New Student Enrollment (Pre-K-12)

1. ​​​​​Determine the grade of your child based on past educational experience. 
   • Elementary - grades preschool through five
     • Preschoolers must be three years old before September 1.
     • Kindergarteners must be five years old before September 1.
     • First graders must be six years old before September 1. 
   • Middle School - grades six through eight
   • High School - grades nine through twelve
2. Create an account through the online system: An account should be created by an adult family member, one per household so that the system can save and access information correctly. An email address is required, and all follow up communication will be sent to the email account provided.
3. Submit an online enrollment application: A separate application is required for each new student, you may save your progress and your family information will auto-populate in sibling applications. The following documents can be uploaded:
   • Two pieces of address verification (dated within the past eight weeks)
     • Acceptable verification: current telephone, utility or cable bills; mortgage information; insurance documents; or documents from public agencies such as courts or the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS). Lease or rental agreements can be used if you include the first page and the signature page
     • Not acceptable: Copies of envelopes are not acceptable for address verification.
   • Birth Certificate or Passport: This only applies to students who are entering kindergarten or 1st grade, or are applying to our Preschool program. A birth certificate or other document is required to verify age. Acceptable alternatives include, baptismal certificate, hospital records or insurance records.
   • Medically Verified Proof of Immunizations, which include:
     • A Certificate of Immunization Status(CIS) printed from the Immunization Information System (IIS)
     • A physical copy of the CIS form with a healthcare provider signature
     • A physical copy of the CIS with accompanying medical immunization records from a healthcare provider verified and signed by school staff
     • A CIS printed from MyIR

New Student Enrollment

Families Experiencing Homelessness: Students experiencing homelessness are not subject to provide address verification or required documents. Visit our McKinney-Vento Program webpage for more information.

McKinney-Vento Website

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Enrollment into a school other than your neighborhood school is based on space availability and parents/guardians must provide transportation. To begin the non-neighborhood choice process, parents/guardians need to ​​​​​complete an application to attend a non-neighborhood school. 

Application to Attend Non-Neighborhood School

To find your neighborhood school, use the bus lookup tool below. 

Children entering all grades (Preschool-12) must meet immunization regulations as set forth by the state of Washington at the ages and intervals consistent with the national immunization guidelines for their age or grade. Children may begin school only if they received all of the required immunizations they are due to receive and submitted medically verified records on or before the first day of attendance.

Medically verified immunizations include:

• A Certificate of Immunization Status(CIS) printed from the Immunization Information System (IIS)
• A physical copy of the CIS form with a healthcare provider signature
• A physical copy of the CIS with accompanying medical immunization records from a healthcare provider verified and signed by school staff
• A CIS printed from MyIR

Find further information on specific vaccines required for school attendance: 

Preschool Immunization Requirements

K-12 Immunization Requirements 

Address: 601 South 8th Street Tacoma, WA 98405

Phone: (253) 571-1142

Fax: (253) 571-1223

Email: enrollmentservices@tacoma.k12.wa.us