The Orange County School Board voted March 10, 2026, to consolidate seven campuses for this school year. The district's rezoning page, checked November 7, 2026, does not list another round in the works.
Yes, Orange County Public Schools closed seven zoned schools through consolidation for the 2026 to 2027 school year. The Orange County School Board voted on each one at its Tuesday, March 10, 2026, meeting, according to the official minutes. The approved maps are still posted on the district's School Rezoning page, checked November 7, 2026.
These are school consolidations, not weather closures or holidays. None of the seven schools is listed as an operating school in the district's November 2, 2026, enrollment summary. That does not establish that each former campus is empty, permanently closed to every use, or unavailable for another district program.
Which seven schools closed, and where did students go?
The board took seven public hearing votes on March 10, 2026. Each agenda item approved a consolidation and new attendance zones beginning with the 2026 to 2027 school year. The rezoning page lists the same receiving schools and the same approval date. Vice Chair Maria Salamanca was absent, the minutes say, and each item carried with yes votes from the seven members present.
The votes followed School Board Policy JC, School Attendance Areas, revised August 6, 2019. Community meetings were held at 6 p.m. on January 14, 2026, January 15, 2026, January 21, 2026, and January 22, 2026, at the seven schools, according to a Spring 2026 Rezoning Timeline posted with Meadow Woods Elementary's materials. The board held a work session on January 27, 2026, a rule development workshop on February 3, 2026, at 4:30 p.m., and the final public hearing on March 10, 2026. Each agenda item says notices ran in the Orlando Sentinel on December 31, 2025, and January 21, 2026.
Florida law gives the board that authority. Section 1001.41(6), Florida Statutes, says the board shall "Assign students to schools." Section 1001.42(4)(b) says the board shall "Provide for the elimination of school centers and the consolidation of schools."
January 2026 community presentations counted "students residing and attending" each closing school who were "recommended to be moved." From Bonneville Elementary, 321 students were recommended for East Lake Elementary, and 191 students already at East Lake were recommended for Columbia Elementary. From Chickasaw Elementary, 221 were recommended for Engelwood Elementary and 181 for Deerwood Elementary. From Eccleston Elementary, 298 were recommended for Washington Shores Elementary.
From Meadow Woods Elementary, 253 were recommended for Southwood Elementary and 160 for Wyndham Lakes Elementary. From Orlo Vista Elementary, 189 were recommended for Ivey Lane Elementary, 145 for Oak Hill Elementary, and 67 for Eagles Nest Elementary.
From Union Park Middle School, 30 were recommended for Glenridge Middle, 293 for Legacy Middle, and 210 for Roberto Clemente Middle, while 104 students at Legacy were recommended for Discovery Middle and 199 students at Odyssey Middle were recommended for Legacy Middle.
Those recommended counts are not the same as total enrollment. Some enrolled children did not live in the zone, and some children who lived in the zone attended somewhere else. The presentations also listed exceptional education and prekindergarten units that would move to named schools. For a current address, use the 2026 to 2027 maps on the rezoning page or Find My School, then confirm the assignment with the school registrar. The January recommendations are not an individual student assignment notice.
The McCoy community meeting presentation is not posted with the other January decks on the district's Meeting Presentations page. The hearing table and the approved McCoy map still show Shenandoah Elementary and Ventura Elementary as the receiving schools.
Why did OCPS choose these seven campuses?
Falling enrollment, empty seats, and the cost of running buildings below the district's own staffing threshold. Community meeting presentations in January 2026, including the Bonneville and Union Park Middle decks, reported declines of 5,896 students, or 3.2 percent, "since last year," and 8,667 students, or 4.6 percent, "in last three years." Those were figures presented in January 2026, not a November 2026 update. The slides do not identify the exact baseline school years for those two comparisons, so they should not be read as a new count of losses this fall. The same slides labeled an estimated $41 million impact for the 2025 to 2026 school year. That $41 million estimate, like the two decline figures, is what the district presented in January 2026, not a verified November 2026 total. They listed declining birth rates, noting 2024 as the lowest in U.S. history; school choice; and sunsetting Temporary Protective Status for immigrant groups, with "2,500 fewer OCPS Students." The Union Park Middle overview also listed affordable housing and an aging population.
