Enroll Now!

Posted on: August 4, 2026

Summary: Enroll your student in SPS today!

Welcome to Seattle Public Schools!

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Seattle Public Schools (SPS) has award-winning neighborhood and option schools where families find great educators, strong academic programs, and engaged community. SPS serves ~50,000 students across 63 elementary schools, 10 K-8 schools, 12 middle schools, and 17 high schools.

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

New student enrollment for the upcoming school year (2027–28) will open on January 4, 2027.

Enroll my student

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What do I need to enroll?

Where will my student go to school?

Students are assigned to their neighborhood school based on where they live. Use our address lookup tool and find attendance area maps. SPS also has option and alternative schools for students and families seeking additional learning opportunities.

Find Your Neighborhood School

Option and Alternative Schools

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

Enrollment Information Session

Enrollment Information Sessions

The SPS Enrollment team is hosting community information sessions to help answer questions about:

The enrollment process
The School Choice lottery timeline
Understanding school choice options and eligibility

There will be five in-person and two virtual sessions to make it easy for every family to participate.

In-Person School Events (5:30-7 p.m.)

Thursday, Nov. 19 – Viewlands Elementary 
Tuesday, Dec. 1 – Wing Luke Elementary 
Thursday, Dec. 3 – West Seattle Elementary 
Tuesday, Dec. 8 – Thornton Creek Elementary 
Thursday, Dec. 10 – Leschi Elementary

Virtual Outreach Events  (links will be provided soon)

Thursday, Nov. 12, at 6-7 p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 20, at 5:30-6:30 p.m.

2027 Key Dates

New student enrollment for 2027-28 school year begins.

Jan. 4, 2027

New student enrollment for 2027-28 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. 4-31 are considered on-time and receive tiebreaker consideration.

Jan. 4-31, 2027

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

Feb. 23, 2027

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 1, 2027

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, 2027

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 (2026-27). Enrollment for the 2027-28 school year remains open.

School Choice waitlists for the 2027-28 school year will dissolve.

May 31, 2027