The new location originally started as a school built in 1910. According to the city of Boerne website, the city purchased the property in 1951 to serve as City Hall. The city moved out of the building in 2020, following the completion of the current City Hall.
The overview
Principal Alyssa DeLosSantos said the school uses a university model, meaning students are on campus two or three days a week and at home the rest of the days. Using this model, a professional educator writes the lesson plans, but allows flexibility for families to be active in the educational process.
“Our families know what is happening in the school, and that is kind of a rare gift these days,” she said.
The school, which offers classes for kindergarten through 12th grade, currently houses 125 students with the capacity to hold 225 students.
While the new building will help increase total capacity, DeLosSantos said the goal is to stay at one classroom per grade level.
“We don’t envision ourselves having multiple sections of any one grade level,” she said. “Because we lose the ability to really invest in the individual child.”
DeLosSantos said the school has seen increased growth over the last few years as parents have raised concerns about public education, leading to more curiosity about alternative education paths.
“I think parents are looking for an alternate way to complete the educational process with their students, and Texas has approved school choice,” she said.
Another benefit of the new space is the ability for Crestomont to establish an identity outside of local churches. While school leaders are grateful for the space at First Baptist Church Boerne, the location leads to an assumption that the school is part of the church, DeLosSantos said.
Looking ahead
Leading up to the opening of the new campus, Crestmont Christian Preparatory School is accepting donations to continue the mission of the nonprofit organization. DeLosSantos said the costs of moving are not significant enough to prevent the opening of the campus, but community support helps ensure all renovation work is completed and classrooms are fully furnished.
The new campus is anticipated to open at the start of the new school year in August. Enrollment is planned to open in February. Additional information on enrollment can be found here.
