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School District 81 does allow transfers if there is room, but you need to provide transportation.

As a parent, I wouldn't take a chance on living in the Perry District & hoping Hutton has enough room. Agents are restricted about what they can say about schools/neighborhoods, but I'm not an agent. I would not send my elementary age children to Grant (Perry District) or to Roosevelt (lower South Hill.) Jefferson & Hamblen Elementary Schools are further up on the South Hill (closer than Mullan or Moran Prairie,) and are pretty decent schools. The neighborhoods there, as Virginia Kral pointed out, have mostly ranch style homes (there are exceptions, of course.) Last I checked, children who attend Mullan Road Elementary get to choose Sacajawea or Chase Middle School and also get to pick between Lewis & Clark or Ferris.

While Grandview/Thorpe/Latah Valley are off the South Hill, there are some very nice established neighborhoods out there. These areas have the feeling of being out of town, yet they are all close to downtown & amenities. Just make sure to have the neighborhood carefully looked over -- some areas are not as nice, but some areas are very nice. And some have been partially gentrified, which has come to a standstill recently.

If you do move to this area, you will probably hear about the Mead School District. A word of warning if you have elementary age children: some of the better elementary schools there are full. This means that you can be smack dab in the middle of the elementary school's boundary area and your children still will not be able to attend that school. Instead, they are bused to a school like Evergreen or Shiloh HIlls.

Good luck with whatever happens! - Mon May 25 2009, 11:13

Elementary schools to look for on the South Hill:
Wilson, hands down. Top-scoring school; small; in a great neighborhood.
Hutton - for a runner-up if you want to stay near Manito Park area. If you are willing to go further
south on the South Hill, Mullan Road and Moran Prairie are very good schools as well (larger
lots generally, as well.

I've included a link to a state website that allows you to compare schools.

Besides Manito, Cliff, Cannon, & Rockwood are other South Hill neighborhoods you should consider.

Some neighborhoods in Grandview & in Latah Valley are in the Wilson/Hutton boundaries. Don't miss those areas - there are some very nice pocket neighborhoods out there.

Oh, here is another useful link. It shows you the elementary school boundaries for Spokane schools.
http://www.spokaneschools.org/BoundaryMaps/ - Sun May 24 2009, 16:24

Here are some homes that have been up forever in the South Hill area (at least a year.) Two are close to Manito. These are the first three I could remember off the top of my head.

408 W 26th - one house over from Bernard (busy), but in Wilson Elementary school boundary. Contact: Charlotte Wolverton - Phone: (509) 747-7653. Close to Manito (about 3 blocks.) Owner is selling home for $20k less than they bought it for. Has been up for well over a year.

2328 S PARK Dr Spokane - straight across from Manito Park - vacant . Downside - in Roosevelt Elementary & oil heat; Contact: Hollie Smith - (509) 990-8198 -- been up for around a year. Looks like an estate sale, not sure.

1411 E 19TH Avenue Spokane - dumpy - terrible attempt at a flip, but owner is an agent and she has this house up well over a year (possibly 1.5 years?) I believe she has offered owner-financing in her past listings of this house, so she must be desperate. If it is not currently rented, it could be a temporary stop while you waited for your home to sell -- it is in Hutton school boundary. Contact: Stacey Underwood - (509) 370-2451. - Sun May 24 2009, 15:38

The tenants may be refusing to show the home because they have not been given appropriate notice of the showings - in Washington state, I believe tenants are entitled to 24 hours notice.

Also, the tenants may have paid a substantial security deposit and last month's rent that they do not expect get back under the circumstances. This may be the reason for the "rent strike." - Tue Dec 2 2008, 16:33

Below is the link to the school district's website. - Mon Dec 1 2008, 13:27