Hutto ISD is actively converting its Ninth Grade Center to a comprehensive high school to serve the district's growing population. (Brooke Sjoberg/Community Impact)
Hutto ISD will use Hwy. 79 as the boundary for high school attendance zones starting in the 2027-28 school year, officials said during an Oct. 22 board meeting.
Students south of Hwy. 79 will be zoned to attend Hutto High School, while those north of the highway will be zoned for the upcoming Creekside High School.
Courtesy Hutto ISD
At a glance
CHS will open to ninth and 10th grade students in August, assistant superintendent of Operations Dustin Barton said. Rising 11th and 12th grade students will remain at HHS.
“The community primarily favored wanting those juniors and seniors to stay at their campus,” Barton said of surveys conducted by the district to inform its proposal.
Barton said these students will remain to preserve academic continuity, manage operating costs and complete multiyear programs, such as those offered through career and technical education courses. Having these students remain at HHS will also allow students to remain eligible for University Interscholastic League sports and academic competition, he said.
CHS will not be UIL eligible until 2028, Barton said.
Juniors and seniors who remain at HHS will receive bus service to and from school, Barton said. The district is still determining whether service will be provided to younger students who elect to remain through the district’s internal transfer process for UIL eligibility.
Similar to previous boundary adjustments ahead of opening new campuses, students zoned for CHS will be able to transfer to HHS if a sibling is already attending the established high school.
What else?
Additionally, trustees approved adjusted attendance zones for Gus Almquist and Hutto Middle Schools to alleviate overcrowding at GAMS and plan for future growth.
A portion of the existing Gus Almquist Middle School attendance zone will be transferred to Hutto Middle School. Courtesy Hutto ISD
