The first day of school is just around the corner for some students.
In Washington, most districts typically start in late August or early September.
Here’s a look at when each one is heading back to class for the 2025-2026 school year:
Kindergarten
August 27 – Mercer Island
August 29 – Snoqualmie Valley
September 2 – Clover Park, Everett, Franklin Pierce, Federal Way, Kent, Mount Vernon, Renton, South Kitsap, Tahoma
September 3 – Bethel, Issaquah, Marysville, Northshore, Tukwila
September 4 – Bellingham, Vashon Island
September 5 – Bainbridge Island, Bellevue, Enumclaw, Lake Washington, Mukilteo, North Kitsap, Port Angeles, Stanwood-Camano, Sumner-Bonney Lake
September 8 – Auburn, Burlington-Edison, Central Kitsap, Edmonds, Highline, Lake Stevens, Lakewood, Monroe, Olympia, Peninsula, Puyallup, Riverview, Seattle, Snohomish, Tacoma, Tumwater, Yelm
September 9 – North Thurston
1st through 12th grade
August 26 – Franklin Pierce, South Kitsap, Snoqualmie Valley
August 27 – Bethel, Clover Park, Enumclaw, Everett, Kent, Mercer Island, Mount Vernon, Renton, Tahoma
August 28 – Issaquah, Marysville (grades 1-9)
August 29 – Marysville (grades 10-12)
September 2 – Bainbridge Island, Bellingham, Bellevue, Federal Way, Lake Washington, Mukilteo (grades 6 and 9), North Kitsap, Port Angeles, Riverview, Stanwood-Camano (grades 1-9), Sumner-Bonney Lake, Vashon Island
September 3 – Auburn, Burlington-Edison, Central Kitsap, Edmonds, Highline, Lake Stevens (grades 1-8, 10), Lakewood, Monroe, Mukilteo (grades 7, 8, and 10-12), Northshore, Olympia, Peninsula, Puyallup, Seattle, Shoreline, Snohomish (grades 1-7), Stanwood-Camano (grades 10-12), Tacoma, Tumwater (grades 6-12), Tukwila, Yelm
September 4 – Mukilteo (grades 1-5), North Thurston (grades 6-12), Lake Stevens (grades 9, 11, 12), Snohomish (grades 8, 10-12)
September 5 – Tumwater (grades 1-5)
September 8 – North Thurston (grades 1-5)
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