Early Entrance Kindergarten
The application period for the early entrance to kindergarten program is closed for the 2020-21 school year.
The application period for early entrance students to enter the 2021-22 school year will begin in March of 2021.
Although Northshore does not encourage early entry for the vast majority of students, application for testing for early entrance is available at parent expense for students who turn 5 between September 1 and November 30. Students who turn 5 on December 1 and beyond will enter kindergarten age appropriately.
Please read the Early Entrance to Kindergarten FAQs before completing the application. The answers to parents' most common questions will be found there.
- Additional early entrance information is available through the Office of Elementary Education, 425-408-7705.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is the birthday cutoff for testing?
- What is the birthday cutoff date for registering for kindergarten without doing early entrance testing?
- What assessment areas are evaluated for early entrance to kindergarten?
- How well do children need to score on the assessment to qualify for early entrance?
- What percent of children tested qualify for early entrance?
- Where do I get the application?
- When will I know the testing dates?
- Who does the testing?
- How long does the assessment session take?
- What happens if my child cannot complete the assessment?
- Can my child take the assessment more than once?
- When will I know the results of the testing?
- How much does the testing cost?
- What if I do not live in the Northshore School district attendance area?
- When will I be able to register my child in Kindergarten?
- I had my child privately tested and/or assessed in another school disrict. Can I submit these results with the application?
- Does my child need to read and write?
- What can I do to prepare my child for the assessment?
- If my child attends a private kindergarten can they then go into the public school for 1st grade?
- What do I do if I would like my child to attend first grade early?
- What precautions will be in place to assure my student is safe during testing?
What is the birthday cutoff for testing?
What is the birthday cutoff date for registering for kindergarten without doing early entrance testing?
What assessment areas are evaluated for early entrance to kindergarten?
How well do children need to score on the assessment to qualify for early entrance?
What percent of children tested qualify for early entrance?
Where do I get the application?
When will I know the testing dates?
Who does the testing?
How long does the assessment session take?
What happens if my child cannot complete the assessment?
Can my child take the assessment more than once?
When will I know the results of the testing?
How much does the testing cost?
What if I do not live in the Northshore School district attendance area?
When will I be able to register my child in Kindergarten?
I had my child privately tested and/or assessed in another school disrict. Can I submit these results with the application?
Does my child need to read and write?
What can I do to prepare my child for the assessment?
If my child attends a private kindergarten can they then go into the public school for 1st grade?
What do I do if I would like my child to attend first grade early?
What precautions will be in place to assure my student is safe during testing?