Hemphill ES Additions and Renovations in Kyle, TX

Hemphill Elementary School in Kyle, Texas, has completed its renovation and alteration work. The project, filed as Hemphill ES Additions and Renovations, added 36,765 sq ft of new space to the campus located at 3995 FM 150 E. The building passed its final TDLR accessibility inspection in September 2026, confirming that the construction phase is finished.

The scope of work focused on providing additional classroom space and improving existing interior classrooms and other shared areas. This renovation was executed by Hays Consolidated Independent School District, which listed O'Connell Robertson as the design firm of record. The estimated cost for the project was $16,700,000, resulting in a cost of $454 per square foot.

Construction began in June 2025, following plan review completion in February 2025. The filing scheduled completion for August 2026, but the final inspection occurred in September 2026. The project was registered with TDLR in February 2025, and the status is now marked as Inspection Complete. This timeline reflects a scheduled build window of 427 days, which is longer than the county median of 92 days for similar renovation and alteration filings in Hays County.

The project cost is above the county median for its type, placing it in the top quarter of estimated costs among 1,320 comparable TDLR-registered filings in Hays County. The median estimated cost for these projects is $250,000, with a median size of 3,278 sq ft. Hemphill Elementary’s scale and cost significantly exceed these medians, reflecting a major upgrade to the school infrastructure.

Hays Consolidated Independent School District has six other TDLR-registered projects totaling $139,857,172, including renovations at Fuentes Elementary School and Simon Middle School, both also in Kyle. O'Connell Robertson, the design firm, has worked on six other registered projects totaling $44,984,222, ranging from the Frost Financial Center in Harlingen to Lasa HS in Austin. These projects highlight the district’s and firm’s ongoing investment in educational and commercial facilities across Texas.

The area around Hemphill Elementary in ZIP code 78640 has a population of about 71,460, with a median household income of $88,533. The median owner-occupied home value is $291,100, and housing is predominantly owner-occupied. Hays County’s unemployment rate was 3.9 percent in August 2026, lower than a year earlier, indicating a stable local labor market during the project’s construction period.