Proposed Base Attendance Area Changes 

Under the proposal, many students will be eligible to submit a stability transfer request and stay at their current school. Learn more about the process. 

Proposed base assignments for new schools

> Opening of Hilltop Needmore Elementary in July 2026

Proposal: Some students currently assigned to Ballentine Elementary, Banks Road Elementary, and West Lake Elementary would be assigned to Hilltop Needmore Elementary.

Purpose: Open a new school and reduce overcrowding at Ballentine Elementary and Banks Road Elementary. Hilltop Needmore Elementary is recommended to open as a multi-track year-round school in July 2026.

Proposed base assignments for existing schools related to the opening of new schools

> Proposed Assignment Changes from Middle Creek Elementary to Oak Grove Elementary or West Lake Elementary

Proposal: Some students at Middle Creek Elementary would be assigned to Oak Grove Elementary or West Lake Elementary.

Purpose: Reduces future projected crowding at Middle Creek Elementary and better utilizes Oak Grove Elementary and West Lake Elementary.

> Proposed Assignment Changes from Vance Elementary to Banks Road Elementary

Proposal: Some students at Vance Elementary would be assigned to Banks Road Elementary.

Purpose: Reduces crowding and makes better use of available space at Vance Elementary.

> Proposed Assignment Changes from Herbert Akins Road Middle and Dillard Drive Middle

Proposal: Some students at Herbert Akins Road Middle and Dillard Drive Middle would be assigned to West Lake Middle.

Purpose: Aligns feeder patterns and reduces crowding at Herbert Akins Road Middle. 

> Proposed Assignment Changes from Willow Spring High to Middle Creek High

Proposal: Some students at Willow Spring High would be assigned to Middle Creek High.

Purpose: Aligns feeder patterns and reduces overcrowding at Willow Spring High.

Proposed base assignments for existing schools

> Proposed Assignment Changes from Lufkin Road Middle and Salem Middle to Apex Middle

Proposal: Some students at Lufkin Road Middle and Salem Middle would be assigned to Apex Middle. 

Purpose: Feeder pattern alignment for families assigned to Baucom Elementary in 2025-26.

> Proposed Assignment Changes from Apex Friendship High to Apex High

Proposal: Some students at Apex Friendship High would be assigned to Apex High.

Purpose: Feeder pattern alignment for families assigned to Baucom Elementary in 2025-26.

> Proposed Assignment Changes from White Oak Elementary to Turner Creek Elementary

Proposal: Some students at White Oak Elementary would be assigned to Turner Creek Elementary.

Purpose: Relieves crowding at White Oak Elementary and makes better use of available space at Turner Creek Elementary. White Oak Elementary is currently capped.

> Proposed Assignment Changes from Mills Park Elementary to Salem Elementary

Proposal: Some students at Mills Park Elementary would be assigned to Salem Elementary. 

Purpose: Feeder pattern alignment, K-8 calendar alignment, relieves crowding at Mills Park Elementary, and makes better use of available space at Salem Elementary. Mills Park Elementary is currently capped.

> Proposed Assignment Changes from Zebulon Magnet Elementary to Carver Elementary

Proposal: Some students at Zebulon Magnet Elementary would be assigned to Carver Elementary. 

Purpose: To address growth in the area and relieve crowding at Zebulon Elementary. 

> Proposed Assignment Changes from Zebulon Magnet Middle to Wendell Magnet Middle

Proposal: Some students at Zebulon Magnet Middle would be assigned to Wendell Magnet Middle. 

Purpose: Feeder pattern alignment.