Enrollment FAQs

Families are required to have an email address to set up a ParentVUE account, and enrollment documentation which includes proof of birth, address verification, and immunization/shot records.

Families that don't have access to the internet and a laptop, computer or smartphone may visit the neighborhood school or the Family Center at Central Office (15675 Ambaum Blvd SW) to enroll online. 

If you do not have an email address, review the help guide on creating an email address. 

Families must setup a Parentvue account in order to start the online enrollment application. For more information on Parentvue visit our ParentVUE page.

What is ParentVUE?

• ParentVUE is a parent portal that has more than one function. It is used to complete online enrollment for new or returning students, apply to Schools & Programs of Choice, and where families can complete annual online verification. 

• Allows families to view their child’s assignments, grades, report cards, attendance, and review student information. 

• Parents can use their ParentVUE account to complete online verification before the start of each new school year. Online verification allows families to update their student's information (demographic information, emergency contact details, health history, etc) 

• If you currently have students enrolled, or had students previously enrolled you will need to either login to your existing account as long as you know your username and password OR you may need to activate your existing Parentvue account if you've never never accessed it before or if it's been several years of you enrolling student(s) in HPS.

How do I create a ParentVUE account?

• If you are brand new to Highline Public Schools you can visit our website to create a new account. For step by step instructions you can visit our help guides section on our website and click on the guide titled Creating a ParentVUE account for Online Enrollment. 

Highline Public Schools is a neighborhood school district. Placement is based on the student’s primary residence. To find out which school your student will attend please insert your address in our online Find Your School tool.

To start online enrollment and verification, guardians must setup a Parentvue account.

Families that are new, that have never had children enrolled in the district, will need to create a brand new ParentVUE account. Families that have had students enrolled and are returning will need to either login to their existing account, or activate their account. To activate the account, contact the neighborhood school or the Family Center to get the activation code. Once your ParentVUE account is setup, you may log-in to start the online enrollment application process.  

For online verification (current enrolled students), log-in to your ParentVUE account. Select the button at the top right hand corner titled "Enroll, Apply, Update Info". Then select the "Online Verification" packet. 

Read more about ParentVUE and how to set up your account on our ParentVUE webpage.  

Once an online enrollment application is completed and submitted by the parent, an email confirmation will be sent to the email address used during the enrollment process. If you selected to deliver your enrollment documentation to the school, your enrollment will remain pending and is not considered complete until documentation is delivered. Once your enrollment has been accepted or processed you will receive another confirmation email. 

Once you complete online verification your information will be automatically updated in our Student Information System. If your child has a life threatening health condition or any health concerns, the school nurse will likely reach out to you to ensure the school has all the required documents and medications (if applicable) they need to ensure your student is safe while at school. If you made a significant change, for example you moved and updated your address, the school should contact you to obtain an updated proof of address documentation.

The school will be in contact with you if anything is pending or incomplete.

Each school varies in ability to review and process incoming enrollments. The enrollment services team recommends schools are reviewing enrollments ongoing. 

Online Enrollment is the process available to enroll a new student or re-enroll a previously enrolled student. 

Online Verification is a process made available annually to families who actively have students enrolled in the district. This allows families to update information for the upcoming school year through ParentVUE such as contact information, home address, phone numbers, emergency contacts and health information.  

You will need to contact the school, and let them know that you have the required documents. Online enrollment is not complete until submitted to the school. You can hand-deliver and personally take them to the school office (address information is available on our website) or you can contact the office staff and email the documents to the school office staff.

Please make sure when you start the online application process that you select the correct academic year. At certain points in the year, two school enrollment years overlap. If you get an error message that your student is not age eligible, you may have selected the incorrect academic year. If you selected the correct academic year, you may need to delete your enrollment and start over OR check your student's date of birth entry. A child is eligible for Kindergarten when they are five years old on or before August 31st of the academic year. 

No, you are not required to complete enrollment again. Preschool students will automatically be assigned to their neighborhood school based on the address on file. Preschool program staff and schools will work with preschool students and families to help them transition and prepare for kindergarten.  

Online enrollment will be available in English, Spanish, Vietnamese and Somali. If assistance is needed in another language please contact your neighborhood school or the Family Center for language assistance at 206-631-3003. 

Online enrollment will automatically start at the neighborhood school. To request enrollment in a dual language program, a seperate request form needs to be completed. 

We have six elementary Dual Language Schools (Hazel Valley, Hilltop, Madrona, Midway, Mount View and White Center Heights). Students that reside in these schools service areas will automatically be enrolled in the Dual Language program. To find out more about how to enroll if your family does not reside in these service area, or to find out how to request that your student is placed in an English Only school please visit our Dual Language website at https://www.highlineschools.org/academic-programs/dual-language/elementary-enrollment.

We also offer Dual Language at Cascade Middle School, Chinook Middle School, Glacier Middle School, Pacific Middle School, Evergreen High School, Highline High School and Tyee High School. For more information on enrolling in Dual Language at Middle School and High School level can be found here: https://www.highlineschools.org/academic-programs/dual-language/secondary-enrollment.

Inform the school your student is currently attending of your address change. You will need to provide the current school office with updated proof of address documentation. 

If you aren't sure if your ParentVUE account is activated or not, or you can't remember your password or username please try the "forgot password" feature or contact your student's current school or the Family Center at 206-631-3003 to get assistance.  

Documentation can be uploaded in ParentVUE by taking a picture on a mobile phone or by scanning the documents. If preferred or needed, documentation can also be delivered or mailed directly to the school. The enrollment process is not considered complete until the neighborhood school has received all required enrollment documentation. 

