School Zones

  • The Williamson County School Board establishes school zones for the district. School zones may change when a building becomes over its student capacity or when the district opens new schools. Due to rapid growth in Williamson County, we can only guarantee school zones for one year. Please note that you must reside in Williamson County to attend Williamson County Schools.

  • 2023-2024 School Year

    Find your Zoned School for the 2023-2024 school year. To view the details about your address, enter your street address with the street type abbreviated. For example: enter Rd. for Road or St. for Street and leave the zip code field blank. Select search to view the zoned school and bus stop information.

    To request your student(s) to attend a school they are not zoned for, please complete our 2023-24 Out of Zone online application for consideration and processing. Follow the instructions listed to create an account and complete the application request. All correspondence regarding the request status will occur through email once you register and submit the information. For all requests except those related to residential moves and programs of study, the deadline to apply is April 15. Denied requests may be appealed to the Zoning Appeals Committee. Contact the Planning & Zoning Department for more information at 615-472-4000.

  • Approved Open Zoned Schools

    Per state law, the list of open zoned schools is required to be posted for 2 weeks prior to accepting out of zone applications.  The portal opens February 1 with the deadline to apply of April 15. 

    Students currently approved to attend out of zone schools who are not changing buildings do not need to reapply.  All rising 6th and 9th grade students roll up to their zoned schools until the out of zone application is approved. Grandfathering after a school rezoning is not automatic.  All students affected by the rezoning roll to the newly zoned school until the out of zone application is submitted and approved. Unless related to a residential move, the deadline for all requests is April 15.

    Please note that out of zone students are not eligible for bus service.

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Open Zoned Lottery Process

    • State law changed and a lottery is required if the number of open zone applications exceeds the available spots.
    • A parent will submit an application to attend an open zoned school and will receive a confirmation email with randomly assigned order number of the submitted application. 
    • The zoned and out of zone school principals will review the request.
    • The application is then sent to the Planning and Zoning Department.
    • The Planning and Zoning Department approves the request to enter the lottery, regardless of the number of applications received.
    • The parent receives an email stating that the application has entered the lottery.
    • After the deadline to apply, if the number of applications exceeds the number of spots available at a particular school, the lottery option will take effect within 5 business days.


    If a Lottery is Not Required

    • A parent receives an email stating their child is now assigned a place in the requested open zoned school.
    • A parent logs into the out of zone account to accept or reject the placement within 7 calendar days from the date of the email. 
    • When the placement is accepted by the parent, the Planning and Zoning Department changes the student’s school path field in Skyward to the new school. 
    • After 24 hours, the parent may contact the new school for enrollment information.

     

  • If a Lottery is Required 

    • Out of zone software randomly assigns an order number to each application. 
    • A student list is determined by order number. 
    • A student wait list is created after the number of available places have been assigned. 
    • A parent receives an email stating that their child is now assigned a placement in the requested open zoned school. 
    • A parent logs into the out of zone account to accept or reject the placement within 7 calendar days from the date of the email. 
    • Parents with students on the wait list receive an email of their wait list number. 
    • When placement is accepted by the parent, the Planning and Zoning Department changes the student’s school path field in Skyward to the new school. 
    • After 24 hours, the parent may contact the new school for enrollment information. 
    • Rejected or expired placements go to the next student on the waiting list. 
    • All placements will be made by 5:00 pm CST prior to the first day of the 2023-24 school year and the wait list/lottery process will conclude for the school year.