| District | Kindergarten Starting Age |
|---|
| Abington | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Acton-Boxborough | N/A |
| Acushnet | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Adams-Cheshire | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Agawam | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Amesbury | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Amherst | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Amherst-Pelham | N/A |
| Andover | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Arlington | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Ashburnham-Westminster | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Ashland | Age 5 as of September 2 |
| Athol-Royalston | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Attleboro | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Auburn | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Avon | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Ayer Shirley School District | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Barnstable | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Bedford | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Belchertown | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Bellingham | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Belmont | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Berkley | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Berkshire Hills | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Berlin | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Berlin-Boylston | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Beverly | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Billerica | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Blackstone-Millville | Age 5 as of August 15 |
| Boston | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Bourne | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Boxford | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Boylston | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Braintree | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Brewster | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Bridgewater-Raynham | Age 5 as of September 4 |
| Brimfield | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Bristol County Agricultural | N/A |
| Brockton | Age 5 as of December 31 |
| Brookfield | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Brookline | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Burlington | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Cambridge | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Canton | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Carlisle | Age 5 as of September 5 |
| Carver | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Central Berkshire | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Chelmsford | Age 5 as of October 1 |
| Chelsea | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Chesterfield-Goshen | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Chicopee | Age 5 as of October 1 |
| Clarksburg | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Clinton | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Cohasset | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Concord | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Concord-Carlisle | N/A |
| Conway | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Danvers | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Dartmouth | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Dedham | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Deerfield | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Dennis-Yarmouth | Age 5 as of September 4 |
| Dighton-Rehoboth | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Douglas | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Dover | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Dover-Sherborn | N/A |
| Dracut | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Dudley-Charlton Reg | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Duxbury | Age 5 as of September 2 |
| East Bridgewater | Age 5 as of September 9 |
| East Longmeadow | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Eastham | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Easthampton | Age 5 as of September 4 |
| Easton | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Edgartown | Age 5 as of September 7 |
| Erving | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Everett | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Fairhaven | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Fall River | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Falmouth | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Farmington River Reg | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Fitchburg | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Florida | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Foxborough | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Framingham | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Franklin | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Freetown-Lakeville | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Frontier | N/A |
| Gardner | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Gateway | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Georgetown | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Gill-Montague | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Gloucester | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Gosnold | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Grafton | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Granby | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Greenfield | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Groton-Dunstable | Age 5 as of August 28 |
| Hadley | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Halifax | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Hamilton-Wenham | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Hampden-Wilbraham | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Hampshire | N/A |
| Hancock | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Hanover | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Harvard | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Hatfield | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Haverhill | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Hawlemont | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Hingham | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Holbrook | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Holland | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Holliston | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Holyoke | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Hopedale | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Hopkinton | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Hudson | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Hull | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Institutional Schools | N/A |
| Ipswich | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| King Philip | N/A |
| Kingston | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Lanesborough | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Lawrence | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Lee | Age 5 as of October 1 |
| Leicester | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Lenox | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Leominster | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Leverett | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Lexington | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Lincoln | Age 5 as of October 1 |
| Lincoln-Sudbury | N/A |
