For nearly 50 years, the Kirkwood School District has retained the same school boundaries. Prop R construction will increase capacity at some schools, however even after construction, capacity and utilization at some buildings would be over 100% without any adjustments. Adjusting boundaries will ensure the District is best serving kids with the space they need to learn and grow.

The District regularly partners with experts to complete demographic studies that estimate future resident student enrollment projections. Those studies utilize birth rate, local trends and capture rate (the percentage of children who are born in the district footprint AND attend school elsewhere, compared to the number of children who are born in the district footprint AND attend Kirkwood schools). Currently approximately 94% of students that are born in the Kirkwood School District boundaries end up enrolling in our Kirkwood schools

The district is being deliberative and mindful in this process to ensure the new boundaries are adjusted with the current and future needs of the community in mind. Scenarios were developed to allow for 85% capacity at elementary schools to prepare for potential growth throughout the community. The intention is to ensure the final boundaries can serve students for many years to come.

We expect to present draft scenarios, including maps, to the Board of Education on Monday, April 17, 2023. After the meeting, you’ll be able to see information and provide feedback about those scenarios on this website. 

We have committed to allowing students currently enrolled at a school to request a waiver to continue at that school until they transition to the next level of school. For example, a 2nd grader can complete 3rd, 4th and 5th grade at their current school. They would transition to the school in the new boundaries at the start of middle school for 6th grade.

Waivers will be available for siblings to remain at the same school. For example, if a student who is affected by boundary adjustments has a waiver to stay at their current elementary school, their sibling could start kindergarten and remain in that school from K-5th grade. However, if the sibling is not scheduled to start school until after their sibling has left the school (to transition to middle or high school), they will not be eligible for a waiver and will need to adhere to the new boundaries.

The student would not be eligible for a second waiver. They would need to adhere to the new boundaries when transitioning from 5th to 6th grade, unless they have a sibling already in middle school at the time they move to 6th grade. 

KSD will not provide transportation to students requesting a waiver for boundary adjustments.

At this time, we are planning to retain the current transportation qualifications. Construction plans have included discussions about traffic patterns for pickup and drop off at our schools, especially those that are increasing capacity. 

Waivers for boundary adjustments will be available for students currently in school. They will not be available to new students.

Yes. Anyone can visit kirkwoodschools.org/curriculum to learn more about the classes and courses offered to students at all levels.

All schools fall under the same classroom size maximums. Class sizes are reviewed several times prior to the start of the school year.

Kirkwood has a rich history of autonomous experiences at each of our schools, creating a diverse and unique culture to serve the needs of the students in the building. The experiences students have with the curriculum can vary depending on a variety of factors, but all KSD students have the opportunity to experience rigorous and engaging learning to achieve the same academic goals.