Georgetown ISD officials, staff and families celebrated the opening of a newly-renovated campus for Frost Elementary School on Aug. 12.

The new facility is set to open its doors to around 450 students on the first day of school Aug. 14.

“This is more than a building,” Superintendent Devin Padavil said. “It's an investment in our students, our educators, and our community."

The overview

GISD renovated the former Benold Middle School at 3407 Northwest Blvd., Georgetown, to serve as a new campus for Frost Elementary. The district opened a new campus for Benold Middle School off North Parmer Ranch Boulevard in August 2024.


The Frost Elementary campus is expected to double the school’s former capacity to around 850 students, GISD officials said. The original Frost Elementary was built off Lakeway Drive in 1986, according to GISD information.

The $32 million project was funded by the district’s $649.5 million bond package, which was approved by voters in 2024, according to previous Community Impact reporting.



A closer look


The 127,540-square-foot campus features many collaborative spaces between classrooms where students can learn and engage with each other, Frost Elementary Principal Megan Chambley said. Chambley told Community Impact she is looking forward to watching students learn and develop deeper relationships in the new building.

“The collaboration spaces lead to that community and building that strong foundation,” Chambley said. “Our slogan and what we live by is ‘One family, every child,’ and having every child learn and grow and being a family through it all.”
The new Frost Elementary features collaborate spaces for students throughout the campus. (Chloe Young/Community Impact)
The new Frost Elementary features collaborate spaces for students throughout the campus. (Chloe Young/Community Impact)
GISD used pieces of the old gym floor in Benold Middle School to create learning stairs near the new Frost Elementary Library, Vanicek said. (Chloe Young/Community Impact)
GISD used pieces of the old gym floor in Benold Middle School to create learning stairs near the new Frost Elementary library, Chief of Construction Services Wes Vanicek said. (Chloe Young/Community Impact)
The main entrance to Frost Elementary was formerly the backside of Benold Middle School, Chief of Construction Services Wes Vanicek said. The district converted one of the campus’s small gyms into a cafeteria, he said.
Frost Elementary families gathered for meet-the-teacher night Aug. 12 ahead of the first day of school Aug. 14. (Chloe Young/Community Impact)
Frost Elementary families gathered for meet-the-teacher night Aug. 12 ahead of the first day of school Aug. 14. (Chloe Young/Community Impact)
The new Frost Elementary features a renovated gymnasium. (Chloe Young/Community Impact)
The new Frost Elementary features a renovated gymnasium. (Chloe Young/Community Impact)
Going forward

School board President James Scherer said he hopes Frost Elementary staff can invite the school’s same culture and environment into a new space.

“It felt like a second home and everyone was tight-knit,” Scherer said about his son’s experience formerly attending Frost Elementary. “Our hope is that that leadership team [and] those teachers can somehow take that culture of what Frost Elementary was and keep that on the larger scale at the new Frost.”


In spring 2026, the district will rezone its elementary campuses, including the expanded Frost Elementary, to balance enrollment, Padavil said in an interview with Community impact.

“I think the quality of the facility will bring a lot of pride to the neighborhoods around that school,” Padavil said about Frost Elementary. “The biggest thing is we'll be able to balance the population of all of our schools."