Seattle middle school students now eligible for free ORCA card

Middle school students in the Seattle Public Schools district can now get a free, unlimited ORCA card for transit rides on King County Metro and other local transit options.

This expansion of the ORCA Opportunity program — which already provides an ORCA card to thousands of high school students in the city and to Seattle Promise scholars — was announced this week as part of Mayor Jenny Durkan’s climate action executive order.

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Seattle Public Schools and the City of Seattle are partnering to provide an additional 8,000 ORCA cards for middle school students that will be valid through Aug. 31,

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