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Kindergarten Entry Age

Note: Individuals interested in the kindergarten entry age for a specific town should also call the superintendent's office in that town to be certain the date is still accurate.

DistrictKindergarten Starting Age
AbingtonAge 5 as of August 31
Acton-BoxboroughAge 5 as of September 1
AcushnetAge 5 as of September 8
AgawamAge 5 as of September 1
AmesburyAge 5 as of September 3
AmherstAge 5 as of September 1
Amherst-PelhamN/A
AndoverAge 5 as of September 2
ArlingtonAge 5 as of August 31
Ashburnham-WestminsterAge 5 as of August 31
AshlandAge 5 as of September 6
Athol-RoyalstonAge 5 as of August 31
AttleboroAge 5 as of September 7
AuburnAge 5 as of September 1
AvonAge 5 as of August 31
Ayer Shirley School DistrictAge 5 as of September 1
BarnstableAge 5 as of September 1
BedfordAge 5 as of September 6
BelchertownAge 5 as of August 31
BellinghamAge 5 as of August 31
BelmontAge 5 as of September 1
BerkleyAge 5 as of September 1
Berkshire HillsAge 5 as of September 1
Berlin-BoylstonAge 5 as of September 1
BeverlyAge 5 as of August 31
BillericaAge 5 as of August 31
Blackstone-MillvilleAge 5 as of August 15
BostonAge 5 as of September 1
BourneAge 5 as of September 1
BoxfordAge 5 as of September 1
BraintreeAge 5 as of August 31
BrewsterAge 5 as of September 1
Bridgewater-RaynhamAge 5 as of August 31
BrimfieldAge 5 as of August 31
Bristol County AgriculturalN/A
BrocktonAge 5 as of September 1
BrookfieldAge 5 as of August 31
BrooklineAge 5 as of August 31
BurlingtonAge 5 as of August 31
CambridgeAge 5 as of August 31
CantonAge 5 as of September 1
CarlisleAge 5 as of September 1
CarverAge 5 as of September 1
Central BerkshireAge 5 as of September 1
ChelmsfordAge 5 as of August 31
ChelseaAge 5 as of August 31
Chesterfield-GoshenAge 5 as of August 27
ChicopeeAge 5 as of September 1
ClarksburgAge 5 as of August 31
ClintonAge 5 as of September 6
CohassetAge 5 as of September 9
ConcordAge 5 as of August 31
Concord-CarlisleN/A
ConwayAge 5 as of September 1
DanversAge 5 as of September 1
DartmouthAge 5 as of August 31
DedhamAge 5 as of September 1
DeerfieldAge 5 as of September 1
Dennis-YarmouthAge 5 as of August 31
Dighton-RehobothAge 5 as of September 1
DouglasAge 5 as of September 1
DoverAge 5 as of September 1
Dover-SherbornN/A
DracutAge 5 as of August 31
Dudley-Charlton RegAge 5 as of August 31
DuxburyAge 5 as of September 1
East BridgewaterAge 5 as of August 31
East LongmeadowAge 5 as of September 1
EasthamAge 5 as of September 1
EasthamptonAge 5 as of September 4
EastonAge 5 as of August 31
EdgartownAge 5 as of September 7
ErvingAge 5 as of September 1
EverettAge 5 as of August 31
FairhavenAge 5 as of August 31
Fall RiverAge 5 as of September 1
FalmouthAge 5 as of August 31
Farmington River RegAge 5 as of August 29
Felix Commonwealth Virtual School (District)N/A
FitchburgAge 5 as of September 1
FloridaAge 5 as of August 29
FoxboroughAge 5 as of August 31
FraminghamAge 5 as of September 1
FranklinAge 5 as of September 3
Freetown-LakevilleAge 5 as of August 31
FrontierN/A
GardnerAge 5 as of August 31
GatewayAge 5 as of September 1
GeorgetownAge 5 as of August 31
Gill-MontagueAge 5 as of August 31
GloucesterAge 5 as of August 31
GosnoldAge 5 as of August 31
GraftonAge 5 as of August 26
GranbyAge 5 as of August 31
Greater Commonwealth Virtual DistrictAge 5 as of August 21
GreenfieldAge 5 as of September 1
Groton-DunstableAge 5 as of August 28
HadleyAge 5 as of August 31
HalifaxAge 5 as of September 1
Hamilton-WenhamAge 5 as of September 1
Hampden-WilbrahamAge 5 as of September 1
HampshireN/A
HancockAge 5 as of September 1
HanoverAge 5 as of September 1
HarvardAge 5 as of September 1
HatfieldAge 5 as of September 1
HaverhillAge 5 as of August 31
HawlemontAge 5 as of August 31
HinghamAge 5 as of August 31
HolbrookAge 5 as of August 31
HollandAge 5 as of August 31
HollistonAge 5 as of September 1
HolyokeAge 5 as of September 1
Hoosac Valley RegionalAge 5 as of August 31
HopedaleAge 5 as of August 31
HopkintonAge 5 as of September 1
HudsonAge 5 as of September 1
HullAge 5 as of September 1
Institutional SchoolsN/A
IpswichAge 5 as of August 31
King PhilipN/A
KingstonAge 5 as of September 1
LawrenceAge 5 as of September 1
LeeAge 5 as of August 25
LeicesterAge 5 as of September 6
LenoxAge 5 as of September 1
LeominsterAge 5 as of September 5
LeverettAge 5 as of September 1
LexingtonAge 5 as of August 31
LincolnAge 5 as of October 1
Lincoln-SudburyN/A
LittletonAge 5 as of September 1
LongmeadowAge 5 as of August 31
LowellAge 5 as of September 1
LudlowAge 5 as of September 10
LunenburgAge 5 as of September 3
LynnAge 5 as of September 1
LynnfieldAge 5 as of September 1
Ma Academy for Math and ScienceN/A
MaldenAge 5 as of September 1
Manchester Essex RegionalAge 5 as of September 2
MansfieldAge 5 as of September 1
MarbleheadAge 5 as of August 31
MarionAge 5 as of September 1
MarlboroughAge 5 as of August 31
MarshfieldAge 5 as of August 31