If your living situation is temporary due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or you are fleeing domestic violence or have experienced a housing disaster (fire, flood, etc.) you may qualify for McKinney Vento program services. If you are eligible for McKinney Vento services, a lack of residential documentation may not delay enrollment. If you are not McKinney Vento eligible, but are living with a relative or friend and do not have address documentation, please work with your neighborhood school for enrollment assistance.

When entering your address into the online enrollment application, it’s important to utilize the address finder feature and select the auto-populated address that generates once you start to enter your address. Or, ensure you enter and manually type out your address correctly. You may double check that there are no additional spaces and that the city listed is correct. If you need help troubleshooting you can contact your neighborhood school or the Family Center for more information or assistance at 206-631-3003.

Login to your existing ParentVUE account and complete online enrollment. If you cannot login, you may need an activation code. Contact the neighborhood school or the Enrollment team at the Family center (206.631.3003) to obtain your ParentVUE activation code. Since you are re-enrolling, ParentVUE should have your student's information saved, but you may update necessary information. 

It is important that if you have more than one student, that you complete enrollment and verification for all of your students at one time. If you have already submitted verification and enrollment for one student, that student’s verification and enrollment will have to be reviewed and processed by the school before you can enroll any other students. Once the school office staff reviews the first application then you should be able to start on the online application for the next student. 

1. Home School students are educated by their parents in the home. When parents sign a declaration of Intent to Home School, the parent/ guardian that signs this is indicating that they take full responsibility for their students educational services and they understand the laws regulating home based instruction. These families are not provided with curriculum, books, etc from the district where they reside. They can however enroll part time to access services in their neighborhood school.
2. Online School is offered in our school district through our Highline Virtual Academy school (application required). Student who attend Highline Virtual Academy are still fully enrolled in Highline Public Schools and receive academic instruction. Other districts in Washington offer online learning. These are schools like WAVA K12, Omak, Mary M Knight, Tukwila, Federal Way, and Quillayute Valley. Each district that hosts online school has their own enrollment process. These student require a Choice transfer to leave Highline to attend another school district. 

If I participate in the Address Confidentiality program my neighborhood school is required to accept my ACP authorization card as address documentation. When I fill out my online enrollment application, I can do one of two things in the address section: 

(1) I can use the neighborhood school’s address for the physical address and can use the confidential PO Box for the mailing address (usually this PO BOX is in Olympia).  

(2) I can use the confidential address in the physical and mailing address fields. 

If you are interested in preschool enrollment, you are encouraged to visit highlineschools.org/preschool. Enrollment in preschool programs requires families to have contact the Early Early Learning team. Preschool program specific applications must be completed, and a student must be accepted in a program. Once you have submitted an application for preschool, staff will follow up with you to provide you with more information on next steps to completing online enrollment.  

• Yes, non-resident students can apply for enrollment consideration. Families must be complete a Choice Transfer Release form with their resident school district first, and then complete Highline Public Schools transfer application paperwork next. New families must fill out the HPS Non-Resident Application Form. For more information about other transfer application requirements please visit  the non-resident transfer page.  

• After an application is submitted, the Student Placement Manager will review the request.. If your application is approved, then you can go online and complete online enrollment. Online enrollment is not required until a transfer has been approved.  

Parents with students currently enrolled in Highline Public Schools have access to our Parent Portal: ParentVUE. To enroll a new student, you must login to your ParentVUE account. If you don't know your username or password, you can try doing a password reset. If you do not receive the password reset email, it is likely that your ParentVUE account has not been activated. Please contact your neighborhood school or the Family Center to request an activation key code and instructions. 

Once you set up your ParentVUE account and login, you will see a button in the top right hand corner titled "Enroll, Apply, Update Info". Click this button to begin. Then, please select the academic year you are enrolling in to start the process. 

Highline Public Schools is a neighborhood school district. Students that wish to attend a school other than their neighborhood school must submit a transfer during the open transfer window.  Enrollment will occur at the neighborhood school and a transfer can be submitted to the Student Placement Office. For more information on transfer please   visit: https://www.highlineschools.org/departments/enrollment-transfers/transfer-requests

Yes. Highline Public Schools considers applications of non-resident students (students/families who reside outside of HPS boundaries). To get more information on how to apply please visit our transfer page or contact Student Placement at 206-631-3065.

Families are encouraged to contact their neighborhood school to inquire about a school visit or to get more information about welcome events opportunities.

Our schools of choice require separate application(s). Applications are completed in ParentVUE, our parent portal. The application process opens during the month of January for the following school year. Learn more about the school of choice application process.

Every School and Program of Choice has program-specific age/grade requirements and criteria. Visit the School or Program’s website for more information.

Choice Schools - Highline Public Schools

A lottery will be held in March to select students for Schools and Programs of Choice. When there are more applicants than seats available, students are selected by lottery from the pool of eligible candidates. If you are selected in the lottery, you will be invited to a commitment conversation meeting and given school-specific next steps to finalize your placement. More details about the lottery here. 

Yes. With a single submission, you can apply to multiple schools. While filling out the application in ParentVUE, you will eventually see the "School Selection" page where you can select all the schools you’re interested in applying to. The application will then walk you through each school’s specific requirements and individual application steps. 

It is possible to be selected for more than one School or Program of Choice. If that happens, you simply choose the school you wish to attend and accept that offer. You can then decline the other offers so those seats can be offered to other students.

No, you cannot edit your application after submission. If you have questions or concerns about your application, contact the School or Program of Choice directly to speak with a staff member.

Yes, all Schools and Programs of Choice will offer individual Information Sessions. Visit each school’s website for specific “Info Night” dates and schedules.