Education
BY EMILY LINCKE
New Caney ISD to use new attendance zones for 2026-27 New Caney ISD trustees approved two atten- dance boundary rezoning plans for the 2026-27 school year that are expected to impact 375-425 New campus boundaries
Specific campuses at the elementary, middle and high school levels will be impacted by the 2026-27 school year rezoning.
students. The cause
Future pattern changes
No pattern changes
During NCISD’s Oct. 20 regular board meet- ing—ahead of the Nov. 4 election that changed the makeup of the board—trustees unanimously approved both proposed rezoning plans with board President Creg Mixon, Assistant Secretary Angela Tompkins and trustee Beth Prykryl absent. In the fall of 2027, Highlands Middle School— NCISD’s newest school, which is currently under construction—is slated to be completed, as previ- ously reported by Community Impact. The new school requires feeder patterns to be adjusted, but the changes are also needed because the district is growing quickly, Executive Director of Operations Blake Carroll said Oct. 20. “It’s hard when you’re a growing district—you have to have the capacity,” Carroll said. “As we’re getting bigger, Tavola West is exploding so New Caney Elementary[‘s enrollment] went up [by] 250 kids in a year-and-a-half. So we have to have a little more room. Even though we’re opening a new building, we still like to balance it out before we get
2026-27 elementary school feeder pattern
2025-26 elementary school feeder pattern
1485
NEW CANEY
NEW CANEY
1485
CRIPPEN
CRIPPEN
VALLEY RANCH
VALLEY RANCH
99
99
HIGHLANDS
HIGHLANDS
59
1314
1314
SORTERS MILL
SORTERS MILL
BENS BRANCH
BENS BRANCH
BROOKWOOD FOREST
BROOKWOOD FOREST
59
N
N
2025-26 middle school feeder pattern
2026-27 high school feeder pattern
2025-26 high school feeder pattern
WHITE OAK
1314
59
WOODRIDGE FOREST
NEW CANEY
494
NEW CANEY
1485
1485
them in that area.” What’s happening?
N
2026-27 middle school feeder pattern
1314
1314
According to an Oct. 20 news release, under Pro- posal 1, students will be rezoned from Woodridge Forest Middle School to White Oak Middle School if they live: • In the Hollyridge neighborhood • In the Summer Hills neighborhood • Off of Hill Road • Off of Sorters Road, and have an even-numbered address falling in 24012-24528 According to the release, Proposal 2 moves students from the current New Caney Elementary School/Keefer Crossing Middle School/New Caney High School feeder pattern to the Valley Ranch Elementary School/Pine Valley Middle School/Por- ter High School feeder pattern, if they live on:
494
494
WHITE OAK
99
99
1314
PORTER
PORTER
59
59
N
N
59
WOODRIDGE FOREST
494
N
SOURCE: NEW CANEY ISD/COMMUNITY IMPACT
• New Caney Elementary School pre-K-4 students, who live in the affected locations, to Valley Ranch Elementary School • New Caney elementary fifth-grade students, who live in the affected locations, to Pine Valley Middle School • Keefer Crossing Middle School sixth- and seventh-grade students, who live in the affected locations, to Pine Valley Middle School • Keefer Crossing eighth-grade students, who live in the affected locations, to Porter High School • New Caney High School ninth-, tenth- and • Eleventh-grade students, who live in the affected locations, to Porter High School
Remember this? In November, NCISD’s board of trustees approved new attendance zones for Crippen Elementary School and Highlands Elementary School students that went into effect for the current 2025-26 school year, according to the district’s website. Highlands Elementary, NCISD’s 12th elementary school and a 110,000-square-foot campus, opened for students on Aug. 6, as previously reported. Highlands Middle School will be a 215,100-square- foot campus. What else? Trustees have not yet approved the district’s 2026- 27 calendar, but the district’s current 2025-26 school year began Aug. 6, according to NCISD’s website.
• Trinity Way, for addresses 20502-20661 • Vick Drive, for addresses 20450-20570 • Clyde Drive, for addresses 20477-20576
• Dogwood Drive • Strickland Drive Proposal 2 also rezones:
9
NEW CANEY - PORTER EDITION
Powered by FlippingBook