Enrollment
Welcome to Seattle Public Schools! Seattle Public Schools has award-winning neighborhood and option schoolsStudents may apply for one of our 22 option schools. Option schools More where families find great educators, strong academic programs, and engaged community.
Enrollment Resources for Families and Students
To enroll in SPSSeattle Public Schools More schools, students must live within the district attendance boundaries. We welcome enrollment of non-resident studentsNon-resident students are those who don't live within the Seattle School district More if they have been approved a choice transfer request. Read more about non-resident students.
Key Dates
January 3 New registrations for 2023-24 school year begins.
February 1 – February 28 Open EnrollmentOpen Enrollment is the annual four-week period where students may first apply More School ChoiceStudents may choose to apply for another attendance area school, including K-8 More applications will be accepted
March 1 – May 31 School ChoiceStudents may choose to apply for another attendance area school, including K-8 More late applications will be accepted.
April 18 Open EnrollmentOpen Enrollment is the annual four-week period where students may first apply More results will be available online.
June 1 – August 31 Non-resident applications will be accepted.
August 31 Waitlists for the 2023-24 school year will dissolve.
Enroll My Student
Parents and guardians can enroll their students for the current school year online or in person at the John Stanford Center.
Help is Available
We are here to help answer registration, enrollment, and assignment questions. Help is available in English, Spanish, Chinese, Amharic, Somali or Vietnamese.
Enrollment Help
Service and Program Locations
Seattle Public Schools offers a variety of programs and services to meet a range of student needs, including English learners and special education.
Preschool and Kindergarten
If your child is 5 by August 31, you can enroll them in kindergarten for that year! Learn more about preschool options and how to help prepare your children for kindergarten.
Where will my student go to school?
Students are assigned to a school based on where they live. Use our address lookup tool and find attendance area maps.
Can we choose a different school?
Students may apply to attend a different school through the School ChoiceStudents may choose to apply for another attendance area school, including K-8 More process.
Additional Resources
- FAQ
- Contact Enrollment Services
- Have you moved
- Need to withdrawal a student
Living our values: Seattle Excellence is about changing broken systems and undoing legacies of racism
At Seattle Public Schools, we are working to dramatically improve academic and life outcomes for students of Color by disrupting the legacies of racism in our educational system.
By actively becoming an anti-racist educational system – and ensuring students furthest away from educational justice thrive – conditions in Seattle Public Schools will improve for all.