2023 Boundary and Student Assignment Study 

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. This review 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. 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.   

Read the report with final recommendations.

Read the Mayor's approval of the Advisory Committee's recommendations.

2013 Boundary and Student Assignment Study 

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 District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) 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.