Discover BPS is a school search engine that helps parents understand where their children are eligible to go to school.
See our school choice guides for more information about how to choose the school that is the best fit for you and your family: School Choice Reference Guide
BPS Welcome Centers are temporarily closed to the public, but you can still register your child for the current school year (2020-2021) and for the upcoming school year (2021-2022). To register your student(s) for Boston Public Schools, you can pre-register online and schedule an appointment to complete the process or you can call and register by phone with one of our registration specialists. To pre-register visit: https://sis.mybps.org. To schedule an appointment visit https://booknow.appointment-plus.com/8517n4dg/ or call the BPS Welcome Center at 617-635-9010.
Pre-registration for the 2021-2022 school year is now available by visiting https://sis.mybps.org.
Registration for the 2021-2022 school year officially began on January 5, 2021. The priority registration period for students entering grades K0, K1, 6, 7, and 9 ran from January 5 - January 29. Families will be notified of their assignment by the end of March. The priority registration period for students entering K2 and all other grades runs from February 8 - April 5. Families will be notified of their assignment by the end of May. Click here for more information about registering for BPS and a list of the documents you will need in order to register your child.
Please note that due to COVID-19 and the disruption of the end of last school year, many of the measures used to determine the School Quality Framework (SQF) tiers were not available. As a result school tiers are based on data from 2019.
