Enrollment FAQs

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, log-in to start the enrollment process.  

For online verification (current enrolled students), log-in or activate your ParentVUE account. Select the online verification button. 

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

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 demographic information for the upcoming school year through ParentVUE such as contact information, home address, phone numbers, emergency contacts and health information.  

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

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 school 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 may be in contact with you to obtain an updated proof of address documentation.

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

You will need to contact the school, and let them know that you have the required documents in order to fully complete the online enrollment process. 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.

 Families are required to have an email address, technology device, internet access, ParentVUE account, and required enrollment documentation (proof of birth, address verification, and immunization/shot records.)

Families need to have access to the internet and a laptop, computer or smartphone. If you don’t have access to any of these devices or the internet, you are invited to visit your neighborhood school or the Family Center at Central Office (15675 Ambaum Blvd SW) to enroll online on of our devices.

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

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

Please make sure when you start the online application process that you select the correct academic year. If you get an error message that your student is not age eligible, you may have selected the incorrect academic year. If you did, you may need to delete your enrollment and start over. A child is eligible for Kindergarten when they are five years old on or before August 31st of the academic year. 

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.

No, you are not required to complete enrollment again. Students enrolled in Highline Public Schools are only required to complete enrollment once. 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.  

ParentVUE provides access to see records for all your children at any Highline school all within a single account. Families that have more than one student currently enrolled in the district are encouraged to complete online verification for all their students. This will ensure there are not any processing delays.

If you have a currently enrolled student, but would like to enroll a brand new student, you may do this using the same account. 

Documentation can be uploaded by taking a picture or by scanning the documents to upload prior to submitting the online enrollment application. If preferred or needed, families can indicate that they will bring enrollment documentation to the school. 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.

1. Contact the neighborhood school or the Enrollment team at the Family center (206.631.3003) to obtain your ParentVUE activation code. 

2. Visit here to begin the activation process 

3. Once you have set up your Parentvue account, you will need to go to the Online Verification website to login and start the re-enrollment process.   

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. 

Start by contacting your neighborhood school first. Each school phone numbers is on our district webpage (Hover over schools listed on the top right hand corner). If you need some additional support contact the Enrollment Services Team at 206-631-3003. 

Contact your neighborhood school or the family center located at Central Office for troubleshooting assistance or for enrollment-related questions. 

Please contact Micaela White, Enrollment Director, at 206-631-3148.

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 complete annual online verification and to enroll new students, you must first activate your ParentVUE account. 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 log-in, you will see an online verification button in the top right hand corner. Click this button to begin. The next screen you will see is a drop down menu, please select the academic year you are applying to, then click begin verification to start the process.  

If you have not completed online registration for your current enrolled students, please do this first, and select the current school year. Once your online verification is submitted for your current students, you can click on the home button in the top right hand corner to start the process over to add your new student for the next school year.  

If you are completing, online verification and adding another to enroll in the same year you can complete add the student you are enrolling new once you arrive to the student screen within the online verification steps.  

If you are having trouble navigating ParentVUE or online registration please contact your neighborhood school or the Family Center at 206-631-3003. 

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. Residents are required to submit an in-district transfer. Non-residents are required to submit a Choice transfer release and a non-resident application form along with additional documentation. 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. 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 a separate application. The application process opens during the month of January for the following school year. Learn more about the school of choice application process. 

• ParentVUE is a parent portal that has more than one function. For currently enrolled families it is set up to allow parents/guardians to view their child’s assignments, grades, attendance, message their student’s teachers, and review student information. At the end of school year, parents can use their ParentVUE account to complete online registration. Online registration allows families to update their student's information (demographic information, emergency contact details, health history, etc) for the following school year. For new enrolling families, ParentVUE accounts are used to start an online enrollment application. An email is required to set up an account.  

• If you currently have students enrolled, or had students previously enrolled you will need to activate your existing 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.  

• If you don't have an email address, or need assistance activating your Parentvue account, please contact your neighborhood school or the family center at central office at 206-631-3003 (please leave us a message so we can return your call).