Wake County Neighborhoods with less redistricting (Cary: high schools, subdivisions, price)

[NB9540]

Hey everyone,
I have been searching for properties in and around Cary. I am trying to find information on neighborhood redistricting, specifically which neighborhoods are more prone to it. Does anyone know where I can find this information? I am definitely trying to find neighborhoods or subdivisions where redistricting hasn't been much of an issue....

Thanks!!

[leighbhe]

I think it is tough to figure that out. You have to think about this in the "big picture", so let's try and break it down a bit:

Basically schools are redistricted because:

1. new developments are built
2. high price points in the development
3. kids added to the schools
4. the NCLB (no child left behind) tries to have the school maintain a certain percentage of students who have free or reduced cost lunch. So each time there is a new development, higher price point, etc it will change the composition of the school.


Although that is very simplistic reasoning behind the redistricting, it tends to happen a bit less when you find an area that is very established, and there are not opportunities to build new developments, etc. When the "area" is stable in their developments. Is this always the case, no. But it certainly does help a bit.

So, the older sections of cary tend to be redistricted less, from what I have heard.

Leigh

[jshallen]

Highcroft residents will always attend Highcroft Elem i would think. The 2 high schools that are close are both very very good.

[southernchica]

ITB areas that are close to the schools. This year they were affected a little, but in general Lacy, Martin, Broughton have had less redistricting. Again, older, established areas area usually more stable.

[uncletupelo]

you can add ITB schools daniels, joyner, root and underwood to that list for the neighborhood base kids. our neighborhhod has not been redistricted in well over 50 years. we have been joyner and daniels since they were built in the 50's and broughton since it opened in 1930 or so.

[lamishra]

Any area that is naturally diverse and has little new growth is going to be more stable as far as schools go (look towards older neighborhoods, closer to base schools), but that is no guarantee. I hear a bunch of Lacy kids got moved this year got neighboring Stough.