Martha's VineyardAge 5 as of October 1
MasconometN/A
MashpeeAge 5 as of September 1
Massachusetts Connections Academy, Commonwealth Virtual SchoolAge 5 as of September 1
MattapoisettAge 5 as of September 1
MaynardAge 5 as of September 2
MedfieldAge 5 as of August 31
MedfordAge 5 as of August 31
MedwayAge 5 as of August 31
MelroseAge 5 as of September 1
Mendon-UptonAge 5 as of August 28
MethuenAge 5 as of September 1
MiddleboroughAge 5 as of September 1
MiddletonAge 5 as of September 1
MilfordAge 5 as of August 31
MillburyAge 5 as of August 31
MillisAge 5 as of August 31
MiltonAge 5 as of September 6
Mohawk TrailAge 5 as of August 31
Monomoy Regional School DistrictAge 5 as of September 1
MonsonAge 5 as of August 30
Mount GreylockAge 5 as of September 1
NahantAge 5 as of August 31
NantucketAge 5 as of September 8
NarragansettAge 5 as of August 31
NashobaAge 5 as of September 1
NatickAge 5 as of August 31
NausetN/A
NeedhamAge 5 as of August 31
New BedfordAge 5 as of August 31
New Salem-WendellAge 5 as of September 1
NewburyportAge 5 as of September 1
NewtonAge 5 as of August 31
NorfolkAge 5 as of August 28
Norfolk County AgriculturalN/A
North AdamsAge 5 as of August 31
North AndoverAge 5 as of August 31
North AttleboroughAge 5 as of August 31
North BrookfieldAge 5 as of September 1
North MiddlesexAge 5 as of August 29
North ReadingAge 5 as of August 31
NorthamptonAge 5 as of August 31
Northampton-Smith Vocational AgriculturalN/A
Northboro-SouthboroN/A
NorthboroughAge 5 as of August 31
NorthbridgeAge 5 as of August 27
NortonAge 5 as of August 31
NorwellAge 5 as of September 8
NorwoodAge 5 as of August 31
Oak BluffsAge 5 as of September 1
Old RochesterN/A
OrangeAge 5 as of August 31
OrleansAge 5 as of September 1
OxfordAge 5 as of August 31
PalmerAge 5 as of September 1
PeabodyAge 5 as of September 1
PelhamAge 5 as of September 1
PembrokeAge 5 as of September 1
PentucketAge 5 as of September 1
PetershamAge 5 as of September 1
Pioneer ValleyAge 5 as of September 1
PittsfieldAge 5 as of September 1
PlainvilleAge 5 as of August 31
PlymouthAge 5 as of September 1
PlymptonAge 5 as of September 1
ProvincetownAge 5 as of September 1
QuabbinAge 5 as of August 28
Quaboag RegionalAge 5 as of September 1
QuincyAge 5 as of August 31
Ralph C MaharN/A
RandolphAge 5 as of August 31
ReadingAge 5 as of August 31
RevereAge 5 as of August 31
RichmondAge 5 as of September 1
RochesterAge 5 as of September 1
RocklandAge 5 as of August 31
RockportAge 5 as of August 28
RoweAge 5 as of August 31
SalemAge 5 as of August 31
SandwichAge 5 as of September 1
SaugusAge 5 as of August 31
SavoyAge 5 as of August 31
ScituateAge 5 as of September 1
SeekonkAge 5 as of August 31
SharonAge 5 as of August 31
SherbornAge 5 as of September 1
ShrewsburyAge 5 as of August 31
ShutesburyAge 5 as of September 1
Silver LakeN/A
SomersetAge 5 as of September 1
Somerset Berkley Regional School DistrictN/A
SomervilleAge 5 as of August 31
South HadleyAge 5 as of September 4
SouthamptonAge 5 as of September 1
SouthboroughAge 5 as of August 31
SouthbridgeAge 5 as of December 31
Southern BerkshireAge 5 as of December 31
Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional School DistrictAge 5 as of September 1
Spencer-E BrookfieldAge 5 as of August 29
SpringfieldAge 5 as of September 1
StonehamAge 5 as of August 31
StoughtonAge 5 as of September 3
SturbridgeAge 5 as of August 31
SudburyAge 5 as of September 1
SunderlandAge 5 as of September 1
SuttonAge 5 as of September 1
SwampscottAge 5 as of September 1
SwanseaAge 5 as of August 31
TantasquaN/A
TauntonAge 5 as of August 31
TewksburyAge 5 as of August 31
TisburyAge 5 as of September 1
TopsfieldAge 5 as of September 1
TritonAge 5 as of September 1
TruroAge 5 as of September 1
TyngsboroughAge 5 as of September 1
Up-Island RegionalAge 5 as of September 1
UxbridgeAge 5 as of September 1
WachusettAge 5 as of August 28
WakefieldAge 5 as of August 31
WalesAge 5 as of August 31
WalpoleAge 5 as of September 1
WalthamAge 5 as of September 1
WareAge 5 as of September 1
WarehamAge 5 as of August 31
WarwickN/A
WatertownAge 5 as of August 31
WaylandAge 5 as of August 31
WebsterAge 5 as of August 31
WellesleyAge 5 as of September 1
WellfleetAge 5 as of September 1
West BoylstonAge 5 as of August 31
West BridgewaterAge 5 as of August 31
West SpringfieldAge 5 as of September 1
WestboroughAge 5 as of September 1
WestfieldAge 5 as of September 4
WestfordAge 5 as of September 1
WesthamptonAge 5 as of September 1
WestonAge 5 as of September 4
WestportAge 5 as of September 6
WestwoodAge 5 as of September 1
WeymouthAge 5 as of August 31
WhatelyAge 5 as of September 1
Whitman-HansonAge 5 as of August 30
WilliamsburgAge 5 as of September 1
WilmingtonAge 5 as of September 4
WinchendonAge 5 as of September 8
WinchesterAge 5 as of September 5
WinthropAge 5 as of September 1
WoburnAge 5 as of September 1
WorcesterAge 5 as of December 31
WorthingtonAge 5 as of September 15
WrenthamAge 5 as of August 31
 
