Families zoned to Elkins High School in Missouri City have until Sunday, Aug. 30, to weigh in on two rezoning proposals that could shift between 1,050 and 1,561 students to different campuses starting in the 2027–28 school year.

Fort Bend ISD's online boundary survey opened Aug. 18 and closes at midnight Aug. 30, according to Houston Public Media. The survey is the district's primary channel for community input before final recommendations go to the board of trustees in September and October.

Two options, one overcrowded school

Both high school scenarios aim to relieve overcrowding at Elkins, which Deputy Superintendent of Staff Beth Martinez identified alongside Stephen F. Austin High School in Sugar Land and Travis High School in Richmond as the three campuses driving the boundary review.

Under Option 1, approximately 1,050 students currently zoned to Elkins would move to Clements High School. Option 2 is broader: it would rezone Quail Valley Middle School to Dulles High School and shift part of Elkins' zone to Clements, affecting about 1,561 students total, Community Impact reported.

Every member of the School Boundary Advisory Committee agreed Elkins needed relief. The disagreement was over how much.

"The discussion was not about whether Elkins needed relief—it was about the degree and method of relief," SBAC Chair Monica Willis said.

Middle school changes also on the table

The district released one middle school scenario alongside the high school options. It includes four boundary updates in the northern portion of the district and five in the southern portion. At least nine middle schools are in the review, including Lake Olympia, Billy Baines and the newly opened Amy Coleman Middle School in the Missouri City area.

Martinez said at the Aug. 17 board workshop that the goal is to reduce "splits" where students from one elementary or middle school feed into multiple receiving campuses.

What's driving the review

The boundary process comes five months after the FBISD board voted in March to close seven elementary schools, citing declining enrollment and budget concerns. Superintendent Marc Smith told trustees Aug. 17 that enrollment uncertainty persists, partly because some families have enrolled in the state's education savings account program or moved out of the district entirely.

How to respond

The survey is available at fortbendisd.gov under the Long-Range Boundary Planning page. Final boundary recommendations go to the board of trustees in September and October.