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Edmonds School District

School Change Information

The School Change application process for the 2025-26 school year opens January 2, 2025

School Change Deadlines

Secondary (Middle and High Schools):  Friday, February 14, 2025

Elementary deadline:  Friday, May 30, 2025

The school change deadlines will be enforced as many of our schools are at student capacity or have limited capacity and new students continue to enroll. 

Please read important notes below before completing the application.

P-138 School Change Application - English

P-138SP School Change Application - Spanish

Important Notes:

  • Due to limited space in all of our schools, families may not receive a response to their application request until September 1, 2025. 
  • Applications received after the deadline will be denied. 
  • Students must be enrolled at their assigned school while waiting for a school change decision (in-district only).
  • If approved, parents are responsible for transportation to and from the approved school. 
  • This process does not apply to Madrona K-8, Maplewood Parent Cooperative K-8, Edmonds Heights K-12, Edmonds eLearning Academy, Scriber Lake High School, Dual Language Program, or Highly Capable K-8. Please contact these schools or programs directly for their entry guidelines.
  • Students interested in the STEM Program at Mountlake Terrace High School need to complete their application process - link to the STEM application.  Nonresident students please complete the P-138 School Change application in addition to the STEM application. 
  • In-district students interested in the IB Program at Edmonds-Woodway High school can apply directly to the program - IB Application Process. Nonresident students wanting to attend Edmonds-Woodway High must apply through the School Change process by completing the application. 
  • If you have moved, and your address assigns you to a different school than the one you are currently attending. Contact your current school to complete a P-135 Address Verification Form and turn in to the school with one piece of documentation of proof of your new address (examples of proof listed on form). The school will support you in next steps. 
  • Secondary student athletes who make a change of schools without a corresponding change of residence must compete at the sub-varsity level for one calendar year.
  • In-district school change applications are only open to those students who are in good academic standing (No “F” grades and above a 2.0 GPA), have satisfactory attendance (no unexcused absences or excessive tardiness), and have no severe behavior violations (suspensions).

 

Appeals:

If your application was received by the deadline and denied, follow the process below. Applications received after the deadline will not be reviewed and cannot be appealed. 

A parent receiving a district letter of denial has ten (10) school days after receipt to submit an appeal outlining special hardship circumstances to:

Superintendent’s Office – School Change Applications

Edmonds School District

20420 68th Ave W

Lynnwood, WA 98036

For more information, please review School Board Policy 3131 - Transfers and 3131P - Procedure Transfers.  

If you have questions about the School Change Process you may contact SchoolChange@edmonds.wednet.edu or 425-431-7000.