The proposed design shows the unnamed high school would be able to serve 2,600 students, according to RRISD materials released Friday.
The schematic design shows conceptual ideas of the school's exterior and interior appearance as well as the location of the school's main building and amenities on the building site.
A rendering shows how the main entrance to Round Rock ISD's sixth high school might look.[/caption]
Round Rock ISD's sixth high school would have three stories, according to proposed design.[/caption]According to the proposal, the 481,513-square-foot school would have three stories and include 139 classrooms and labs. It would have a 13,050-square-foot library and a 17,333-square-foot cafeteria, which would be the largest cafeteria of any high school in the district.
The school's grounds would include space for outdoor athletic fields, while indoor athletic features include boys and girls locker rooms, a training room and a 1,800-seat gymnasium along with a smaller practice gym, according to the proposal.
A fine arts wing would include a 750-seat auditorium, a 60-foot by 60-foot performance space and rooms for band, choir, orchestra and dance.
The school would also have space for career and technical education programs, according to the proposal
The new high school will be built on Pearson Ranch Road in Austin, a site RRISD selected this summer. The school will be near the existing Elsa England Elementary School and the future Pearson Ranch Middle School, which is currently under construction and set to open in August 2017.
The school would also border the neighborhood of the Woods of Brushy Creek, according to the proposal.
Construction is expected to start in August 2017 and take 25 months to complete at a cost of $150 million, including $130 million for the core facility and $20 million for the school's auditorium.
District officials want a new high school to alleviate overcrowding at Round Rock High School, which had 3,143 students enrolled during the 2015-16 school year, but could have as many as 4,000 students enrolled by 2021 if overcrowding is not addressed, according to RRISD.
Funding for the school’s construction may come from a proposed 2017 bond package. RRISD has formed a citizens bond committee to provide input on a possible bond, which trustees would have to approve by Feb. 17 in order to have it go to voters on May 6.
