Welcome Prospective Families!

Queen Anne Elementary: Confident and Compassionate Citizens of the World. QAE is an Option School and a Creative Approach School in Seattle Public Schools. 
  • Option Schools are open to Seattle families; we don’t have attendance area boundaries.
  • Our Creative Approach School joins Project Based Learning (PBL), Social Emotional Learning (SEL), and our Five Pillars with the Common Core Curriculum.

Our Five Pillars:
  • We are self-directed learners
  • We encourage each other to think critically and learn more
  • We are concerned, confident and compassionate citizens of the world
  • We learn everywhere, we learn together
  • We are creative

A Picture Says a Thousand Words
Watch videos that introduce each of our Five Pillars!
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Social Emotional Learning & Project-Based Learning at QAE
Find out about what we mean by Social Emotional Learning and how it's used in the classroom at QAE. View the SEL flyer...

You've probably familiar with Project-Based Learning. It happens at all grade levels at Queen Anne. Read a bit more about it in this flyer from our Fall PBL Showcase...

Interested in Queen Anne Elementary?

See information below about how to get to know our school along with our explanation of the enrollment process.

Open House & School Tour Dates

Open House
Wednesday, Jan. 22nd, 2020, 6:30-7:30pm (NEW DATE due to snow!)

School Tours
Tour for Parents - Wednesday, Jan. 22nd, 2020, 8:15-9:15am
Tour for Parents & Preschoolers- Thursday, Jan. 23rd, 1:15-1:45pm
Tour for Parents - Thursday, Jan. 30th, 2020, 8:15-9:15am
Tour for Parents - Wednesday, Feb. 5th, 2020, 8:15-9:15am
Tour for Parents - Monday, Feb. 10th, 2020, 6-7pm

To let us know you're coming so we can plan for volunteer help and to get more information about QAE, please RSVP!
If you have any other questions about QAE or can't attend any of the events but want to learn more about the school, please contact the office at 206-252-2480 or write the QAE PTSA at communications@qaeptsa.org

District Enrollment Dates & Deadlines

Have an incoming kindergartener or are you new to Seattle Public Schools? Follow the two steps below. If you already have a student in SPS, but would like to move to Queen Anne Elementary, start with step 2.

Step 1: New Student Registration for the 2020-21 School Year Begins Jan. 6th, 2020
New Student Registration is a general enrollment process. See the SPS Registration site for information on registering. If your neighborhood school is your first choice, your registration is complete.

Step 2: Open Enrollment for School Choice is Feb. 3rd-14th, 2020
If you're interested in having your child attend Queen Anne Elementary, the next step is to submit that choice during the Open Enrollment period. See the SPS School Choice and Open Enrollment page for details. Also check the Open Enrollment Fast Facts page. 

The district will continue to accept school choice applications up until later in Spring (date TBA). Any enrollment forms received by Feb. 14th are treated the same. Forms received after Feb. 14th aren't given any tiebreaker priorities, making it less likely that you'll get into QAE or another option school.

Sibling Reminder: If you have a student currently enrolled at Queen Anne Elementary and plan to send your other child/ren to QAE, you must complete the Open Enrollment for the incoming sibling(s).

Important Dates:
  • Jan. 6, 2020: Online Registration begins for the 2020-2021 school year
  • Jan. 19, 2020: Admissions Fair for Option Schools at Mercer International Middle School (10am - 2pm)
  • Feb. 3, 2020: Open Enrollment Begins; Choice forms available
  • Feb. 14, 2020: Open Enrollment Ends (on time applications)
  • Deadlines for late application for School Choice as well as waiting lists TBA

Selection Process and Tie-Breakers:
The school district reviews all school choice forms submitted by the deadline and attempts to match students with their top choice. In the event, that there are more students than there are spots available, enrollment is determined by a series of tie-breakers. The are, in order:

  1. Sibling - if the incoming student has a sibling who already attends QAE
  2. Geographic Zone - if the incoming student lives within the QAE Geo Zone
  3. Lottery - random selection from all remaining incoming students

The Queen Anne Elementary Geo Zone covers, roughly, all over Upper and Lower Queen Anne. See the QAE Geo Zone map for details.

If your student is initially on the waiting list when assignments are available, they may eventually get a spot at QAE as other students decide on other schools or move out of the area (no guarantees though)!

Helpful Links:
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Henna painting during our annual Winter Celebration!

QAE Quick Links

Our Staff
Read about the amazing teachers and support staff who are the foundation of our school.

School Calendar
​See the PTSA's list of upcoming events.

Rocket Reader
Our Rocket Reader blog is the best place to see what's going on at QAE!

Enrichment
​Our enrichment programs include Robotics, sports activities, Fort Club, Art & Social Justice and more!

Learning Environment
Find out more about our Five Pillars and our SEL and PBL approaches.

After School Care
KidsCo provides after school care for QAE. 

QAE PTSA on Facebook
The best way to keep in the loop about what's going on at our school and in our community.
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QAE PTSA on Twitter
PTSA tweets, delivered to you!

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