No, transportation is only provided within the attendance area of your child's school.

Transportation is provided to out-of-district students registered in Arlington schools on a space available basis and generally only at existing bus stops.

Students needing transportation to a different bus stop in the afternoon will need a bus pass issued by their school. Parents must contact their child's school to request a bus pass. The student will give the bus pass to the bus driver. Students without bus passes will not be transported to any bus stop other than their own. Parents may request a permanent bus pass for their child. This bus pass will honored for the remainder of the current school year.

IMPORTANT: Students will only be transported on existing routes to existing stops within their school's attendance area on a space available basis. Bus passes need to be arranged before the end of the school day. Your child's school may have additional rules about issuing bus passes.

The best source for school district boundary information can be found on the Snohomish County web site from two sources. 

1. The Snohomish County Auditor's office has an interactive map. Once the map has been opened and loaded, scroll down and click the box labeled "School Districts" near the bottom.  The user can then use the "zoom" and "move" functions to locate a property.  The map also features street numbers and aerial photos. 

2. Taxing district information is also available by parcel using the Snohomish County Assesors Property Information web site at: http://web5.co.snohomish.wa.us/propsys/asr-tr-propinq/  Users enter their house number and street name only.  For example, for an address on 67th Ave NE; enter the house number and "67th".  When the parcel is located, click on "View Taxing District".  A window will open a listing all taxing districts (including school districts) for that parcel.

Elementary Attendance Areas (grades K thru 5th): The Arlington School District is divided into four elementary attendance areas as follows:

Eagle Creek Elementary: The Eagle Creek Attendance Area includes the areas north of 260th St. NE, the east side of Hwy 9 North of downtown, the expansive area between the north and south forks of the Stillaguamish River and Tviet Loop. Neighborhoods served by Eagle Creek include: Bryant, Kackman Creek 2 and 3, Jim Creek, Trafton, Arlington Heights, Jordan, Oso and Cicero.

Kent Prairie Elementary: With a couple of additions, The Kent Prairie Attendance Area includes the southern portion of the district east of Highway 9. Additional areas include the Regency care area, a portion of Cemetery road and the River Crest area. Neighborhoods include Burn, McElroy, Circle Bluff, Crown Ridge and River Crest. Additional portions of Jordan River Trails and the Airpark are also included.

Pioneer Elementary: The Pioneer Attendance Area includes the southern portion of the district west of Highway 9. Neighborhoods include Gleneagle, Magnolia, Highland View, Eagle Heights and The Crossings.

Presidents Elementary: The Presidents Attendance Area includes most of downtown Arlington and the western portion of the district including the town of Silvana. Neighborhoods include Sky Blue, Kackman Creek 1, Meadow Ridge, Eagle Ridge, Happy Valley, and Silvana Terrace.

An online map is provided for more detailed elementary attendance boundary information.

Middle School Attendance Areas (6th-8th grades): Students residing within the Kent Prairie and Eagle Creek attendance areas attend Post Middle School. The Presidents and Pioneer attendance areas are served by Haller Middle School.

High School (9th-12th grades): Arlington and Weston High Schools serve the entire school district.

We strongly recommend that your child's first day on the bus begin with riding to school on the bus in the morning. This helps the driver understand which bus stop is your child's stop so that they can be returned to the same stop in the afternoon. Even middle or high school aged students get confused about where they live or which bus services their stop if their first time on the bus is in the afternoon.