Dear Huntsville ISD Families,
Over the past year, our District Design Committee has been working to determine the best plan to present to our Huntsville ISD Board of Trustees to address potential rezoning of our elementary school attendance boundaries. The primary focus is what is best for our students, and what would be the least disruptive to our families.
The committee’s work has been the culmination of an effort that began with conversations regarding boundary adjustments before the 2021 bond election, as at that point Huntsville Elementary School was already overcrowded. We have since utilized four portable classrooms to accommodate staff and students there. Additionally, the overwhelming success of our bond demonstrated that our community believes our children will be more successful with a new Pre-K to Fifth Grade alignment, so we are moving Pre-K and 5th grade to the elementary campuses. This exacerbates an already overcrowded situation, forcing us to modify boundary lines to even out the population amongst our four elementary schools.
The District Design Committee conducted two workshops with our Board of Trustees over the last two months, and also presented their findings at the regularly scheduled Board of Trustees Meeting in November. We want to reshare this information in the accompanying video to help make our community aware of the main areas that are under consideration. A few things to keep in mind as you view the zoning maps:
The maps show potential changes that are still under consideration.
We are studying the number of students that live in these areas that would be affected.
This is a notification that resident elementary students in these areas might change school zones.
Depending on available space, there is a chance that even if your student is rezoned, there may be an opportunity for your student to finish out their elementary years at their current school.
The main areas under consideration are:
(1) The area on the map along the I-45 corridor and Hwy 75 N between the Huntsville Elementary School and Samuel W. Houston Elementary zones, which is currently zoned for Huntsville Elementary, could possibly be rezoned to Samuel W. Houston Elementary to relieve overcrowding at Huntsville Elementary School.
(2) The area on the map in the northeast Riverside and Wood Farm Road area that is currently zoned to Huntsville Elementary School could possibly be rezoned to Scott Johnson Elementary to alleviate overcrowding at Huntsville Elementary.
(3) The area indicated on the map at the far east end of the district, just south of Hwy 190 that is currently zoned to Estella Stewart Elementary, could possibly be rezoned to Scott Johnson Elementary.
(4) The southwest area of the map on FM 1375 (behind the Texas Grand Ranch) that is currently zoned to Samuel W. Houston Elementary could possibly be rezoned to Estella Stewart Elementary.
(5) The area in town roughly between Montgomery Rd. and Ave M and stretching northeast to Bearkat Blvd. and SH 19 that is currently zoned to Samuel W. Houston Elementary could potentially be rezoned to either Scott Johnson Elementary or Estella Stewart Elementary.
We would like to reiterate that none of these changes are for certain and that we are resharing to keep you informed of potential changes. It is likely the Board of Trustees will approve any boundary adjustments in January 2024 to allow planning time for next school year. Please feel free to share any comments regarding these potential changes by emailing communications@huntsville-isd.org
Video link: https://youtu.be/_Vkp394IvZo
Potential Changes to Huntsville ISD Elementary School Zones