New elementary school attendance zones could be approved by Collier County’s School Board next week, potentially affecting students currently attending Estates Elementary.
WATCH: Fox 4’s Eric Lovelace breaks down the changes:
Collier County School Board to vote on attendance area changes at next meeting
According to the district, it listed 9 schools that would be impacted:
- Ave Maria Elementary
- Corkscrew Middle (no students impacted)
- Estates Elementary
- Immokalee High (no students impacted)
- Immokalee Middle (no students impacted)
- Naples Park Elementary (no students impacted)
- Palmetto Ridge High (no students impacted)
- Pelican Marsh Elementary (no students impacted)
- Pinecrest Elementary (no students impacted)
But only students from Estates Elementary would actually be impacted.
The proposed boundary changes, released November 17, would redirect some students to the new Ave Maria Elementary School, which opens in August 2026. Under the new map, a line would be drawn down Oil Well Grade Road to Oil Well Road, with all students living east of this line attending Ave Maria Elementary instead of Estates Elementary.
The change comes as welcome news to some Ave Maria residents who have struggled with limited school options for their children.
John Martinez, an Ave Maria neighbor, said his family was forced to home-school their son due to long commutes and lack of suitable programs nearby…