Thank you for your interest in Vashon Island Schools! We greatly value the contributions to our student community and learning environment that students from off island bring with them while commuting to our schools. Families seeking an engaging school setting, diverse extracurricular activities, and passionate teachers find them on Vashon. Our students are curious, authentic, and persistent in their learning and can often be found pursuing their interests outside of school. We are glad you are interested in contributing and participating in our learning community.

Attend an in-person information session and tour

We highly recommend families who are interested in joining us to attend one of our school tours taking place on the following dates. Please fill out this form if you are interested in attending one of the tours.

• Wednesday, November 13, 2024
  • 9:30 am, McMurray Middle School
  • 11:00 am, Vashon Island High School
• Wednesday, December 11, 2024
  • 9:30 am, McMurray Middle School
  • 11:00 am, Chautauqua Elementary School
  • 11:00 am, Vashon Island High School
• Wednesday, January 8, 2024
  • 9:30 am, McMurray Middle School
  • 11:00 am, Chautauqua Elementary School
  • 11:00 am, Vashon Island High School

If you are unable to attend one of these dates, please reach out to your prospective school's front office, and we will try to schedule as needed.

Apply for Admission

Please fill out our non-resident application to begin the application process. Applications for non-resident students will be accepted for the 2025-26 school year beginning November 15. Applications received by January 15, 2025 will receive first consideration for space available. Families will be notified beginning February 1, 2025 whether their application was accepted, waitlisted (accepted pending space), or denied. The notification process may take several weeks. All applications are considered equally for admission based on:

• Academic, attendance, and discipline records
• Program and/or space availability

Current non-resident students must reapply each year and are given first priority for continuing enrollment as long as they are in good standing with regard to academics, attendance, and behavior. Current non-resident students must re-apply by January 15 in order to receive first consideration for continuing enrollment.

Finish Enrollment Process

After you have received an acceptance letter for enrollment, families must complete and return an enrollment packet that contains a form used to request records from your student's current school, along with immunization forms and other critical documents. Your student's enrollment will not be finalized until all of these documents have been received by the school's office.

If your student has been accepted, but you are declining to enroll your student at Vashon Island School District, we ask that you please notify the school's registrar as soon as possible so that offers can be made to other applications.

Contact

Questions, forms, and other information can be received for each school from the following individuals:

Chautauqua Elementary School
Caleb Johns, cjohns@vashonsd.org, 206-463-8540

McMurray Middle School
Kelly Murphy, kmurphy@vashonsd.org, 206-463-9168

Vashon Island High School
Deb Franson, dfranson@vashonsd.org, 206-463-8684