The maps that determine where children attend elementary and middle school in Portland could change for the first time in about two decades.

A committee has been meeting for a year to discuss changes to Portland’s K-8 attendance boundaries that would more equitably balance enrollment and demographics among schools. The committee will vote this Thursday on its final recommendations for proposed changes, but the public will have a chance to give input before a final vote from the Board of Public Education this fall.

About 340 students (or 8.4 % of all students enrolled) would attend a different school under the latest proposed changes, which would likely take effect prior to the 2026-27 school year.

The district’s boundaries haven’t changed since the mid-2000s, but Portland has seen many

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