The January slides listed operational efficiency estimates of about $1.3 million for an elementary school and $2.1 million for a middle school. The March 10, 2026, agenda fiscal notes repeat the $1.3 million estimate separately for each of six elementary consolidations and $2.1 million for Union Park Middle. OCPS Insider calculates that those seven estimates add to about $9.9 million, counting each closing school once, not each receiving school. The fiscal notes do not specify the savings period or report realized savings. They also list separate printing and legal advertisement costs of $1,500 to $3,000 per item, so $9.9 million is not a documented net savings total.
A public hearing presentation attached to all seven agenda items used October 15, 2025, enrollment and each school's permanent FISH capacity, the state's Florida Inventory of School Houses count of seats. Bonneville had 368 students and 938 seats; Chickasaw had 503 and 888; Eccleston had 334 and 684; McCoy had 462 and 834; Meadow Woods had 516 and 837; Orlo Vista had 435 and 735; Union Park Middle had 565 and 1,478. Added together, the seven campuses enrolled 3,183 students. The gaps below capacity ranged from 300 seats at Orlo Vista to 913 seats at Union Park Middle.
The January presentations also printed a "Necessary Enrollment" line of 680 students at the elementary schools and 850 at Union Park Middle, separate from FISH capacity. They said each school had a long history of decline, a forecast of continued low enrollment, a place on the Controlled Open Enrollment transfer list, a large gap between enrollment and capacity, and nearby schools that could take students. Policy JC says staff may weigh anticipated growth, facility design capacities, travel distance and time, feeder patterns, and harm to neighborhoods when they draw options.
What did the district say about buses and transfers?
A child assigned to a new zoned school is eligible for a regular OCPS bus under the same rules as any other zoned student. The district's Transportation FAQs say a student generally must live two or more miles from the assigned school. Exceptions include a student in an exceptional education program with an active IEP or an approved 504 plan, and an elementary student whose walk is a hazardous route under section 1006.23, Florida Statutes. The same page says the board has applied that hazardous walking review to secondary students as well. The FAQs also require annual bus registration, including for students whose IEP provides transportation. Update an incorrect address through the school before relying on a bus assignment. Transportation can be reached at 407 317 3800.
The January presentations described a "Grandfathered Transfer" for some students already rezoned twice at the same school level and address, or moved between established schools. That was not a promise that a student could remain at a school that was closing. Transportation is not provided for that transfer, and sibling eligibility depends on the transfer category. The April 30, 2026, deadline shown for this spring process has passed. The current Transfer Options page separately allows up to 15 days after board approval when a rezoning is approved after April 30, 2026; that is not a reopening of the March 10, 2026, consolidation window.
The board items and community decks describe zoned attendance and the unit moves above. They do not spell out what happens to a magnet or other choice seat at a receiving campus. Families with a seat like that should confirm the child's assignment with the new school and with School Choice Services. When you contact School Choice Services, give the child's current school and the program name so staff can confirm that specific assignment.
Has OCPS posted plans to close more schools?
Not on the page that would list them. As of a check on November 7, 2026, the School Rezoning page says "None at this time" under elementary, middle, kindergarten through 8, and high schools in the section labeled "Rezoning Currently in the Works." No upcoming consolidation or rezoning community meetings are posted there. That describes the published page on November 7, 2026, not a guarantee that no future proposal or discussion exists.
That page does list other zone changes already approved for 2026 to 2027 that are not these seven campus closures, including new schools and targeted rezonings. Read the label before assuming a map means another campus is closing.
If the district starts another consolidation, Policy JC requires a posted timeline, a community meeting advertised in a newspaper of general circulation at least 14 days ahead, a rule development workshop, and a public hearing advertised at least 28 days ahead. At the rule development workshop or public hearing, an individual gets three minutes, or five minutes when representing a group or organization. Policy JC requires a completed Appearance Request Form submitted to the Board Clerk for either event; contact School Board Services for the form and submission instructions before attending. After the hearing, the board may adopt an option, send a major change back for another workshop, send staff back to draw new options, or withdraw the proposal.
Questions about rezoning go to Staci Neal, Senior Director of Student Enrollment, at staci.neal@ocps.net, the contact named on the rezoning page. The January presentations also listed schoolrezoning@ocps.net for written input. Policy JC lists 445 West Amelia Street for requesting proposed zone materials, between 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. The current Transfer Options page instead directs transfer questions to Student Enrollment at 6501 Magic Way, Building 100B, Orlando, Florida 32809, or 407 317 3233. Confirm where to go before visiting. The district's main number is 407 317 3200. Agendas and attachments post in BoardDocs.