Limited Choice (IDLC)

In-District Limited Choice 2024-2025

Families living within the Metropolitan School District of Washington Township boundaries may submit an application for their child(ren) to attend a school, other than their home-assigned school. Please check the MSDWT Attendance Boundaries Interactive Map link  to confirm your student’s assigned/home school. 

If you are an MSDWT resident, the search will display results for the home-assigned elementary and middle schools.

Nonresident versus In-District Limited Choice – Which application should I complete for my child?

PLEASE NOTE:

If you applied and were approved for In-District Limited Choice status for the 2023-24 school year or prior, you do not need to reapply until your student(s) is/are promoted from elementary to middle school.

For more information about the application process, please contact the following:

In-District Limited Choice (IDLC) Details

  • All families desiring IDLC to any of the District elementary or middle schools must apply (first-time) or if applicable, reapply if a student is entering middle school from the elementary level;
  • Staff members applying for IDLC  for their children to attend the school of their employment will receive priority;
  • If IDLC applications exceed the school’s capacity, approved requests will be determined by a random selection;
  • IDLC applications randomly selected are not automatically approved. Approval is subject to District Policy, Guidelines, and procedures;
  • Applications will be accepted only through the online format provided below; and
  • Parents must submit a separate IDLC application for each student.

Update for the 2025-2026 School Year – Rezoning Impact on Enrollment – Allisonville, Clearwater, Willow Lake Elementary Schools, and Northview Middle School have limited space for new In-District Limited Choice (IDLC) and new Nonresident (NR) applications.  Students completing their final year at Willow Lake Elementary School, Northview, and/or Eastwood Middle Schools will be given priority.

The In-District Limited Choice Application will open from January 20 through March 14, 2025.