Explore Schools Outside Your Attendance Area
The schools and programs listed below are not assigned based on a student’s home address. Families choose to enroll, and enrollment processes vary by school. Some participate in Open Enrollment for School Choice, while others may accept students throughout the year.
Please note: Students who require specific services may need to be assigned to a linked school that provides the services they need.
Learn more about each school/program below.
Elementary (K-5)
- Cedar Park
- McDonald International
- Queen Anne
- John Stanford International
- Thornton Creek
K-8 Schools
- Louisa Boren STEM
- Cascade Parent Partnership
- Licton Springs
- Orca
- Pathfinder
- Salmon Bay
- South Shore PreK-8
- TOPS
- Hazel Wolf
K-12
- Cascade Virtual Option
High Schools (9-12)
- The Center School
- Cleveland STEM
- Interagency Academy
- Middle College
- Nova
- Seattle Skills Center
- Seattle World School
- Alan T. Sugiyama
Special Education: Ages 18-22
- BRIDGES Special Education Transition Program
Learn more about each school/program:
How to Enroll in Louisa Boren STEM
- New students can request assignment at the time of enrollment, if space is available.
- Current SPS students can apply during Open Enrollment for School Choice.
Vision: The vision of the BRIDGES program is a world where young adults with disabilities have the empowerment and skills to be engaged community members.
Mission: The mission of the BRIDGES program is to provide hands-on learning opportunities that build vocational, social, and independent living skills.
- We have BRIDGES 3 classes at Ingraham, Nathan Hale, Chief Sealth, and Rainier Beach campuses
- We have BRIDGES 2 classes at Ingraham, Nathan Hale, Nova, Garfield, Cleveland, Columbia City, and Chief Sealth Campuses.
- We have BRIDGES 1 classes at Children’s Hospital, Swedish Hospital First Hill, Providence Mt. St. Vincent
Students and families choose BRIDGES because…
- They are graduating high school with an IEP.
- They could use help learning job skills through volunteer opportunities.
- They are developing their independence.
- They qualify or are interested in services from DVR &/or DDA.
- They would like to find ways to engage in their community.
BRIDGES Eligibility and Enrollment
The decision to enroll and move to BRIDGES is an IEP team decision that includes the BRIDGES team. The earlier you can get us involved the more we can support in ensuring that a student can make a successful transition to our program if that is what they want.
All students with an IEP who need continued support in working towards their post-secondary transition goals are eligible for BRIDGES. Students in BRIDGES will be near their peers daily, make frequent trips out into the community both to volunteer and experience the community, and will be supported in and expected to work towards workplace behaviors to the extent they are able.
Learn more about BRIDGES
2919 1st Ave. W.
Seattle, WA 98119
Directions to Cascade
206-743-3900
Vision: We are an inclusive community of educators and families dedicated to helping every student learn, grow, and succeed.
Mission: At Cascade Parent Partnership, staff, students, and families work together to create personalized learning plans that support each student’s unique needs and interests through in-person, remote, and online learning.
This might be the right school for your student if…
- … you’re looking for greater voice and choice in learning.
- … the family wants to take a larger role in student learning.
- … you are seeking a safe place, found either in our school or at home.
- … the student is looking for an alternative approach to teaching and learning.
- … the student wants to find a way to change the length and feel of the school day.
Other important information
- K-8 Parent Partnership and K-5 Virtual Option (live, remote learning) have open enrollment year-round.
- Grade 6-12 Virtual Option offers open enrollment through the 9th week of each semester.
- We have counselors, Social Worker and a team of Special Educators offering Special Education services across all service pathways.
- We offer cross-enrollment to and from other Seattle Schools to create a more personalized learning experience.
- We help to facilitate the district’s High School Summer Credit Recovery in July.
Enroll in Cascade
Learn more about Cascade
2919 1st Ave. W.
Seattle, WA 98119
Directions to Cascade
206-743-3900
Vision: We are an inclusive community of educators and families dedicated to helping every student learn, grow, and succeed.
Mission: At Cascade Parent Partnership, staff, students, and families work together to create personalized learning plans that support each student’s unique needs and interests through in-person, remote, and online learning.
This might be the right school for your student if…
- … you’re looking for greater voice and choice in learning.
- … the family wants to take a larger role in student learning.
- … you are seeking a safe place, found either in our school or at home.
- … the student is looking for an alternative approach to teaching and learning.
- … the student wants to find a way to change the length and feel of the school day.
