5.12.2025

Construction Advancing at Highlands Elementary, Highlands Middle Set to Break Ground Soon

Construction at Highlands Elementary schools is progressing smoothly. Drymalla Construction was awarded the contract for the new Highlands Middle School at the April Board of Trustees meeting, and work is set to begin this month. A groundbreaking ceremony for the middle school will be held on June 9 at 10 a.m. Highlands Middle is scheduled to open its doors to students for the 2027-28 school year.

Meanwhile, construction on the Highlands Elementary School is also moving forward as planned. The elementary school, which will welcome students for the 2025-26 school year, is scheduled to be completed by July, ensuring it stays on time for its anticipated opening. Both projects reflect the district's ongoing commitment to providing modern, high-quality learning environments for students.

Higlands Elementary School

Highlands Elementary School

Highlands Middle School - Architectural Rendering

Highlands Middle School Site

3.20.2025

Demographic Study Projects Continued Enrollment Growth into 2030s

Population and Survey Analysts (PASA) presented findings from a demographic study of New Caney ISD at the Board of Trustees meeting, March. 17. PASA assessed the current student population, analyzed recent trends in geocoded students, forecasted additional housing occupancies and their resulting student yields, and considered broader economic and employment concerns. Based on these evaluations, PASA projects enrollment growth, based on a moderate growth scenario, of approximately 21% over the five years between 2024 and 2029. New Caney ISD enrollment could grow to nearly 28,000 students by the 2034-35 school year, again based on a moderate growth scenario. 

The study accounts for both short-term fluctuations and long-term trends. PASA analyzed distinct factors specific to NCISD. These encompassed economic and social aspects such as job growth, employment sectors, socioeconomic characteristics, quality of life indicators, housing construction, land development potential, charter and private school plans, and household size and age.

PASA employs a conservative methodology to project a Ten-Year Enrollment Forecast. Additionally, PASA develops both a Reduced Enrollment Scenario and an Accelerated Enrollment Scenario to account for varying future enrollment possibilities under different assumptions. 

Projected Enrollment - 10 Year Forecast (Moderate Scenario)

Reduced, Moderate, and Accelerated Enrollment Forecasts

Full 2025 PASA Demographic Study Report