In 2023-2024, the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Education (DME) led a boundary and student assignment study. The study was a comprehensive review of DC Public Schools (DCPS) boundaries and feeder patterns and of public school student assignment policies in accordance with the Attendance Zone Boundaries Act of 2013. The study focused on solving current and anticipated future challenges relating to clear rights, adequate capacity, and equitable access to public schools for the next 10 years.
The process culminated in a series of recommendations made by the DC Advisory Committee on Student Assignment. In June 2024, Mayor Muriel Bowser approved the recommendations.
Read the report with final recommendations.
Read the Mayor’s approval of the Advisory Committee’s recommendations.
As a result, DCPS communicated via letter and email with families living in a boundary change area: Four groups received this communication:
- Public school families living in a change area newly assigned to Malcolm X, previously Turner (link)
- Public school families living in a change area newly assigned to Amidon-Bowen, previously Van Ness (link)
- Public school families living in the Ross boundary whose assigned middle school changed (link)
- Public school families living in the Thomson boundary whose assigned middle school changed (link)
DCPS will continue to work on implementation of the recommendations that directly impact or are owned by DCPS. Updates will be posted to this page on a rolling basis.
DCPS School Planning 