rd Wednesday of the month for staff training.
Mailing address
MS 11-161
PO Box 34165
2445 3rd Ave S
Seattle, WA 98134
Student Assignments
To view assignment information using the Assignment Lookup Tool, you need the student's identification number and birth date. Once a student receives a choice assignment, they are generally continued in that choice assignment through the highest grade served by that school.
Click here to access the Assignment Lookup Tool.
Registration for the 2019-2020 school year will be available on January 7, 2019!
Last updated: 12/04/2018