School choice and student assignment policies determine:

• Who gets to go to which school,
• What rights students have to remain in a school they have chosen, and
• What rights students have to transfer between schools.

Until 2013, the District had not undertaken a comprehensive review of its student assignment policies, including school attendance boundaries and feeder patterns, in over three decades. Meanwhile, District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) and public charter schools opened and closed, neighborhoods changed, and the city’s population shifted.

In 2013-2014, the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Education (DME) and the DC Advisory Committee on Student Assignment led a comprehensive review process of the city’s student assignment policies, including DCPS school boundaries. The process culminated in a series of recommendations made by the DC Advisory Committee on Student Assignment. In August 2014, the Mayor and Chancellor fully adopted and approved the recommendations. 

In 2023-2024, the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Education (DME) conducted a comprehensive review of District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) boundaries and feeder patterns and public-school student assignment policies in accordance with the Attendance Zone Boundaries Act of 2013.  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. To learn more, read the 2023 Boundary and Student Assignment study.  

This resource shows the SY25-26 School Feeder Patterns. A feeder pattern school is one that a student has the right to attend based on their current school. This assignment only happens during the year a student is moving from the terminal grade of their current school. The feeder patterns reflected in the attachment are active for students transitioning grades between SY24-25 and SY25-26. 

This resource shows the SY24-25 School Feeder Patterns. A feeder pattern school is one that a student has the right to attend based on their current school. This assignment only happens during the year a student is moving from the terminal grade of their current school. The feeder patterns reflected in the attachment are active for students transitioning grades between SY23-24 and SY24-25. 

Boundary School Changes

For more information about your boundary school changes, please visit the DME website.

Feeder Pattern Booklets

SY21-22 DCPS Feeder Pattern Booklet (English)^[PDF]
SY21-22 DCPS Feeder Pattern Booklet (Spanish)^[PDF]