Buying a home zoned to Independence High School

Nelson serves only Independence-zone addresses. Its elementary feeders in the zone are Liscano, Norris, Ashley and a small part of Sonntag.

Because Nelson is at capacity, new students who enroll from the Nelson zone for 2026-27 attend Wester Middle, according to Frisco ISD's 2026-27 zones page. Wester's own zone feeds Centennial and Memorial, so ask the district how high school assignment will work for a student who spends middle school at Wester.

Liscano and Norris each cover about 1,600 to 1,700 addresses, and Ashley about 1,500. Ashley also serves a small Heritage High area, and most of Sonntag's zone goes to Heritage, so those two need the full path checked.

No address moved into or out of Independence at the high school level between the district's 2025-26 and 2026-27 zone files. The change families feel is the Nelson capacity rule, not a boundary shift. I found no announced Independence boundary change for 2027-28 as of October 2026.

A listing address on Elderflower Lane returns Norris Elementary, Nelson Middle and Independence High in the 2026-27 zone data. Stonelake Estates is an east Frisco neighborhood of two-story homes built from 2004 to 2017.

A split neighborhood. Our Willow Bay page notes that most October 2026 listings showed Maus Middle and Heritage High, while a few showed Nelson Middle and Independence High. That is exactly the kind of place where the street decides the school, so test the exact address.

If you buy in the Nelson zone with a sixth, seventh or eighth grader who is new to Frisco ISD, plan for Wester under the 2026-27 rule and ask about transportation when you enroll.

I add neighborhoods only after testing a real address against the district's 2026-27 data. Send me the address and I will run it. To compare zones side by side, see Frisco homes by high school and our Frisco ISD school zones guide.

Frisco ISD's September 2026 list of 120 National Merit Semifinalists for 2027 included 16 Independence students. Students can also take classes at the district's Career and Technical Education Center and Collin College.

For 2026-28 Independence plays basketball and volleyball in District 11-5A and football in 5A Division II, District 4, with Frisco, Emerson, Memorial and Panther Creek.

Independence was one of six Frisco ISD high schools open to in-district transfers for incoming ninth graders in 2026-27, a list limited to campuses below 90% of projected capacity. Transfers are not guaranteed and parents handle transportation.

Independence, Nelson and Wester were all on the district's October 2026 list of campuses offering fare-based busing ($500 per student for 2026-27, $175 on free or reduced meals) for students who do not qualify for regular routes.