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, is open. New Student Enrollment for 2026-27 opens January 5.
Students are assigned to a school based on where they live. Use our address lookup tool and find attendance area maps.
If you have recently moved or are planning to move, it is important to update your address with Seattle Public Schools (SPS).
Families can apply to request that their student attend a different school through the Open Enrollment for School Choice process.
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.
The SPS Enrollment Fair will be held at the John Stanford Center, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
School Choice lottery results will be posted. Families can view their student’s lottery outcome or their position on a waitlist online.
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.
Assignment letters will be mailed and emailed to families who received a new school assignment through the lottery process.
Last day to enroll for 2025-26 school year.
Waitlists for the 2026-27 school year will dissolve.
Last day to enroll for 2025-26 school year.
Waitlists for the 2026-27 school year will dissolve.
