One school morning
Washington wakes up for school
Watch a school day from 6:30 AM to 4:30 PM. Each school lights up at its first bell, glows while class is in session and fades at dismissal.
Bell times for 32 of Washington’s largest districts; other schools are shown in grey.
Animated map of the school day
Loading schools…
- Not started yet
- In class
- Dismissed
- No bell times yet
Speed
Which day
Each district’s weekly late-start or early-release day (the weekday differs by district). Schools with no different times listed keep their regular times.
Keyboard: Space plays or pauses, the arrow keys move the clock 5 minutes.
What the bell times show
Share this morning
The link opens this map at the same time, day and district.
Start times by district and level
The most common start and end time for each level. When schools of a level start at different times, the range of start times and the number of schools follow.
About this map
- Bell times Read by hand on official district pages and PDFs; each district’s source is in the table. Schools without verified times are grey: we never guess a bell time.
- Students in class Approximate: the 2025-26 enrollment (OSPI) of the schools in session, rounded. Some students start later or leave earlier.
- Plan your own day The school-day planner puts your schools’ bell times next to your work hours.