GEORGETOWN, Texas — Georgetown ISD has secured 65 acres of property to potentially build a new elementary school and middle school as the district grows.
The school district said it closed last week on the property, located northeast of the intersection at Patriot Way and the 130 Toll Road, just south of East View High School. It is large enough to accommodate a future elementary and middle school, both identified as needs during a recent Citizens Advisory Committee process, Georgetown ISD said.
“The southeast part of our community continues to grow at a rapid speed and outpace other growing areas of our district,” Superintendent Devin Padavil said. “We will need new schools in a few years. Securing this property now allows us to strategically plan for schools in an area where people are desiring to live.”
To build schools on the newly acquired site, the district would need voters to approve funds in a future bond.
The district said it has enrolled more than 1,600 students since 2020 when it opened Williams and Wolf Ranch elementary schools, an overall increase of 13.5%. Its latest demographer report projects Georgetown ISD will grow by nearly 6,000 more students by the year 2030.
Five facilities are opening in the 2023-24 school year with funds from the 2021 bond: San Gabriel Elementary School in Santa Rita Ranch, a new Benold Middle School in Parmer Ranch, a Future Ready Complex on Airport Road and new Ag Barns at East View and Georgetown high schools.
Georgetown ISD currently has 10 elementary schools, four middle schools, three high schools and two alternative campuses.
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