BY CHLOE YOUNG
Zooming in
Looking ahead
Construction for Elementary School No. 12 and Middle School No. 5 is about halfway complete ahead of the campuses’ 2026 openings, Vanicek said. The elementary campus is modeled after Wolf Ranch and Williams elementaries, while the middle school will mirror Wagner Middle School’s design, according to GISD information. Open for this school year, the new Frost Elemen- tary—located at the former Benold Middle School site—doubled the school’s capacity, Vanicek said.
In October, the district is slated to break ground on High School No. 4 o DB Wood Road in west Georgetown. The campus will be three stories tall and feature a central hub connected to di erent wings, GISD Chief of Construction Wes Vanicek said. The campus’s hallways will wrap around the football eld and track, with the cafeteria located near the end zone, Padavil said. This design allowed the district to save millions on the $356 million campus, he said.
This school year, GISD will work on rezoning attendance boundaries to balance elementary school enrollment and prepare for the opening of Elementary School No. 12 and Middle School No. 5, Padavil said. Middle School No. 5 is expected to pull students from parts of Mitchell and Williams elementaries, he said. Going forward, Padavil said he expects to see future development in northeast Georgetown where there is much undeveloped farmland. The GISD board of trustees approved the purchase of a 188.7-acre lot in the northeast portion of the district at a July 21 meeting. The district has declined to disclose the site’s location until the sale is nalized.
What to expect
Open the new Frost Elementary campus
August
GISD will build the 530,000-square-foot High School No. 4 building near its athletic eld and track.
Begin rezoning for MS 5 and ES 12, and break ground on HS 4
October
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Finalize new attendance zones for MS 5 and ES 12
February
Put in perspective
Hire principals for MS 5 and ES 12
Spring 2026
“I want my kids to have an opportunity to partic- ipate and to engage,” Kincheloe said. “I think that having these new campuses gives students more opportunity to do that.” The new 2024 bond-funded campuses will allow GISD to house fewer students in portables, which are currently at three campuses, Vanicek said.
Without High School No. 4, GISD’s current high schools could have soon been reclassi ed as 6A campuses by the University Interscholastic League, school board President James Scherer said. Keeping GISD high schools as 5A campuses will give students greater opportunities to participate in sports and ne arts, he said.
Hire a principal and begin rezoning process for HS 4
Fall 2027
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