If you spotted "boundary changes" in Rockwood School District news this week and felt a twinge of worry, here is the short version: your child is not changing schools. At its March 26, 2026 meeting, the Rockwood Board of Education approved four minor adjustments to elementary school attendance areas — changes that appear on seven schools' maps but affect zero currently enrolled students.

What Is a School Boundary Change, and Why Does the District Make Them?

Every Rockwood elementary school serves a defined geographic area — a set of streets and neighborhoods whose children attend that school. When new subdivisions or apartment complexes are built near the edges of those areas, they can end up straddling the invisible line between two schools' zones. That creates a messy situation: neighbors on the same street could be assigned to different schools, and their children would follow different paths through middle and high school.

Rather than let that happen, the district redraws the line so the entire new development falls neatly within one school's area. Rockwood Chief Financial Officer Cyndee Byous presented the changes to the board, explaining that the district's goal is to place new subdivisions entirely within a single elementary school — and that school's connected pathway to middle and high school. Byous emphasized that no current Rockwood students are affected; these are corrections for today's realities and preparations for future growth.

The Four Changes, in Plain English

1. Westland Acres — Wild Horse Elementary → Chesterfield Elementary Nine lots in the Westland Acres subdivision were technically zoned for Wild Horse Elementary, while the other 41 lots in the same neighborhood already belonged to Chesterfield Elementary. The board moved those nine lots into the Chesterfield zone so the entire subdivision attends the same school.

2. Rockwood Meadows — Blevins / Geggie Boundary Corrected This is currently vacant land where 56 townhomes are planned. The boundary line between Blevins and Geggie elementary schools ran right through the middle of the future development. The board moved the entire site into the Blevins attendance area before a single family moves in — so future residents will never face a split-neighborhood situation.

3. 44 West Apartments — Uthoff Valley / Stanton Boundary Corrected The west side of this apartment complex was built first and zoned for Stanton Elementary. When the east side was completed, it fell technically within Uthoff Valley Elementary's zone — but the property management company had already been directing all residents to Stanton, and that is where those children currently attend. The board corrected the official map to match what was already happening on the ground, placing the full complex in the Stanton attendance area.

4. Pin High Court — Geggie / Eureka Boundary Corrected A cul-de-sac in a nearby housing development straddles the boundary between Geggie and Eureka elementary schools. No children from those homes are currently enrolled, but that is expected to change soon. The board placed the entire cul-de-sac within the Eureka attendance area.

What Comes Next

Following board approval, the district will prepare updated boundary maps for recording in both St. Louis and Jefferson counties, and the maps on the district's website will be corrected going forward. In total, seven elementary schools are touched by these changes: Wild Horse, Chesterfield, Blevins, Geggie, Stanton, Uthoff Valley, and Eureka.

Questions About Your School Assignment?

Families who want to confirm which elementary school their address is assigned to can contact the Rockwood Transportation Department at 636-733-8500 or use the district's interactive boundary map at rsdmo.org/discover/maps-and-boundaries.