On June 20, 2023, the School Board of Hillsborough County adopted boundary changes to be effective in 24/25 & 25/26 school years.  To see how your student is affected by this change, please go to https://www.hcps-boundary.org/ and in the search box, type an address, and click “go”.  Please view the “Superintendent’s recommendation” identified in the blue box on the left and with a hatched line on the map.  For questions, please contact the Growth Management Department at boundaries@hcps.net

The School Board approved the following grandafathered options without transportation into their current schools for the 2024/25 school year:

• Rising 5th grade
• Rising 8th grade
• Rising 11th grade
• Rising 12th grade

Students that fall into the above categories may use the School Choice window that will open in the fall of 2023/24 school year.

Any current (2022/23 school year) 8th grade student that is impacted by the boundary changes may start at their newly assigned school for the 2023/24 school year to begin their academic journey and social connections.  Families that fall into this category may inquire about this option through the Choice Office at (813) 272-4692.  For more information related to school choice, please visit School Choice.

Changes to middle school boundaries in northwest Hillsborough County have been proposed as part of Districtwide Attendance Boundary Study that includes Carrollwood Elementary School’s expansion into a prekindergarten through eighth grade school.

These changes, effective August 2023, required two readings of the School Board of Hillsborough County.  The changes received final approval at the School Board’s June 6, 2023, meeting.  The first reading was held May 9, 2023.

The proposed changes impact portions of Adams and Hill Middle Schools attendance boundaries.  Opportunities to provide input on the proposed changes occurred during the weeklong community outreach for the Districtwide redistricting in February 2023.  On March 9, 2023, during its workshop, School Board members directed staff to move forward with the Carrollwood K-8 proposed boundaries to support this effort.

The School Board and District staff have been engaged in a districtwide redistricting process.  For more information on the districtwide redistricting process, please visit https://www.hcps-boundary.org/home

Grade Level Impacts: The table below represents the proposed grade levels and how these grades would be affected by implementation by year:

Questions? Please refer to the frequently asked questions page or email us at boundaries@hcps.net.

Approved Boundary Map>>

Changes to elementary school boundaries in central Hillsborough County have been approved as part of Districtwide Attendance Boundary Study that include changing the attendance boundaries for Just Elementary to Booker T. Washington, and Tampa Bay Boulevard Elementary schools.  This redistricting will allow the repurposing of Just Elementary to serve in the future as a Montessori school.

These changes, effective August 2023, required two readings of the The School Board of Hillsborough County.  The changes received final approval at the School Board’s June 6, 2023, meeting.  A previous reading was held May 9, 2023.

Initially, the proposal reassigned certain students from Tampa Bay Boulevard Elementary School to Alexander Elementary School attendance boundaries; however, it was removed, and placed for first reading on May 9, 2023.  Opportunities to provide input on the proposed changes occurred during the weeklong community outreach for the Districtwide redistricting in February 2023.  On March 9, 2023, during its workshop, School Board members discussed the Just proposed changes to support the repurposing of an underutilized elementary school.

The School Board and District staff have been engaged in a districtwide redistricting process.  For more information on the districtwide redistricting process, please visit https://www.hcps-boundary.org/home

Questions? Please refer to the frequently asked questions page or email us at boundaries@hcps.net.

Approved Just ES Boundary Change Map>>

A portion of the Westshore area of Tampa where multiple large, multifamily developments are planned will be reassigned effective August 2022. The School District proposed to adjust this recently adopted boundary change to remove an existing apartment building from the reassignment area.

The previously approved attendance boundary changes included the reassignment of the Mosaic Westshore apartment building from Grady Elementary, Coleman Middle, and Plant High Schools to Tampa Bay Boulevard Elementary, Pierce Middle, and Jefferson High Schools. Staff concluded that no public school students were located at the apartment building’s address based on the available geocoded student data. After the School Board approval, staff was alerted that public students resided at the Mosaic Westshore apartment building.

Since this change was not proposed to impact existing students, District staff corrected this issue by placing the Mosaic Westshore apartment building back into the Grady Elementary, Coleman Middle and Plant High School attendance boundaries. Staff has also alerted the Principal, the Mosaic Westshore apartments and, due to the error in address data, the District’s IT Department and City of Tampa Addressing Department.  This change was not effective until August 2022, so staff completed this update prior to the school locator results showing any reassignments.      

To submit a question related to this change, please email boundaries@hcps.net.