School Types and Terminology

Attendance Area School

An attendance area school is one to which elementary, middle and high-school students are assigned based on where they live, as long as the school offers the services the student needs.

输入级

An entry grade is usually the point at which a student enters elementary school (kindergarten), middle school (sixth grade), or high school (ninth grade).

给料机模式

A feeder pattern is the predictable flow of students from elementary to middle school. 小学 attendance areas are combined to create middle school attendance areas, resulting in feeder patterns from elementary school to middle school.

There are not feeder patterns from middle school to high school; each attendance area high school has its own geographic attendance area. The exception to this is in 西西雅图, where students in the Denny attendance area feed into Chief Sealth International 高中 and students in the 麦迪逊 attendance area feed into 西西雅图 高中.

As growth boundaries are phased in, there may be changes to elementary school attendance areas. These changes may result in the elementary attendance area feeding into more than one middle school during a transition period. 换句话说, changes to elementary attendance areas and middle school attendance areas may not always be implemented at the same time.

Geographic Area (Geo Zone)

Students who want to attend an option school need to apply ? no one is assigned automatically to an option school. Each option school has a geographic priority area (geo zone). The geographic zone tiebreaker is for applicants to an option school who live within a defined area in proximity to the school. Please note that living within the geographic zone does not guarantee assignment to the requested option school, but gives a priority for admission after siblings. Geo Zones may change from year to year as a tool for capacity management.

选择学校

Option schools provide a variety of programmatic opportunities for families looking for choices in addition to their attendance area schools.

服务区域

A service area is a geographic area within which various services, such as special education services, are provided for students who live within it. Service areas use the same geographic boundaries as those for attendance area middle schools.

服务学校

Service schools are those other schools and services that are available to meet individual student needs. Students may request assignment to a service school and/or may be referred there and assigned individually as appropriate. Unlike attendance area schools and option schools, students may transition into or out of service schools during the school year. The annual timeline and deadlines for assignment to attendance area schools and option schools do not apply to service schools.

Specialized Programs or Services for Students

Most students will be able to access advanced learning, bilingual or special education services in their attendance area school or in a nearby linked attendance area or option school.

There are some services that will continue to be available in just a few locations because they serve small numbers of students. Services for medically fragile students are one such example.

Charter 学校 in Seattle

Seattle Public 学校 recognizes currently operating commission-authorized charter schools including Green Dot, 雷尼尔山预科, 峰会阿特拉斯, Rainier Valley Leadership Academy and Sierra. More information about these schools, 他们的课程, and enrollment is available through the 华盛顿 State Charter School Commission.