Transportation
West Ada Bus and Non-Bus Zone Maps
IMPORTANT 2024-2025 INFORMATION: School of Choice bussing boundaries for the 2024-2025 school year are still being determined.
For more information regarding school attendance areas and busing eligibility, please visit the following link: West Ada School District - Attendance Areas
Non-bus zones are established based on Idaho Code and State Department of Education guidelines. Non-bus zones are subject to change as pedestrian improvements in the community are made.
2024-2025 Bussing Updates
Bus registration will open during the summer.
Eligible students needing a bus during the 2024-2025 school year will be able to register when registering for school. Bus stop assignments will be available in early-August.
Non-bus zones for all schools are subject to change as pedestrian improvements in the community are made.
Students living in the non-bus zone may request to register as an "ineligible rider". Registration for ineligible riders will be permitted as space on busses allows. No new stops will be created for ineligible riders.
Transportation is not provided for students who live within the non-bus zones for their nearest appropriate school. We determine the non-bus zones for every school and neighborhood following the same guidelines. Per Idaho Code, non-bus zones are based on a 1.5 mile distance utilizing neighborhood streets, major streets with sidewalks, and crosswalks with consideration given to hazards. The non-bus zones are implemented after much consideration and board approval.
For more information regarding busing eligibility, please visit the following link: West Ada School District - Attendance Areas
Elementary School of Choice bus stops will be located regionally rather than in neighborhoods.
Regional Stops will be situated within 1.5 miles of bus riders' residences and licensed daycares within the bus zones. Students outside the bus zone will be allowed to utilize the closest available stop. Our Transportation Department team is diligently working to identify suitable locations, such as parks, trailheads, and other spaces, where multiple students can conveniently wait for their bus. Bus stop assignments will be available in early-August.
Rebound School of Opportunity will have limited bussing.
Rebound School of Opportunity will be added to the West Ada Transit System (WATS) in the morning. Bussing will only be provided for AM session students; no PM session bussing will be available.
Students attending the AM session will be able to utilize WATS to get to school, and we will be setting up a midday WATS for students to return to their stops in the afternoon. Bus stop information will be available in early-August.
Gifted and Talented (GT) elementary bussing will be limited. We are excited to see these programs transition into the home schools.
Pull-out GT program shuttles to Andrus from Eagle, Eagle Hills, Star, Seven Oaks, and Galileo will be eliminated.
Contained GT shuttles will not change next year.
Contained GT direct bus routes will not include any new bus stops next year.
Multilingual Learners (ML) programs will be immersive programs within the home schools.
Bus stops created to accommodate 2023-2024 ML students attending programs at a school other than their neighborhood home school will be eliminated.
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