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Transfer Requests
Transfer Requests
All students in Kennewick School District are assigned to their boundary school based on home address. If your boundary school isn’t the best fit for your student, you may request a transfer to another school. Transfer decisions are approved or denied on current enrollment and program availability.
View the information below for directions and forms related to transfer requests.
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Kennewick School District assigns students to neighborhood schools based on Board-approved boundaries and a student’s legal residence. Families may request an in-district transfer to another school, depending on space and available programs.
Step 1: Determine Your School Boundary
Search School Boundaries By Address
Step 2: Submit Your Transfer Request
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The district may also consider out-of-district transfer requests, but only after in-district requests are processed. Acceptance of out-of-district students is not guaranteed.
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The Kennewick School District allows students in kindergarten to 5th grade to transfer to a school served by their daycare provider’s address if it falls outside the student's attendance area. To request this transfer, complete the daycare provider verification form, which is an annual requirement. This does not apply for secondary-age students (students in 6th-12th grade).
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If you live within the district and want to provide home-based instruction (homeschool) for your student that is not part of Mid-Columbia Partnership home-based instruction program, fill out the Declaration of Intent to Provide Home-Based Instruction Form and return it to the KSD Administration Center at 1000 W. 4th Ave., Kennewick. If you are interested in learning more about the Mid-Columbia Partnership home-based instruction, please contact the school directly at (509) 222-5036.
Important Information
- Transfer requests are subject to building/program space availability and disciplinary standing.
- District bus transportation is not provided to transfer students.
- Transfer forms must be completed for each school year for Out-of-Boundary students.
- Families will be notified whether the student has been accepted or denied enrollment at the requested school.
- No transfer decisions will be made between the last day of school and the time office staff is back in August. Any transfer requests received after the last day of school are processed when school office staff return, which is typically ten days before the first day of school.
- Transfer request decisions are made at the schools. The school district is unable to provide status updates while schools are closed.
Contacts
Elementary Education (Grades K-5)
(509) 222-5003
Secondary Education (Grades 6-12)
(509) 222-5004