Attendance Area Preference: Preference for acceptance into the school is given to students who live within the school’s attendance area boundaries.

Entrance Requirement for Capitol Hill: To be eligible for Capitol Hill, students must qualify for gifted and talented services through a district assessment process that includes the naglieri non-verbal Ability test. Visit the gifted services website for more information, www.gifted.spps.org.

Crossroads Zone: Preference for acceptance is given to students who apply on-time, indicate Crossroads Science or Crossroads Montessori as their first choice and live within a one-mile walking radius of Crossroads, which is determined by the school district to be safe for walking due to street traffic.

EXPO Zone: Preference for acceptance is given to on-time applicants who indicate EXPO as their first choice and live within a one-mile walking radius of EXPO, which is determined by the school district to be safe for walking due to
street traffic.

J.J. Hill Zone: Preference for acceptance is given to students who apply on-time, indicate J.J. Hill as their first choice and live within a half-mile walking radius of J.J. Hill, which is determined by the school district to be safe for walking
due to street traffic.

Linwood Zone: Preference for acceptance is given to students who apply on-time, indicate Linwood Monroe Arts Plus as their first choice and live within the attendance area boundaries of Hamline, Marshall, Summit and Victoria; and Summit, Ayd Mill Road and Highway 35E.

Nokomis Zone: Preference for acceptance is given to students who apply on-time, indicate Nokomis as their first choice and live within a half-mile walking radius of Nokomis, which is determined by the school district to be safe for walking  due to street traffic.

Phalen Lake: Transportation will be available only to students who live east of Highway 35E.

Rondo Zone: Preference for acceptance is given to students who apply on-time, indicate Benjamin E. Mays, Capitol Hill or Museum Magnet as their first choice and live within the boundaries of University, Lexington, Selby and Marion/Rice.