Battle Ground Public Schools contracts with First Student, which has an outstanding safety record, to provide bus service for students. Every day, 128 buses fan out across the 273-square-mile district to deliver approximately 5,700 of our students to and from school. The buses travel 11,720 miles daily, not counting field trips, athletic events, etc.

Request bus transportation through Skyward Family Access.

For questions about school district bus service, call:

• Your child's school

• First Student at 360-841-7099 Ext. 1 or

• Our school district transportation office at 360-885-6577.

Due to road construction in areas of the district, some buses may need to take a detour and/or may be delayed. Download the First View bus app to see where your child’s bus is on the route.

2025-26 snow routes will be posted later in the school year.

If snow routes are in effect in the morning, those same buses will also be on snow routes in the afternoon, regardless of the weather by that time. Primary students whose snow route stop is different from their regular stop must be met by a parent or guardian at the snow route stop at the end of the day. Otherwise, the student will be transported back to school.

Weather-related school closure and late start information

• General bus safety tips (PDF)

• Consejos de Securidad en el Autobus para Estudiantes (PDF)

• Информация о безопасности на автобусе для учащихся (PDF)

A person is trespassing if they knowingly and maliciously enter or remain on a school bus without permission, create a substantial risk of harm to passengers or the driver or significantly disrupt bus services and they are not a student in a BGPS school, law enforcement, authorized personnel on duty, an individual with written consent to be onboard or a person who is acting during an emergency. School bus trespass is a gross misdemeanor.

Please contact your child's school, Battle Ground Public Schools’ transportation office at 360-885-6577 or First Student at 360-841-7099.

North schools

• Amboy Middle

• Battle Ground High

• CAM Academy

• Captain Strong Primary

• Chief Umtuch Middle

• Tukes Valley Primary and Middle

• River HomeLink

• Summit View

• Yacolt Primary

South schools

• Battle Ground Virtual Academy

• Daybreak Primary and Middle

• Glenwood Heights Primary

• Laurin Middle

• Maple Grove Primary

• Pleasant Valley Primary & Middle

• Prairie High School

The FirstView bus tracking app gives families direct access to the status of their child's school bus. Families and students can see where their bus is on the route and set email and push notifications that alert families when the bus is a specific distance from their stop.

The FirstView bus tracking app gives you direct access to bus information: 

• Know where the bus is

• Get alerts when the bus is nearby

• Receive notifications about delays or changes

• Parent support

• Multiple kids … one app

You can download the FirstView 1.0 app and start using it to track your student’s bus. The app is available from both the Apple App Store and on Google Play.

See instructions for installing the app. Please refer to your introductory email or call your school for the district code.

Please note that if you set Distance Alerts, you might want to consider Wednesday Late Starts when setting your timeframe for receiving alerts.

If you need assistance with the app, FirstView provides a dedicated customer support team Monday through Friday to assist you:

• Call toll-free 888-889-8920 from 7:00 a.m. ET to 5:00 p.m. ET

• Email customer support

• Use the in-app “✉” button (right corner) to provide feedback