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Enroll in your neighborhood school anytime during the school year.

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Choice Enrollment for Grades 1-12

Apply to attend a school other than your neighborhood school for the 2022-2023 school year. The application window open October 25, 2021 and close January 21, 2022.

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Why Whittier

Whittier Preschool

Whittier is a Preschool through third-grade school. Additionally, Whittier is in the application phase for the-International Baccalaureate (IB) Primary Years Program. During this phase, Whittier will use the IB curriculum but has not yet received certification from the international organization. The IB program is inquiry-based and focuses on six core subjects. The students learn language, math, science, social studies, arts and personal, social and physical education. Teachers use transdisciplinary units to teach topics. Whittier also focuses on character development and creating learners who are: inquirers, knowledgeable, thinkers, communicators, principled, open-minded, caring, risk-takers, balanced and reflective. Whittier students may continue their IB education at Wainwright Intermediate or Giaudrone Middle School.  

Family Guide to Kindergarten Readiness

Help prepare your child for kindergarten by exploring tips and videos for reading readiness, math readiness, social and emotional readiness, and language readiness on the Tacoma Public Schools website.

Family Guide to Kindergarten Readiness

 

Non-Neighborhood Choice Enrollment Now Open for 2025-26

  • October 28: Choice enrollment application opens in ParentVUE
  • January 17: Choice application closes for grades 1-12
  • January 31: Choice application closes for kindergarten 

Learn more about choice enrollment