Back-to-school start dates for all WA K-12 schools

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SEATTLE - Even though summer activities and Seafair festivities are in full swing, students across Washington state are preparing to head back to school.

The first day of classes varies by district, spanning from August 27 to Sept. 13, with staggered starts for different grades in some districts.

From Seattle to Snohomish to Olympia, keep reading to see when students will be back in class for the 2024-25 school year.

On Aug. 27, students in the following districts will return to school:

Shoreline School District
North Kitsap School District
South Kitsap School District
Franklin Pierce School District
South Tacoma School District
Snoqualmie Valley School District

On Aug. 28, students in the following districts will return to school:

Kent School District
Renton School District
Tahoma School District
Bethel School District
Mount Vernon School District
Clover Park School District (Lakewood)

On Aug. 29, students in the following districts will return to school:

Issaquah School District
Bellingham School District
Marysville School District (staggered start on Aug. 29 and 30)

Several districts return on Sept. 3, after the Labor Day holiday:

Northshore School District
Bellevue School District
Bainbridge Island School District
Lake Washington School District
Peninsula School District (Gig Harbor)
Federal Way School District
Sumner School District
Vashon Island School District (staggered start for kindergarten)
Stanwood-Camano School District
Port Angeles School District (staggered start for kindergarten)
Yelm Public Schools (staggered start for kindergarten)

On Sept. 4, students in the following districts will return to school:

Seattle Public Schools (staggered start for Pre-K and kindergarten)
Auburn School District
Puyallup School District
Everett School District (pending final calendar negotiation with teachers' union)
Edmonds School District
Tumwater School District (staggered start for kindergarten)
Highline School District (staggered start for kindergarten)
Lake Stevens School District (staggered start for kindergarten)
Snohomish School District (staggered start for kindergarten)
Burlington-Edison School District
Monroe School District
Central Kitsap School District
Olympia School District
Lakewood School District
North Thurston School District (staggered start)

On Sept. 5, students in the following districts will return to school:

Lake Stevens School District
Snohomish School District
Tukwila School District
Mukilteo School Districts (staggered start on Sept. 5 and 6)

On Sept. 6, students in the following districts will return to school:

Tumwater School District (staggered start for kindergarten)
North Thurston School District (staggered start for kindergarten)
Mukilteo School District (staggered start for kindergarten)

On Sept. 9, students in the following district will return to school:

Tacoma School District

Kindergarten students have varied start dates across the districts:

Sept. 3: Kent, North Kitsap, Clover Park, Renton, Tahoma, and Franklin Pierce school districts
Sept. 4: Issaquah, Marysville and Bethel school districts
Sept. 5: Vashon Island School District
Sept. 6: Sumner, Lake Washington, Bainbridge Island, Port Angeles, Peninsula and Yelm school districts
Sept. 9: Bellevue, Highline, Seattle Public Schools, Mukilteo, Puyallup, Edmonds, Auburn, North Thurston, Tumwater, Snohomish and Burlington-Edison school districts

For districts like Everett, the calendar remains tentative, pending negotiations with the teachers' union, expected to be finalized in August.