Ellensburg School District

Enrollment & Registration

Use these links if you are registering a new student in the Ellensburg School District for the upcoming school year. This section is for students whose families reside within the Ellensburg School District boundaries. If you are unsure if your address is inside the school district boundaries, call the district transportation office at (509)925-8100 to confirm. Information on registering a student with an address outside the Ellensburg School District can be found in the Choice Student Transfer section below.

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Enrollment Process:

This is for any new students to Ellensburg School District or students who have withdrawn and are returning.
If you already have a student in the Ellensburg School District and need to register another, log in to Skyward Family Access and choose “New Student Online Enrollment”
You will need legal documentation verifying age (i.e. birth certificate, passport)
You will be asked to sign documentation for the Ellensburg School District to request immunization records from the WA Immunization Information System. If your student received immunizations out of state, you will need to provide a medically verified immunization record.
Your child’s legal name (the name that appears on the birth certificate) will be used on all official school records.
You will be asked to provide Proof of Residency (a utility bill, cable bill, lease agreement, etc.)

Kindergarten Registration

Registration for Kindergarten

Students must be 5 years old by Aug. 31 to be admitted to kindergarten for the 2025-2026 school year. In addition to age, we ask parents also consider maturity and academic readiness for their student.

Registration for Grades 1-8

Registration for Grades 9-12

Registration for Grades 9-12

Early Childhood

Registration for Early Childhood

Are You Requesting a Choice Transfer as a Non-resident Student?

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Choice Transfer Requests

Choice transfers are for students who wish to attend Ellensburg schools but who reside outside Ellensburg School District boundaries. All choice transfer students need to complete a new application each year. The application is initiated at your resident school district.

The Ellensburg School District will consider all applications based on the standards identified in Board Policy 3141.

Are You a Current Ellensburg School District Student?

Please Make Sure You Renew Your Information Through Skyward Family Access

If your family lives in the Ellensburg School District boundaries and your student will be returning to Ellensburg Schools next year, we ask that you complete the annual renewal of student information through Skyward Family Access. It is never too late to complete these forms. They take only a few minutes and are important so the district can serve you better:

Make sure your family contact information is up to date so we can reach you in an emergency. ParentSquare, our primary platform for communicating with families, also draws its contact information from Skyward, so if your contact information changes, you only need to change it on Skyward and the change will show up on both Skyward and ParentSquare
Make sure all listed emergency contacts are current
Update us on any changes to family status or needs
Need help? Contact: registrar@esd401.org | (509) 925-8136

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Homeschool Student Forms

Families choosing to homeschool their student(s) must complete and submit the required forms to remain in compliance with Washington State law and Ellensburg School District policies. Below you’ll find the forms needed to begin or continue home-based instruction. Please review each carefully and return all completed documents to the district office by the required deadlines.