Enrollment
School Choice and Open Enrollment Information
John Stanford International School is an option school. For the latest information on school assignment plans, applying to option schools, forms, and more:
Kindergarten Open House
Dates & Times:
- Monday, November 17, 2025 — 8:30–9:00 a.m.
- Wednesday, November 19, 2025 — 8:30–9:00 a.m.
What to Expect:
Families will visit both the Spanish and Japanese kindergarten classrooms, followed by a Q&A session.
School Tours & Informational Meetings
Dates:
- Wednesday, December 10, 2025 9am-10:30am
- Monday, January 12, 2026 6pm-7:30pm
What to Expect:
Info session and school tours. Learn more about John Stanford International School and dual language immersion from teachers, parents, and students.
More Information is available on the PTSA website info.jsisptsa.org/enrollment .
Information in Japanese: info.jsisptsa.org/enrollment#Japanese
Information in Spanish: info.jsisptsa.org/enrollment#Spanish
2026-2027 Key Dates Enrollment Info
Jan 5 2026 New registrations for 2026-27 school year begins.
Jan 5-31 2026 Open Enrollment School Choice priority applications will be accepted (tiebreakers apply).
Jan 10 2026 Admissions Fair will be held at the John Stanford Center, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Jan 31 2026 SPS Registration Fair held a John Stanford Center 9am-3pm
Week of Feb 24 2026 School Choice lottery results will be posted.Families can view their student’s lottery outcome or their position on a waitlist online.
Week of March 2, 2026 ALast day to submit a late Open Enrollment for School Choice application. Tiebreakers do not apply.
March 31 2026 Assignment letters will be mailed and emailed to families who received a new school assignment through the lottery process.
May 31 2026 Open Enrollment for School Choice waitlists for the 2026-27 school year will dissolve.
June 1 – Aug 31 2026 Non-resident applications will be accepted for 2026-27 school year.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Open Enrollment Results Notification
School Choice results will be available online through the Assignment Lookup Tool by Feb 24, 2026 To use the Assignment Lookup Tool, please enter your student’s ID number and birth date.
Waitlists for the 2026-27 school year will dissolve on March 31 2026.
If additional choice seats become available, waitlisted students will be contacted by Admissions in waitlist order, to be offered a choice assignment; families will have 48 hours to accept or decline the offer before the next student must be called. Please confirm parent and guardian contact information in the Source is current.
If you need assistance, please contact the Admissions office online or by phone 206-252-0760.
Dual Language Immersion Pathway
John Stanford International School (JSIS) offers a Dual Language Immersion (DLI) pathway in Spanish and Japanese. Students who enter the DLI program will be able to continue in that DLI program into the middle school and high school pathways, guaranteed (if they select that school).
Non-DLI students, with the right amount of language proficiency, may be able to join the DLI pathway in the upper elementary grades, or at the middle or high school level.
Learn more about the DLI pathways at John Stanford International.
2026-2027 Enrollment info for current JSIS families
Registration for 2026-27 for students new to Seattle Public Schools will be available online starting January 5, 2026. Open Enrollment/School Choice period is March 1 -March 31 2026. Enroll your student and fill out an online School Choice form at the Enroll tab on the Seattle Public Schools website.
Current families with incoming kindergarten students:
You must register your child(ren) through the online registration with SPS and then submit a School Choice form during Open Enrollment between March 1 -March 31 2026. Be sure to indicate on the choice form that your incoming kindergartner has a sibling already attending JSIS.
Current John Stanford International 5th graders rising to middle school:
- If you live within the Hamilton International Middle School boundaries, your child will automatically be assigned to Hamilton IMS.
- If you live outside the Hamilton IMS boundaries, and you want your child to continue with language immersion at Hamilton, you must submit a School Choice form during Open Enrollment between March 1 -31 2026 indicating Hamilton IMS as your choice. This is an automatic guaranteed assignment if you apply during Open Enrollment.
- If you live outside the Hamilton International boundaries and you prefer that your child attend the middle school assigned to your home address, you do not need to do anything. Your child will automatically be assigned to that school.
Please be aware that transportation to middle school is based on home address. It is possible your child may not be eligible for school bus transportation to and from middle school. If you are in middle or high school and live outside of the school service area you will receive an Orca Card.
Current students thinking about leaving to another school or program (for example, HCC or Spectrum Advance Learning):
Please be aware if you apply to another school and space is available at that school, the district will assign your child automatically during the first phase of choice assignments to that program or school causing your student to lose their existing assignment to John Stanford International. If you have any questions about this, please ask us before filling in the School Choice form.
Families switching to a private school:
All records requests must be submitted to the John Stanford International office at least 10 working days prior to the due date. Please email records requests to johnstanford@seattleschools.org
