District | Kindergarten Starting Age |
Abington | Age 5 as of August 31 |
Acton-Boxborough | Age 5 as of September 1 |
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 August 31 |
Arlington | Age 5 as of August 31 |
Ashburnham-Westminster | Age 5 as of August 31 |
Ashland | Age 5 as of September 2 |
Athol-Royalston | Age 5 as of August 31 |
Attleboro | Age 5 as of September 6 |
Auburn | Age 5 as of September 1 |
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 August 31 |
Chelsea | Age 5 as of August 31 |
Chesterfield-Goshen | Age 5 as of August 30 |
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 August 31 |
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 |
Greenfield Commonwealth Virtual District | Age 5 as of August 21 |
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 August 28 |
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 September 1 |
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 |
Mattapoisett | Age 5 as of September 1 |
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 September 5 |
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 30 |
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 August 31 |
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 6 |
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 30 |
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 August 29 |
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 East (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 |
Libertas Academy Charter School (District) | N/A |
Lowell Community Charter Public (District) | Age 4 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 |
Old Sturbridge Academy Charter Public School (District) | Age 5 as of August 31 |
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 August 31 |
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 |