
August 4, 2025
Update, September 12, 2025 Kent School District (KSD) has budgeted an extended day outdoor education experience for all fifth-grade students during the spring of the 2025–26 s...

October 3, 2025
Kent School District (KSD) continues to make major strides in sustainability and energy efficiency, thanks to its participation in the Commercial Strategic Energy Management (CSE...

October 1, 2025
As part of Bullying Prevention Month, Emerald Park Elementary continued a meaningful tradition combining the power of storytelling with social-emotional learning. For the fourth ...

September 25, 2025
Kent School District (KSD) has received an upgraded credit rating from S&P Global Ratings, moving from ‘A-’ to ‘A’ with a stable outlook on its general obligation (GO) bonds. Thi...

September 17, 2025
Dear Team KSD, I want to take a moment to check in. I recognize my recent decision about the flag display has brought some challenges and attracted attention both within our com...

September 12, 2025
Kent School District (KSD) is committed to upholding our core values of equity, excellence, and community. On September 11, KSD’s flags were lowered to half-staff in solemn rememb...

September 11, 2025
Students and families at Park Orchard Elementary have a vibrant new reason to smile as they walk onto campus, thanks to a generous donation from local artist Shelly Metzger of Ac...

September 10, 2025
Kent School District is proud to announce that three of its exceptional schools — Kent Laboratory Academy, Panther Lake Elementary, and River Ridge Elementary — have been recogni...

September 5, 2025
As the 2024–2025 school year begins, Kent School District (KSD) reminds families that all students continue to receive free breakfast and lunch at school, thanks to participation...

September 2, 2025
Kent School District (KSD) is expanding its network of interpreters to strengthen communication with the diverse families we serve across the district. These flexible, as-needed ...

August 28, 2025
Nearly 120 coaches from across the region, including all Kent School District (KSD) athletic coaches and local youth program leaders, gathered last week at Kent-Meridian High Sch...

August 26, 2025
We are proud to share Kent School District has been awarded a $300,000 reimbursement grant from the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) to support our ongoing eff...

August 26, 2025
Kent School District (KSD) recently welcomed its newest educators during the annual New Teacher Orientation, held ahead of the 2025–26 school year. The event introduced new tea...

August 22, 2025
The Kent School District (KSD), in collaboration with the Kent Education Association (KEA), has unveiled an updated Advisory Program for students in grades 6 through 12 aimed at b...

August 21, 2025
Students at Springbrook Elementary will be starting the school year ready to learn and fully equipped, thanks to a generous donation from Costco Logistics in Kent. The company do...

July 24, 2025
In an effort to help streamline the athletics and activities registration process for the 2025-2026 school year, the Kent School District will create FinalForms accounts for all s...

July 15, 2025
Kentridge High School has officially completed the long-anticipated renovation of its D-Wing—home to the school’s vibrant visual arts program. The newly remodeled and redesigned ar...

July 15, 2025
This spring, Mill Creek Middle School was awarded a game-changing $42,231 grant from the Morgan Wallen Foundation, providing a much-needed infusion of new musical instruments and e...

July 14, 2025
Every school day, more than 9,000 students across Kent School District rely on a yellow school bus to safely get to and from class—and the team behind that daily journey is as ded...

July 7, 2025
The Kent School District comprehensive high schools (Kentwood, Kentridge, Kentlake, and Kent-Meridian) will implement a districtwide cell phone procedure to support and enhance st...