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2026-10-095 min readWyomina Park Elementary to Be Rezoned, Many Students to Oakcrest; Bridgeway Academy Moves to Campus by August 2027
This is a education news article published on 2026-10-09 covering local Marion County, Florida news. The Marion County School Board voted 4-0 on Sept. 22, 2026, for a five-year "Future-Focused Operations Plan." By August 2027, Wyomina Park Elementary is rezoned with many students going to Oakcrest Elementary, and Bridgeway Academy moves onto the Wyomina Park campus.
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Families at Wyomina Park Elementary in northeast Ocala will see changes by the start of the 2027-28 school year. On Sept. 22, 2026, the Marion County School Board voted 4-0 to approve the district's five-year "Future-Focused Operations Plan," according to the district's FASTfacts summary of the meeting.
The district lists these moves:
The district's summary describes Wyomina Park as rezoned, not closed: the campus stays in use for Bridgeway Academy. The FASTfacts summary does not say which Wyomina Park students will attend schools other than Oakcrest. Parents should watch for the district's zoning boundary maps and notices from the school.
The district says the plan, over five years, will:
Additional projects are listed in the plan summary posted on BoardDocs. Current school boundaries are under "Zoning Boundary Maps" on the Marion County Public Schools website.
For more on local schools, see the Wyomina Park Elementary listing, our Marion County schools directory and our story on 2026 school grades.
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What Changes by August 2027
The district lists these moves:
- Wyomina Park Elementary is rezoned, with many of its students attending Oakcrest Elementary School.
- Bridgeway Academy moves to the Wyomina Park campus (511 NE 12th Ave.).
- District staff move from Fordham Early Learning Academy to the District Office.
- Fordham Early Learning Academy expands to add grades 3–5.
The district's summary describes Wyomina Park as rezoned, not closed: the campus stays in use for Bridgeway Academy. The FASTfacts summary does not say which Wyomina Park students will attend schools other than Oakcrest. Parents should watch for the district's zoning boundary maps and notices from the school.
The Rest of the Plan
The district says the plan, over five years, will:
- Eliminate 86 portable classrooms.
- Save $150 million in deferred maintenance costs and about $2 million a year in operating costs.
- Replace 11 aging facilities, modernize others and reduce the total number of school facilities by four.
- Relocate alternative programs to give them more space and expand early learning.
- Reduce transportation costs through better routing.
- Rezone several schools, including middle schools, to balance enrollment.
Additional projects are listed in the plan summary posted on BoardDocs. Current school boundaries are under "Zoning Boundary Maps" on the Marion County Public Schools website.
For more on local schools, see the Wyomina Park Elementary listing, our Marion County schools directory and our story on 2026 school grades.
Source: Marion County Public Schools, FASTfacts, Sept. 22, 2026 (Vol. 22, Issue 06). Checked Oct. 9, 2026.
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