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Enrollment Resources for Families and Students

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Welcome to Seattle Public Schools (SPS)!

SPS has award-winning neighborhood and option schools where families find great educators, strong academic programs, and engaged community.

New student enrollment for the current school year (2025–26) will close after May 31st, 2026.

New student enrollment for the upcoming school year (2026–27) is open.

Enroll My Student

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.

Find Your School

We just moved, what now?

If you have recently moved or are planning to move, it is important to update your address with Seattle Public Schools (SPS).

Student Address Change Information

2026 Key Dates

New student enrollment for 2026-27 school year begins.

Jan. 5, 2026

New student enrollment for 2026-27 school year begins.

Families can apply to request that their student attend a different school through the Open Enrollment for School Choice process. Applications submitted Jan. 5-31 are considered on-time and receive tiebreaker consideration.

Jan. 5-31, 2026

Families can apply to request that their student attend a different school through the Open Enrollment for School Choice process. Applications submitted Jan. 5-31 are considered on-time and receive tiebreaker consideration.

School Choice lottery results will be posted. Families can view their student’s lottery outcome or their position on a waitlist online.

Week of Feb. 24, 2026

School Choice lottery results will be posted. Families can view their student’s lottery outcome or their position on a waitlist online.

Assignment letters will be mailed and emailed to families who received a new school assignment through the lottery process.

Week of March 2, 2026

Assignment letters will be mailed and emailed to families who received a new school assignment through the lottery process.

Last day to submit a late Open Enrollment for School Choice application. Tiebreakers do not apply.

March 31, 2026

Last day to submit a late Open Enrollment for School Choice application. Tiebreakers do not apply.

Last day for new student enrollment for the current school year (2025-26). Enrollment for the 2026-27 school year remains open.

School Choice waitlists for the 2026-27 school year will dissolve.

May 31, 2026

Last day for new student enrollment for the current school year (2025-26). Enrollment for the 2026-27 school year remains open.

School Choice waitlists for the 2026-27 school year will dissolve.

Non-resident applications will be accepted for 2026-27 school year.

June 1-Aug. 31, 2026

Non-resident applications will be accepted for 2026-27 school year.

First day of school for 1st-12th grade students.

September 2, 2026

First day of school for 1st-12th grade students.

First day of school for preschool and kindergarten students.

September 8, 2026

First day of school for preschool and kindergarten students.