Kindergarten Enrollment

Requirements to accompany enrollment packet include birth certificate, medically verified immunizations, and current utility bill within one month span.

If you have a question about your child's boundary school, please contact Student Enrollment at (509) 573-7021.

Completed enrollment packets must be turned in to their boundary school if school is open/in session. During the summer break, packets may be turned in to Student Enrollment at the central administration building at 104 N 4th Ave.

Parents can pick up enrollment packets from any elementary school or Student Enrollment at 104 N 4th Ave.

Yes, the Yakima School District has open enrollment to out-of-district families as available. All elementary schools except Adams Elementary School have space available in kindergarten classrooms. Please note that kindergarten classrooms will be filled based on availability. Dual language classrooms is offered at nine of our elementary schools based on availability.

Kindergarten students can be placed at the same elementary school as their sibling, as long as the sibling will still be enrolled there next year. If the sibling is in 5th grade, they will move on to middle school, so the match does not apply.

If a student attends a particular school for the program(Special Services), the sibling rule does not apply.

Students eligible to enroll in kindergarten are five years old by August 31. If their birth date misses the deadline by just ten days, please contact the early learning office at 509-573-5988 by June 30 of the prior year for testing options.

Students must enroll in their boundary school.

Students who will turn five (5) years of age after the cut-off date of midnight August 31, but before midnight October 31, can be considered for early entrance into kindergarten at parent(s)/guardian(s) request, provided that the student meets screening criteria for early entrance. Please refer to Policy 3112 for more information. 
Policy 3112 (English)
Policy 3112 (Spanish)