Here's when K-12 schools go back to school in western Washington
SEATTLE - Students across Washington state are preparing to head back to school.
The first day of classes varies by district, spanning from August 26 to Sept. 9, 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 2025-26 school year. Kindergarten start dates are listed at the bottom of this article.
On Aug. 26, students in the following districts will return to school:
- Franklin Pierce School District
- South Kitsap School District
- Snoqualmie Valley School District
On Aug. 27, students in the following districts will return to school:
- Bethel School District
- Clover Park School District (Lakewood)
- Enumclaw School District
- Everett Public Schools
- Kent School District
- Mercer Island School District
- Mount Vernon School District
- Renton School District
- Tahoma School District
On Aug. 28, students in the following districts will return to school:
- Issaquah School District
- Marysville School District (Grade 1-9, Aug. 28 and Grade 10-12, Aug. 29)
Several districts return on Sept. 2, after the Labor Day holiday:
- Bainbridge Island School District
- Bellingham School District
- Bellevue School District
- Federal Way School District
- Lake Washington School District
- Mukilteo School Districts (staggered start on Sept. 2-5)
- North Kitsap School District
- Port Angeles School District
- Riverview School District
- Stanwood-Camano School District
- Sumner-Bonney Lake School District
- Vashon Island School District
On Sept. 3, students in the following districts will return to school:
- Auburn School District
- Burlington-Edison School District
- Central Kitsap School District
- Edmonds School District
- Highline School District
- Lake Stevens School District (Grade 1-8, 10 on Sept. 3, Grade: 9, 11, 12 on Sept. 4)
- Lakewood School District
- Monroe School District
- Northshore School District
- Olympia School District
- Peninsula School District (Gig Harbor)
- Puyallup School District
- Seattle Public Schools
- Shoreline School District
- Snohomish School District (Grade: 1-7 on Sept. 3, Grade: 8, 10-12 on Sept. 4)
- South Tacoma School District
- Tacoma School District
- Tumwater School District (Grade 6-12 on Sept. 3, Grade 1-5 on Sept. 5) (staggered start for kindergarten)
- Tukwila School District
- Yelm Public Schools
On Sept. 4, students in the following districts will return to school:
- North Thurston School District (staggered start)
Kindergarten students have varied start dates across the districts:
- Sept. 2: Clover Park, Franklin Pierce, Kent, Mount Vernon, Renton, and Tahoma school districts
- Sept. 3: Bethel, Issaquah, and Marysville school districts
- Sept. 4: Vashon Island School District
- Sept. 5: Bainbridge Island, Bellevue, Lake Washington, North Kitsap, Port Angeles, Sumner
- Sept. 8: Auburn, Edmonds, Highline, Lake Stevens, Olympia, Peninsula, Puyallup, Seattle Public Schools, Snohomish, South Tacoma, Tumwater, and Yelm school districts
- Sept. 9: North Thurston School District
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