Charter DistrictKindergarten Starting Age
Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public (District)Age 5 as of August 27
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
Baystate Academy Charter Public School (District)N/A
Benjamin Banneker Charter Public (District)Age 4 as of September 10
Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public (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 August 29
Brooke Charter School (District)Age 5 as of August 10
Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter (District)N/A
Christa McAuliffe Charter School (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 (District)Age 4 as of August 27
Conservatory Lab Charter (District)Age 4 as of September 1
Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School (District)Age 4 as of September 1
Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers: A Horace Mann Charter Public School (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
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 August 29
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 August 30
Learning First Charter Public School (District)Age 5 as of December 31
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
Map Academy Charter School (District)N/A
Marblehead Community Charter Public (District)N/A
Martha's Vineyard Charter Public School (District)Age 5 as of September 3
Martin Luther King, Jr. Charter School of Excellence (District)Age 5 as of September 1
Match Charter Public School (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
Phoenix Academy Charter Public High School, Chelsea (District)N/A
Phoenix Academy Public Charter High School, Lawrence (District)N/A
Phoenix Academy Public Charter High School, Springfield (District)N/A
Pioneer Charter School of Science (District)N/A
Pioneer Charter School of Science 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
Salem Academy Charter (District)N/A
Sizer School: A North Central Charter Essential (District)N/A
South Shore Charter Public (District)Age 5 as of August 31
Springfield International Charter (District)Age 5 as of September 1
Springfield Preparatory Charter School (District)Age 5 as of September 1
Sturgis Charter Public (District)N/A
UP Academy Charter School of Dorchester (District)Age 4 as of August 27
Veritas Preparatory Charter School (District)N/A
Worcester Cultural Academy Charter Public School (District)N/A

Last Updated: September 17, 2026

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