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Attendance‑zone plan: PHEAC recommends 13 preliminary boundary changes, creates Downsville Pike Elementary zone
Summary
The Facility Enrollment Advisory Committee recommended 13 preliminary attendance‑zone changes that would reassign roughly 1,200 K–5 students and create a new Downsville Pike Elementary attendance zone; the board will hold public hearings and the superintendent will review before a final vote targeted for June 2026.
The Washington County Public Schools Facility Enrollment Advisory Committee (PHEAC) presented 13 preliminary elementary attendance‑zone recommendations that would reassign about 1,200 kindergarten–fifth grade students and create a new Downsville Pike Elementary attendance zone.
Committee presenter Chad reviewed demographic trends, six‑year enrollment averages and planned developments the group used to evaluate 20 initial options and pare them to 13 preliminary recommendations. The plan focuses on two schools slated to close — Fountain Rock and Hickory — and on balancing capacity across nearby schools while using existing transportation routes.
Key elements: the recommendations would move about 583 students out of the Fountain Rock and Hickory attendance zones (both scheduled to close in August 2027) and reassign roughly 336 K–5 Hickory students to Lincolnshire Elementary, 287…
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