High School Attendance Rezoning

The Rezoning Process and Why New High School Boundaries Are Necessary

The Hutto Independent School District (ISD) continues to be one of the fastest growing school districts in Central Texas. In a District experiencing growth as rapidly as Hutto ISD, it periodically becomes necessary to redraw the attendance zones of our schools. The two most common reasons for revisiting the attendance boundaries of campuses are to accommodate the opening of new schools to meet the demands of our growing student population, and to accommodate the shifts and growth in populations that occur over time due to residential development within the District.

This fall, Hutto ISD, along with stakeholder input, began the process of analyzing its High School Attendance Zone boundaries for the purpose of determining newly drawn boundaries and Attendance Zones.

This practice is not uncommon in public school districts, especially in fast-growth communities like Hutto. School attendance boundaries within a District often change when a new school is opened or needed, when the need to balance enrollment and relieve overcrowding exists, or when it is determined to be in the best interest of students and their families.

Prior to the opening of the District’s second high school, Creekside High School, in Fall 2027, Hutto ISD is required to review current School Attendance Zones and enrollment at Hutto High School and to create new boundaries in an effort to balance — or level — student enrollment.

Hutto ISD’s Attendance Rezoning and Boundary Leveling Process correlates to Hutto ISD’s Inspire 2028 Strategic Plan Priority of Stewardship 4.2 – Address Capital Improvement need as Hutto ISD rezones and plans for the opening of Creekside High School and for future new schools to be developed as authorized by voters in the May 2023 Bond Program.

The process is supported by community engagement input via Campus and Board of Trustees appointment of committee members. The committee is composed of District administration representatives, campus principals from the schools most likely to be impacted by any changes, and parent / citizen representatives for the purpose of developing and proposing possible zoning scenarios to the community for feedback.

These scenarios are then refined as the Board of Trustees and District administration consider space optimization, equity, and operational efficiencies. Trustees will work with the administration and the Committee to consider attendance zone leveling recommendations for Hutto ISD’s High School boundaries in anticipation of the addition and opening of Creekside High School.