Enrollment Information

Enrollment 2026: New Open Enrollment Dates!

* School Choice Application Window: Jan. 5-31, 2026 *
  • The School Choice application form will be available through the Source. 
  • Families of current SPS students can access the form starting Monday, Jan.5.  
  • Newly enrolled SPS students interested in a choice school can request to attend a school that is not their attendance area school through the online enrollment application. These opt-in choices will be processed manually once the enrollment process is complete. (All enrolled students receive an automatic assignment to their attendance area school or linked attendance area school) 
  • No late school choice applications will be accepted after Jan. 31, 2026. 
  • If there are more student applications than seats available at a school, a waitlist will be created. All waitlists will be active through May 31, 2026, then dissolved.  
  • Please note: this application window is shorter than previous years. 

Please check back for Louisa Boren STEM’s 2026 tour dates and email tours@stemk8pta.org with questions!

SPS Admissions Fair: Jan. 10, 2026 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the John Stanford Center

Go to Enrollment – Seattle Public Schools for SPS-wide enrollment and school choice information.