Highlands Middle School
A new 215,100-square-foot campus will be built by Drymalla Construction.
- Update: The cost of the project is now $10 million less than originally projected, said Richard Ressler, director of facilities and planning, during an April 21 board of trustees meeting.
- Timeline: June 9, 2025-April 2027
- Cost: Less than $60 million
- Funding source: 2023 bond funds
A candidate school for the International Baccalaureate Primary Year Program, the campus will accept 50 students per grade level—first through fifth grade—for its inaugural school year.
- Update: Construction is nearing completion.
- Timeline: March 2024-July 2025
- Cost: Less than $44 million
- Funding source: 2023 bond funds
This 50,431-square-foot facility will feature classrooms and shops for agriculture, welding, automotive, construction, architecture and engineering programs.
- Update: The center will be accepting students for the 2025-26 school year.
- Timeline: June 2024-summer 2025
- Cost: $21 million
- Funding source: 2023 bond funds
Located at New Caney High School, this project consists of multiple phases and consists of upgrades to the school’s athletic facilities, including the football field, track, baseball/softball fields and multipurpose practice facility.
- Update: This spring, the baseball and softball fields were used by the school’s teams for the first time.
- Timeline: June 2024-summer 2025 (softball/baseball fields); summer 2025-fall 2026 (football field and track)
- Cost: $32 million (softball/baseball fields); $21 million (football field and track)
- Funding source: 2023 bond funds
