ELGIN, Texas — Some Elgin ISD students are starting the new school year at a new campus.
On Monday, Elgin ISD held a ribbon-cutting event to celebrate the grand opening of its fourth elementary campus, Harvest Ridge Elementary School. The school is located within the Harvest Ridge master planned community, just northeast of Elgin High School.
Harvest Ridge Elementary was funded as part of the Elgin ISD Bond Referendum approved by voters in 2021. That bond package included funds for two new elementary schools, improvements to Elgin High School, districtwide renovations, a new transportation facility and a multipurpose facility.
Harvest Ridge Elementary is located on a 12-acre land site donated by Austin-based Brohn Homes. It is designed to accommodate 800 to 900 students and includes a centrally-located library, classrooms, an interconnected gym and cafeteria, a maker space with a Lego wall and more. The school will serve students in pre-K through the fourth grade this school year.
Former Elgin Elementary School Principal Megan Wehrle will serve as the principal for Harvest Ridge Elementary.