HCPSSNon-Transportation Area (Walk Area) Changes for 2023-2024
March 28th, 2023
Non-transportation areas (walk areas) have been expanded for the majority of HCPSS schools for the 2023-2024 school year. Board of Education Policy 5200 Student Transportation increases the allowable distance students may walk to school based on the distance between a student’s home and school. As a result, some students who may have previously received bus service may not receive it in 2023-2024.
The distances students may walk to school are:
- Prekindergarten through Grade 5: 1.0 mile
- Grades 6–8: 1.5 miles
- Grades 9–12: 2.0 miles
Schools are communicating these changes to their school communities. Families can consult the walk area maps listed below for the school their student(s) will attend in the fall of 2023. These areas are subject to change and schools will notify families of any additional changes that take place prior to the start of the school year.
Please be advised that families whose students are eligible for bus transportation will need to register for bus service for the 2023-2024 school year. Registration information will be available soon.
Answers to frequently asked questions are available online.
Elementary School
- Atholton
- Bellows Spring
- Bollman Bridge*
- Bryant Woods*
- Bushy Park**
- Centennial Lane*
- Clarksville*
- Clemens Crossing*
- Cradlerock*
- Dayton Oaks**
- Deep Run
- Ducketts Lane
- Elkridge*
- Forest Ridge*
- Fulton*
- Gorman Crossing
- Guilford*
- Hammond
- Hanover Hills
- Hollifield Station*
- Ilchester*
- Jeffers Hill
- Laurel Woods*
- Lisbon
- Longfellow*
- Manor Woods**
- Northfield*
- Phelps Luck*
- Pointers Run*
- Rockburn*
- Running Brook
- St. John’s Lane*
- Stevens Forest*
- Swansfield*
- Talbott Springs
- Thunder Hill
- Triadelphia Ridge**
- Veterans
- Waterloo
- Waverly*
- West Friendship**
- Worthington*
Middle School
* Indicates a change in the school’s non-transportation area (walk area) for 2023-2024
** There are no non-transportation areas (walk areas) for this school