Other important information
- K-8 Parent Partnership and K-5 Virtual Option (live, remote learning) have open enrollment year-round.
- Grade 6-12 Virtual Option offers open enrollment through the 9th week of each semester.
- We have counselors, Social Worker and a team of Special Educators offering Special Education services across all service pathways.
- We offer cross-enrollment to and from other Seattle Schools to create a more personalized learning experience.
- We help to facilitate the district’s High School Summer Credit Recovery in July.
Enroll in Cascade
Learn more about Cascade
How to Enroll in Cedar Park
- New students can request assignment at the time of enrollment, if space is available.
- Current SPS students can apply during Open Enrollment for School Choice.
305 Harrison St.
Seattle, WA 98109
Directions to The Center School
Vision: In a welcoming, inclusive, and joyful community rooted in the arts, inquiry, and student engagement, Center School students build the critical thinking, creativity, and real-world skills that are foundational to a positive and productive life.
Mission: Empower and inspire all students to positively impact our world.
Students and families choose The Center School for its…
- Small size – The school size allows students to know one another and to be known. “Small enough to be known. Connected enough to make an impact”
- Location – Being located on the Seattle Center campus provides many unique opportunities for real world learning through partnerships with local organizations and mentors
- Focus on the arts, inquiry and civic engagement – creative expression curiosity and hands on learning opportunities connect students to real issues, real audiences, and our community
- College Readiness – Challenging and inspiring learning experiences that provide students the opportunity to practice productive struggle while building critical thinking, creativity, and real-world skills for the future.
- Equitable Access to Opportunity and Support – Universal systems to ensure all students have the support, resources, and opportunities to thrive.
This might be the right school if your student…
- Has a strong interest in visual, digital, or performing arts. (It is not necessary that students are aspiring artists, but they should at least have an appreciation for the arts and an interest in learning.)
- Has an interest in community advocacy
- Is independent responsible enough to regularly attend despite the distractions of the 77-acre Seattle Center campus.
- Seeks opportunities to practice productive struggle.
Enroll in The Center School
Learn more about The Center School
How to Enroll in Cleveland STEM
- New students can request assignment at the time of enrollment, if space is available.
- Current SPS students can apply during Open Enrollment for School Choice.
Vision: Every student belongs, every pathway matters, and every learner is empowered to thrive.
Mission: Interagency Academy empowers students through personalized learning, strong partnerships, and individualized support to achieve academic, career, and personal success.
This might be the right school for your student if…
- Your student needs to recover credits and get back on track toward graduation.
- Your student is seeking a personalized pathway to earn a high school diploma or GED.
- Your student benefits from flexible, relationship-based learning and individualized support.
- Your student is interested in exploring college, career, or trade opportunities.
- Your student thrives in a smaller learning environment focused on personal growth and success.
Enroll in Interagency
Learn more about Interagency
How to Enroll in Licton Springs
- New students can request assignment at the time of enrollment, if space is available.
- Current SPS students can apply during Open Enrollment for School Choice.
How to Enroll in McDonald International
- New students can request assignment at the time of enrollment, if space is available.
- Current SPS students can apply during Open Enrollment for School Choice.
North Seattle College
9600 College Way N.
Seattle, WA 98103
IB Building – Room 3311
Directions to Middle College
Vision: All students from all backgrounds will graduate from MCHS with up to two years of college credit.
Mission: We prepare 9th and 10th graders to be full-time, successful Running Start students in 11th and 12th grade, helping them gain free college credit while in high school.
This might be the right school for your student if they want…
- A small learning community where they are valued for who they are
- To graduate with college credits and possibly an Associates Degree for FREE
- Early college access with mentorship and support
- Academic challenge
Enroll in Middle College
Learn more about Middle College High School
2410 E. Cherry St.
Seattle, WA 98122
Directions to Nova
Vision: Nova is reflective and responsive with limitless opportunities. Our learning model is interdisciplinary inquiry-based and happens both inside and outside of our building. Our core values are justice, consent, inclusion, and mutual aid.
Mission: Nova cultivates curiosity, creativity, compassion and community.
This might be the right school for your student if they want…
- a safe and small learning environment.
- freedom to choose their own academic pathway and transition goals.
- a supported environment to practice adult skills and grow self-advocacy.
- a community where staff and students collectively work to care for the space and each other.
- the extensive collective academic, teaching and lived experience of staff.
Enroll in Nova
Learn more about Nova High School
How to Enroll in Orca
- New students can request assignment at the time of enrollment, if space is available.
- Current SPS students can apply during Open Enrollment for School Choice.
