Crosby ISD to build new Sixth Grade Campus

 

CROSBY INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT TO BUILD NEW SIXTH GRADE CAMPUS

On Monday, April 21, 2025, the Crosby ISD Board of Trustees approved construction of a new Sixth Grade Campus.

The Sixth Grade Campus building will be located between the current Crosby Middle School and Crosby High School campuses (see attached map). Once the Sixth Grade Campus opens, Crosby Middle School will then become home to 7^th and 8^th grade students only. All 6^th grade students in the district would attend the standalone Sixth Grade Campus. The new campus will likely open in time for the 2027-28 Academic Year.

Relief for overcrowding at Crosby Middle School was the second priority for the Board, Superintendent Dr. Paula Patterson, and the citizens construction committee. The first priority was an expansion of Crosby High School, which is happening now. The CHS expansion will open later this fall.

After the Board vote, Superintendent Dr. Patterson stated, “Crosby ISD is growing. We all know that, and we can all see that. Middle school relief has been one of the top priorities for the district these last few years. Now that we’re nearing the finish line for the Crosby High School expansion, it’s time to move forward with the next project under this administration. A 6^th grade center situated between Crosby Middle School and Crosby High School is the perfect location to build. The district already owns the land, and we have the funds to build. It makes the most financial sense. We can begin the design phase almost immediately with construction to follow. The Crosby High School expansion gives us room for the additional student growth we’ve seen at that particular campus. Overcrowding at the middle school is something we believe a 6^th grade center can relieve within two years.”

Crosby ISD Board of Trustees President Kea Lynn Lewis said, “The Board is thrilled to approve a new campus that will improve instructional opportunities in our school district. The Crosby High School expansion was the first new school construction project in eight years in Crosby ISD. The 6^th grade center will be next. This project is so appealing, because we already own the land and can fast-track the construction process. Not having to purchase land means no taxpayer dollars will be needed to find and purchase real estate right now. The Board believes this is the fiscally conservative choice. Superintendent Dr. Patterson and her team are ready to get started.”

A land survey is now being done to examine the acreage that will be the future site of the Sixth Grade Campus. At the April 21 meeting, the Board of Trustees also hired architecture firm, Stantec, to begin designing blueprints of the future campus. The additional campus between Crosby Middle School and Crosby High School will not add to existing traffic, since Crosby Middle School currently houses all three grade levels now.

Crosby ISD is home to more than 7,000 students, with more than 1500 students currently enrolled at the middle school. More growth is expected in the 2025-26 School Year. The 6^th grade center will be built with funds that were approved by voters in the 2017 Bond.

 

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