| Littleton | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Longmeadow | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Lowell | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Ludlow | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Lunenburg | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Lynn | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Lynnfield | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Ma Academy for Math and Science | N/A |
| Malden | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Manchester Essex Regional | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Mansfield | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Marblehead | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Marion | Age 5 as of December 31 |
| Marlborough | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Marshfield | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Martha's Vineyard | Age 5 as of October 1 |
| Masconomet | N/A |
| Mashpee | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Massachusetts Virtual Academy at Greenfield Commonwealth Virtual District | Age 5 as of August 21 |
| Mattapoisett | Age 5 as of December 31 |
| Maynard | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Medfield | Age 5 as of September 10 |
| Medford | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Medway | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Melrose | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Mendon-Upton | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Methuen | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Middleborough | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Middleton | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Milford | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Millbury | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Millis | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Milton | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Mohawk Trail | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Monomoy Regional School District | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Monson | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Mount Greylock | N/A |
| Nahant | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Nantucket | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Narragansett | Age 5 as of August 30 |
| Nashoba | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Natick | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Nauset | N/A |
| Needham | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| New Bedford | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| New Salem-Wendell | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Newburyport | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Newton | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Norfolk | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Norfolk County Agricultural | N/A |
| North Adams | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| North Andover | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| North Attleborough | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| North Brookfield | Age 5 as of August 27 |
| North Middlesex | Age 5 as of August 29 |
| North Reading | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Northampton | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Northampton-Smith Vocational Agricultural | N/A |
| Northboro-Southboro | N/A |
| Northborough | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Northbridge | Age 5 as of August 27 |
| Norton | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Norwell | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Norwood | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Oak Bluffs | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Old Rochester | Age 5 as of December 31 |
| Orange | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Orleans | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Oxford | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Palmer | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Peabody | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Pelham | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Pembroke | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Pentucket | Age 5 as of August 29 |
| Petersham | Age 5 as of September 3 |
| Pioneer Valley | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Pittsfield | Age 5 as of December 1 |
| Plainville | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Plymouth | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Plympton | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Provincetown | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Quabbin | Age 5 as of August 26 |
| Quaboag Regional | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Quincy | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Ralph C Mahar | N/A |
| Randolph | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Reading | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Revere | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Richmond | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Rochester | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Rockland | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Rockport | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Rowe | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Salem | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Sandwich | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Saugus | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Savoy | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Scituate | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Seekonk | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Sharon | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Sherborn | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Shrewsbury | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Shutesbury | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Silver Lake | N/A |
| Somerset | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Somerset Berkley Regional School District | N/A |
| Somerville | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| South Hadley | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Southampton | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Southborough | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Southbridge | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Southern Berkshire | Age 5 as of December 31 |
| Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional School District | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Spencer-E Brookfield | Age 5 as of August 29 |
| Springfield | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Stoneham | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Stoughton | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Sturbridge | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Sudbury | Age 5 as of October 1 |
| Sunderland | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Sutton | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Swampscott | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Swansea | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| TEC Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtual School District | Age 4 as of January 1 |
| Tantasqua | N/A |
| Taunton | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Tewksbury | Age 5 as of August 28 |
