New Student Registration Help & FAQ

New student registration takes place at your neighborhood school or online.

1. Neighborhood School
   1. Call the school’s phone number and leave your name, phone number and email so that a staff member can contact you. You can find the list of schools here.
   2. Or, submit your information through our Contact Us form and we will connect you with the correct staff member.
2. Online
   1. Go to our Student Registration page.
   2. Request a Skyward login and password. This does not apply to guardians if you have a student currently enrolled in the district or in the past since your email address may already be on file. 
   3. Log in with your login and password and select “Enrollment Access” in the Login Area.

This usually indicates that your email address is already on file from requesting an online enrollment account, you may be a returning family from a prior enrollment or you may be a current or former employee. Click on the Forgot your Login/Password link on the Skyward login page to retrieve your login and reset your password.

You may be using a different email address or your email address was not on file. Please request a temporary login and password here.

The process will take approximately 20-30 minutes. You can save as you go and do not have to complete everything in one sitting. If you have to step away, however, for longer than 15 minutes, please save your data to ensure you don’t lose your data. You may be asked to log in again.

The following documents are required to begin the enrollment process. Please either upload a legible copy of the documents below or bring them into the school. If you have any of the additional documents, you may also upload those here. If you would prefer to bring in these documents instead of uploading them, you can save this step and move on to Step 5. You will also need to provide a signed Certificate of Immunization Status (CIS) by uploading here or bringing to the school before your student can attend classes.

1. Two forms of proof of residency (government mail, mortgage statement or homeowner’s insurance policy declaration, unexpired lease/rental agreement and/or utility bill dated within the last 2 months. Accepted utilities include water, sewer, gas, electricity or garbage. Cable internet and phone bills are not accepted.)
   Unless a student is attending the Lake Washington School District on an Interdistrict Transfer or does not have a legal residence, residency in the Lake Washington School District must be established prior to enrolling a student. Residency is defined as the physical location of the student's principal abode e.g., the home, house, apartment, etc. where the student spends the majority of their time. This is generally defined as where the student spends the night a minimum of four nights out of the week. Owning or renting a house or renting an apartment in the District does not establish residency - the student and parent/guardian must physically live within the District. 
   For additional information regarding establishing residency and exceptions, visit the LWSD Registration page.
2. Proof of child’s birth date, such as a birth certificate or passport
3. Transcript or academic history - public, private or home school (if applicable). Students transferring from another school should bring academic records.

The new student online registration process assigns students to the grade level that matches their date of birth. In the case of an incoming Kindergartener, the current grade level would be P4. There is no need to update the grade level as you have the opportunity to select which school year you are enrolling your student for. Once you select to enroll for the next school year, the system will automatically update the Expected Grade Level to next year’s grade level (in the case of an incoming Kindergartener, the Expected Grade Level will be K2).

Choice schools and programs are open to all students in the district. Students may register first at their neighborhood school, then apply to be considered for enrollment in the school or program.  Please refer to the Choice School page for application timelines.

For families who already have a student enrolled in the Lake Washington School District, your information will automatically prefill in Step 2. In the event any existing information is incorrect or has changed, the Registrar at your student’s school can change it. Please contact the school in which you have a student attending to update any incorrect information. Those corrections will automatically update for all of your children.

New student registration is online. If printable forms are needed, please see below:

• Residency verification form (Spanish)
• LWSD race and ethnicity form
• If needed: Co-residency form (Spanish)
• If needed: Student housing questionnaire (Spanish)
• Student registration form:
  English | Spanish | Chinese | Hindi | Portuguese | Tamil | Telugu
• Certificate of Immunization Status (Spanish)
  OR
  Certificate of Immunization Exemption Status
• Nurse alert form (Spanish)
• Emergency notification card: Elementary OR Secondary
• Home language survey form:
  • English
  • Chinese
  • Japanese
  • Russian
  • Spanish
  • Vietnamese
• Other: Declaration of Intent to Home School (2022-23) | (2023-24)