AZLE — Azle Independent School District is making strides in construction from its recent bond projects.
Around four months after its official groundbreaking, AISD Assistant Superintendent of Finance and Operations Matt Adams updated the public about the district’s progress at a Jan. 21 board of trustees meeting.
The new parking lot at Azle Junior High has been poured and the drive that goes from the parking lot to Lakeview Drive is in place and in use.
Adams reported the district is within budget and on schedule in its efforts to build a replacement AJH.
The replacement junior high was approved by voters during a 2023 bond election and was seen as necessary by the district because of its growing student population, current space limitations, and the advanced age of the original building. The new Azle Junior High School will consist of three stories and, when completed, the new building will accommodate 1,200 sixth through eighth graders. The school will be built in steps of increasing height, comparable to a wedding cake, but because of the drastic differences in elevation throughout the campus, it will appear as if it is only one story from the north side when complete.
All new facilities are expected to be online and ready for the school year beginning August 2026. Removal of the existing junior high building will be in the last phase of construction.
Along with the junior high construction, Adams spoke about the ongoing expansion of the district’s police department, maintenance facility and other upcoming expansion projects at all eight of Azle’s elementary schools and Forte Junior High. In its next meeting, Feb. 17, the board expects to hear bids for many of these projects.
By fall 2026, the district plans to realign the elementary schools to house kindergarten through fifth grades with the two junior highs holding sixth through eight.
While looking at aerial photos of ongoing construction projects, Adams pointed out a major housing development currently being built behind Hoover Elementary. He expects there may be 50 new homes at the site by the end of the school year.
Another development of note, Adams said the district’s police chief was excited to now have a secured vestibule controlling access to the AISD PD headquarters.