| Tisbury | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Topsfield | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Triton | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Truro | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Tyngsborough | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Up-Island Regional | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Uxbridge | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Wachusett | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Wakefield | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Wales | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Walpole | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Waltham | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Ware | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Wareham | Age 5 as of October 1 |
| Watertown | Age 5 as of September 7 |
| Wayland | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Webster | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Wellesley | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Wellfleet | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| West Boylston | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| West Bridgewater | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| West Springfield | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Westborough | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Westfield | Age 5 as of August 1 |
| Westford | Age 5 as of September 3 |
| Westhampton | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Weston | Age 5 as of September 4 |
| Westport | Age 5 as of September 9 |
| Westwood | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Weymouth | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Whately | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Whitman-Hanson | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Williamsburg | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Williamstown | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Wilmington | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Winchendon | Age 5 as of September 8 |
| Winchester | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Winthrop | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Woburn | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Worcester | Age 5 as of December 31 |
| Worthington | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Wrentham | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| |
| Charter District | Kindergarten Starting Age |
|---|
| Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public (District) | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Academy Of the Pacific Rim Charter Public (District) | N/A |
| Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter (District) | N/A |
| Alma del Mar Charter School (District) | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Argosy Collegiate Charter School (District) | N/A |
| Atlantis Charter (District) | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Barnstable Community Horace Mann Charter Public (District) | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Baystate Academy Charter Public School (District) | N/A |
| Benjamin Banneker Charter Public (District) | Age 4 as of September 2 |
| Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public (District) | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Bentley Academy Charter School (District) | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Berkshire Arts and Technology Charter Public (District) | N/A |
| Boston Collegiate Charter (District) | N/A |
| Boston Day and Evening Academy Charter (District) | N/A |
| Boston Green Academy Horace Mann Charter School (District) | N/A |
| Boston Preparatory Charter Public (District) | N/A |
| Boston Renaissance Charter Public (District) | Age 4 as of September 1 |
| Bridge Boston Charter School (District) | Age 4 as of September 6 |
| Brooke Charter School (District) | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter (District) | N/A |
| Christa McAuliffe Charter Public (District) | N/A |
| City on a Hill Charter Public School Circuit Street (District) | N/A |
| City on a Hill Charter Public School Dudley Square (District) | N/A |
| City on a Hill Charter Public School New Bedford (District) | N/A |
| Codman Academy Charter Public (District) | Age 4 as of September 1 |
| Collegiate Charter School of Lowell (District) | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Community Charter School of Cambridge (District) | N/A |
| Community Day Charter Public School - Gateway (District) | Age 4 as of August 26 |
| Community Day Charter Public School - Prospect (District) | Age 4 as of August 27 |
| Community Day Charter Public School - R. Kingman Webster (District) | Age 4 as of August 26 |
| Conservatory Lab Charter (District) | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School (District) | Age 4 as of September 1 |
| Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers (Horace Mann Charter) (District) | N/A |
| Excel Academy Charter (District) | N/A |
| Four Rivers Charter Public (District) | N/A |
| Foxborough Regional Charter (District) | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Francis W. Parker Charter Essential (District) | N/A |
| Global Learning Charter Public (District) | N/A |
| Hampden Charter School of Science (District) | N/A |
| Helen Y. Davis Leadership Academy Charter Public (District) | N/A |
| Hill View Montessori Charter Public (District) | Age 5 as of August 31 |
| Hilltown Cooperative Charter Public (District) | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Holyoke Community Charter (District) | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Innovation Academy Charter (District) | N/A |
| KIPP Academy Boston Charter School (District) | Age 5 as of August 18 |
| KIPP Academy Lynn Charter (District) | N/A |
| Lawrence Family Development Charter (District) | Age 4 as of September 1 |
| Lowell Community Charter Public (District) | Age 5 as of August 26 |
| Lowell Middlesex Academy Charter (District) | N/A |
| MATCH Charter Public School (District) | Age 4 as of September 1 |
| Marblehead Community Charter Public (District) | N/A |
| Martha's Vineyard Charter (District) | Age 5 as of September 4 |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School of Excellence (District) | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Mystic Valley Regional Charter (District) | Age 5 as of August 24 |
| Neighborhood House Charter (District) | Age 4 as of September 1 |
| New Heights Charter School of Brockton (District) | N/A |
| Paulo Freire Social Justice Charter School (District) | N/A |
| Phoenix Academy Public Charter High School Springfield (District) | N/A |
| Phoenix Charter Academy (District) | N/A |
| Pioneer Charter School of Science (District) | N/A |
| Pioneer Charter School of Science II (PCSS-II) (District) | N/A |
| Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter (District) | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter Public (District) | N/A |
| Prospect Hill Academy Charter (District) | Age 5 as of August 30 |
| Rising Tide Charter Public (District) | N/A |
| River Valley Charter (District) | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Roxbury Preparatory Charter (District) | N/A |
| Sabis International Charter (District) | Age 5 as of September 1 |
| Salem Academy Charter (District) | N/A |
| Seven Hills Charter Public (District) | Age 5 as of December 31 |
| Silver Hill Horace Mann Charter (District) | Age 5 as of August 30 |
| Sizer School: A North Central Charter Essential (District) | N/A |
| South Shore Charter Public (District) | Age 5 as of October 30 |
| Springfield Preparatory Charter School (District) | Age 5 as of August 23 |
| Sturgis Charter Public (District) | N/A |
| UP Academy Charter School of Boston (District) | N/A |
| UP Academy Charter School of Dorchester (District) | Age 4 as of August 27 |
| Veritas Preparatory Charter School (District) | N/A |
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