Traditional BPS Elementary Schools

There are 87 elementary and elementary/middle schools in the Boston Public School system. Some of these are Pilot schools and, accordingly, are not listed on this page but can be found under the "Pilot Public Schools" tab.

Under Boston’s student assignment plan, the city is divided into three geographic “zones”—East, West, and North—for elementary and middle schools. Students may apply for:

*Schools in the zone in which they live

*Schools in other zones if the schools are within their “walk zone”

*"Citywide" K–8 and middle schools open to all students.

The BPS Website has many of the details. Read it!

If you want to send your student to an elementary that is within a mile of your home, you are likely to get your wish, as you have something called "Walk Zone Priority." But everything depends on the waiting list for that particular school. Often, you can send your children to another elementary school if it is in your "Zone." Again, it depends on how popular that school is with other families.

There is no way to apply for schools online, but you can "Express Pre-Register" here. Click on "Create a new account."

To apply, you must visit a Family Resource Center in person. Call first to make sure you bring the right type of identification.

East Zone Family Resource Center 617-635-8015 Campbell Resource Center 1216 Dorchester Avenue, Dorchester (behind Burger King).

Help offered in Cape Verdean Creole, English, Portuguese, Spanish, and Vietnamese.

North Zone Family Resource Center 617-635-9010 Madison Park Complex 55 Malcolm X Boulevard, Roxbury (near Roxbury Crossing MBTA station).

Help offered in Cantonese, Cape Verdean Creole, English, French, Greek, Haitian Creole, Portuguese, Somali, and Spanish.

West Zone Family Resource Center 617-635-8040 Jennie Barron Building 515 Hyde Park Avenue, Roslindale (near Cummins Highway).

Help offered in Cape Verdean Creole, English, Haitian Creole, Portuguese, and Spanish.

For more registration information click here.