Boundaries & Attendance

Open Attendance Areas

Open attendance areas are zones shared by two or more elementary schools. Administration places students when they enroll to balance class sizes. Younger siblings of students already enrolled will be allowed to continue in the same school as the older sibling, as long as there is no break in family attendance. Transportation will be provided as appropriate.

Area 1 - Grove, Sugar Creek and Towanda Elementary Schools

• Area South of Raab Road, and West of Airport Road that includes Healing Stone Apartments and all of Healing Stone Court (Apartment complex currently West of Healing Stone Court).

Area 2 - Glenn and Colene Hoose Elementary Schools

• Area West of Ekstam Drive Dr., South of Cornelius Drive and North of Gerig Drive, including Wingover Apartment complex and Wingover East. 

Area 3 - Fairview, Carlock, and Sugar Creek Elementary Schools  

• Area off Shelbourne Drive, Linden, and Beech (formerly owned by ISU and unoccupied)

Area 4 -  Prairieland, Hudson, Sugar Creek, and Oakdale Elementary Schools

• Wintergreen Subdivision Addition and Carden Springs off Beech and Towanda  

Area 5 - Parkside, Carlock, Fox Creek, and Oakdale Elementary Schools

• Area off Hovey Ave and Parkside Road- Kruger Subdivision

Area 6 - Fairview, Carlock, and Sugar Creek Elementary Schools

• Area at the NE corner of Raab Rd. & Constitution.  

Attendance Exception Procedures

Individual school boundaries have been established for all Unit 5 Schools based on the residence of the parent or guardian. The following procedure has been established to address the issues of attending a school other than the one assigned.

For K-8 students, exceptions will be granted based on the enrollment numbers at the requested and the assigned schools. 

For High School (9-12) students, exceptions will be granted only for documented health issues. For a student attending high school on an attendance exception basis to participate in any Illinois High School Association (IHSA) sponsored activities, the student must be declared eligible by that organization.

Receiving an attendance exception is a privilege, not a right. It is an expectation that children have regular attendance at school and maintain appropriate behavior. Should either of these become an issue, attendance exceptions may be revoked, and students may be returned to their home school.   

Unit 5 is no longer accepting applications for the 26-27 school year. The deadline to make a request was 6/30/2026. Requests made after this date will not be accepted.

ATTENDANCE EXCEPTION FORM

If your child has a medical condition that requires an exception, please email Amy Boyd boyda@unit5.org with your child's name, grade for 26-27, school of residency, and school requested. You must also attach medical documentation indicating the reason for the request. Medical requests submitted after 6/30/26 will be reviewed, but are not guaranteed.

School Feeder Patterns