How to Enroll in Pathfinder
- New students can request assignment at the time of enrollment, if space is available.
- Current SPS students can apply during Open Enrollment for School Choice.
How to Enroll in Queen Anne
- New students can request assignment at the time of enrollment, if space is available.
- Current SPS students can apply during Open Enrollment for School Choice.
How to Enroll in Salmon Bay
- New students can request assignment at the time of enrollment, if space is available.
- Current SPS students can apply during Open Enrollment for School Choice.
Vision: Building Pathways to College, Career, and Life
Mission: The Seattle Skills Center empowers students to grow into highly employable young professionals so that they thrive in their chosen college and career pathway, become financially secure, and contribute to their community.
Students and families choose the Seattle Skills Center because we have hands-on training that prepares students for college and careers by:
- Providing students opportunities to earn Industry Recognized Certifications and in some classes, college credits, that will help them in next steps towards a high wage, high demand career pathway
- Offering low student to teacher ratios, often no more than 22 students in each class
- Scheduling long, block periods: students attend every day for the equivalent of 3 class periods per day, allowing students to focus on one content area for half the day
- Using an innovative blend of traditional classroom learning and time in a shop, lab, or clinical environment, helping students learn the “tools of the trade.”
- Connecting students to real-world career learning through guest speakers, field trips, and other work-based learning experiences
- Supporting students to grow their self-advocacy, employability skills, and agency so that they can be helpful team members and contribute to their community.
How to Enroll in Skills Center
- Only SPS students can enroll in Seattle Skills Center courses.
- School year classes are open to 11th and 12th grade students.
- School year application is usually open by the end of January for the following school year.
- Summer courses serve 9th-12th grade students.
- Summer application is typically open no later than mid-May.
Learn more about the Seattle Skills Center
Videos and articles about the Seattle Skills Center:
- Maritime Vessel Operations Aboard the Adventuress
- Media Arts: Creating for Social Media
- Advanced Manufacturing, Aerospace and Maritime video
- Teacher Academy video
- Seattle Skills Center Maritime Vessel Operations video
- Maritime Student Interviews
- Construction Trades Summer video
- Firefighting Student Story
- Advanced Manufacturing article
- Article about Career and Technical Education for Skilled Trades, Seattle Times
1700 E. Union St.
Seattle, WA 98122
Directions to Seattle World School
Vision: Striving to prepare every student for college and career success through individualized academic opportunities and robust English language development support.
Mission: SWS empowers multilingual learners within a supportive learning community, fostering academic and language excellence.
- This might be the right school for your student if they are interested in joining a small, safe, and welcoming school community focused on serving newly arrived immigrants and refugees from around the world.
- Students and families choose Seattle World School because we prepare our students for success academically while they increase their English proficiency, empowering them all to be bilingual and college and career-ready!
Enroll in Seattle World School
Learn more about Seattle World School
How to Enroll in South Shore
- New students can request assignment at the time of enrollment, if space is available.
- Current SPS students can apply during Open Enrollment for School Choice.
How to Enroll in John Stanford International
- New students can request assignment at the time of enrollment, if space is available.
- Current SPS students can apply during Open Enrollment for School Choice.
8601 Rainier Ave. S.
Seattle, WA 98118
Directions to Sugiyama
Vision: A Family that believes, inspires, and empowers voice and choice.
Mission: A learning community that nurtures potential into limitless possibilities.
Alan T. Sugiyama Values
This might be the right school for your student if…
- You are looking to maximize credit-earning potential via personal growth projects, online credit acceleration, and individual student learning contracts.
- You thrive in a smaller student-centered classroom community where we practice culturally responsive teaching.
- You are looking for opportunities in arts, leadership, or partnering with community organizations.
Students and families choose Sugiyama High School because…
- We are committed to fostering a safe, supportive environment through close mentorship, strong relationships, and accessible mental health support.
- They will get a chance to continue their education while balancing parenthood (GRADs).
Enroll in Alan T. Sugiyama High School
Learn more about Alan T. Sugiyama High School
How to Enroll in Thornton Creek
- New students can request assignment at the time of enrollment, if space is available.
- Current SPS students can apply during Open Enrollment for School Choice.
How to Enroll in TOPS
- New students can request assignment at the time of enrollment, if space is available.
- Current SPS students can apply during Open Enrollment for School Choice.
How to Enroll in Hazel Wolf
- New students can request assignment at the time of enrollment, if space is available.
- Current SPS students can apply during Open Enrollment for School Choice.