Argyle ISD’s board of trustees discussed a new potential feeder system to mitigate district growth at a regular meeting March 23.
In a nutshell
Argyle ISD officials had a long-range planning discussion about its growing student population in the future. The district is examining its current grade spans and feeder patterns, according to district documents.
“We’re looking to balance growth and sustainability,” AISD Superintendent Courtney Carpenter said. “That’s what’s really driven this entire study. One that meets student needs now and then not create as many challenges 15 [to] 20 years down the road.”
The new Legacy High School, expected to open in fall 2027, is projected to be over capacity by the 2030-31 school year, according to district data. Carpenter said the district is also seeing significant seat availability in the elementary schools starting in the 2027-28 school year.
“If you look at those charts, especially the elementary, it tends to look like it might be overbuilding and underutilizing 10 years from now,” Carpenter said.
The specifics
The board is considering a new feeder reconfiguration that would house fifth- and sixth-grade students together at intermediary schools. Students at the district would go through an elementary, intermediate, middle and then high school.
Michael Ball Elementary, a new school currently planned to open in fall 2027, would instead be an intermediate school, and the district’s Sixth Grade Center would be temporarily used as the district’s second intermediate school until a new facility is constructed, which is projected to open in 2029 per previous reporting.
The district is also considering middle and high school boundary changes for some of the Furst Ranch community. Carpenter said the zoning change would keep Argyle Intermediate and Argyle Middle School below capacity through 2035. The combined student enrollment of Michael Ball Elementary and Gibson Middle would be below capacity until 2034.
Looking ahead
The board will have another discussion about the new feeder system and rezoning at a special board meeting and budget workshop April 8. If a final decision is not approved that day, they will discuss the topic again at the next regular board meeting April 20.
