Murfreesboro City Schools will conduct the open enrollment period for zone waivers from February 27 through March 28, 2025. During this time, a parent or guardian of a student may seek to transfer their child to an open zoned school for the 2025-26 school year. If your child is currently on a zone waiver, a new waiver must be completed.

Zone waivers submitted during this zone waiver time frame are subject to approval through a lottery system as directed state law. To ensure your zone waiver is considered, it is important to submit your waiver between February 27 and March 28, 2025. The waivers will be approved based on a lottery system using the open seats listed below.

Bradley Academy
15 seats in kindergarten
7 seats in 1st grade
9 seats in 2nd grade
5 seats in 3rd grade
13 seats in 4th grade
19 seats in 5th grade
Closed grade level – 6th

Cason Lane Academy
5 seats in kindergarten
10 seats in 1st grade
3 seats in 2nd grade
2 seats in 3rd grade
11 seats in 4th grade
13 seats in 5th grade
Closed grade level – 6th

Erma Siegel Elementary
5 seats in kindergarten
11 seats in 1st grade
4 seats in 2nd grade
5 seats in 3rd grade
5 seats in 5th grade
Closed grade levels – 4th and 6th

Hobgood Elementary
5 seats in kindergarten
2 seats in 1st grade
2 seats in 2nd grade
6 seats in 4th grade
5 seats in 5th grade
Closed grade levels – 3rd and 6th

Mitchell-Neilson Elementary
5 seats in kindergarten
3 seats in 1st grade
5 seats in 2nd grade
3 seats in 4th grade
Closed grade levels – 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th

Northfield Elementary
15 seats in kindergarten
15 seats in 3rd grade
19 seats in 5th grade
Closed grade levels – 1st, 2nd, 4th, and 6th

John Pittard Elementary
15 seats in kindergarten
3 seats in 1st grade
5 seats in 2nd grade
10 seats in 5th grade
Closed grade levels – 3rd, 4th, and 6th

Reeves-Rogers Elementary
5 seats in kindergarten
7 seats in 3rd grade
6 seats in 4th grade
7 seats in 5th grade
Closed grade levels – 1st, 2nd, and 6th

The following schools have been designated as closed zone schools with no available seats for 2025-26: Overall Creek, Salem, Scales, Black Fox. For closed zoned schools, only students on existing zone waivers, who have not changed addresses, may apply to continue at these schools. Please note that Discovery School has a separate application and assessment process.

Parents may fill out the zone waiver application on this website beginning February 27th. Instructions on submitting zone waivers are included on the zone waiver form. After reviewing these documents, please feel free to call MCS central office with any questions.