Seattle Public Schools

Enrollment for 2026-27

Summary : Will your child be 5 by August 31? Will your family be new residents of Seattle? Looking for dates for school tours?

Enroll at Seattle Public Schools for 2026-27

Registration for New Students

New Student Enrollment for 2026-27 Opens January 5, 2026

If your child is 5 by August 31, you can enroll them in kindergarten! Parents and guardians can enroll their students online.

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Open Enrollment for School Choice Opens January 5-31, 2026

Every Seattle Public Schools (SPS) student is assigned to their attendance area school based on where they live. Students may apply to attend a different school through the Open Enrollment for School Choice process.

Open Enrollment for School Choice submissions by January 31 are on-time and considered for tiebreakers. Late applications will be accepted until March 31. All late applications are subject to availability and are not eligible for tiebreakers.

Learn more about School Choice
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Preschool at Seattle Public Schools

Check out preschool options in Seattle for 3- and 4-year-old children.

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Have Questions? We can help!

Contact Enrollment or visit us at the John Stanford Center, 2445 3rd Ave S, Seattle, 98134. Language assistance in Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, Amharic, Oromo, and Somali is available.

Attendance Area Maps

Seattle Public Schools assigns students based on the address where their primary residence is located. Use the Address Lookup tool to see which school your student would be assigned to according to your address.

Visit the Enrollment Planning webpage for Attendance Area Maps.

Key Enrollment Dates

Families can apply to request that their student attend a different school through the Open Enrollment for School Choice process.

Jan. 5-31, 2026

Families can apply to request that their student attend a different school through the Open Enrollment for School Choice process.

The SPS Enrollment Fair will be held at the John Stanford Center, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Jan. 10, 2026

The SPS Enrollment Fair will be held at the John Stanford Center, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

The SPS Registration Fair will be held at the John Stanford Center, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Get hands-on help with enrollment and school choice applications.

Jan. 31, 2026

The SPS Registration Fair will be held at the John Stanford Center, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Get hands-on help with enrollment and school choice applications.

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.

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Join us to ask questions about the upcoming school year, learn more about Open Enrollment for School Choice, and the many outstanding SPS programs!…