Willis ISD | Cannan Elementary - Classroom Expansion

The Willis ISD | Cannan Elementary - Classroom Expansion project is a 12,270 sq ft addition to the existing building at 7639 County Line Road. The filing specifies a 10-classroom expansion intended to increase instructional capacity at the campus. The estimated cost for this construction work is $5,000,000, which works out to $407 per square foot. This figure is above the Montgomery County median of $148 per square foot for similar additions to existing buildings.

Huckabee is the design firm of record for this project. William T Winning is the registered accessibility specialist. The project was registered with TDLR in December 2025. TDLR completed the plan review process in January 2026. Construction was scheduled to begin in January 2026 with a planned completion date of July 2026. The scheduled build window is 203 days, which is close to the county median of 184 days for this type of work.

Project Status and Funding

The project involves public funds and is located on public land. Although the planned completion date has passed, TDLR has not yet recorded a final inspection. This means the current state of the site is not confirmed in the public record. The TDLR status remains Review Complete.

Willis ISD has four other TDLR-registered projects totaling $167,199,477. These include classroom expansions at AR Turner Elementary and the 9th Grade Expansion at Willis High School. Huckabee has six other TDLR-registered projects totaling $31,181,000, including renovations in Killeen and Waco. The district’s Planning and Construction page lists this expansion under Proposition D, which was not passed. A Willis ISD article from October 2025 announced a community submission process for naming the district’s newest campus, though this specific filing refers to an expansion at an existing school.

The surrounding area in ZIP code 77378 has a population of about 17,576 people. The median household income is $68,595, and the median owner-occupied home value is $177,900. Nearby businesses include K9 Heaven, Ferguson Equipment Repair Group LLC, and Laurel Paving. The Montgomery County unemployment rate was 4.9 percent in June 2026, higher than a year earlier. This project adds to the local construction activity in Montgomery County, where 56 additions to existing buildings were registered in the last 24 months.