Washington High School Phase 1

Conroe ISD is building a new public high school on a 114,000-square-foot site at 507 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Place N. in Conroe. The project, filed as Washington High School Phase 1, involves the demolition of an existing gym and the construction of two-story permanent instructional and support spaces. The estimated cost is $40,000,000, equating to $351 per square foot. Construction is scheduled to finish in December 2027, with work starting in August 2026.

Project Scope and Design

Stantec Architecture serves as the design firm of record for this new construction project. The scope includes creating a full public high school on a previously developed site in Montgomery County. The project involves public funds and public land. William T Winning is the registered accessibility specialist associated with the filing. TDLR completed plan review in July 2026, and the status is Review Complete. The registration with TDLR occurred in April 2026.

Washington High School Phase 1 is one of several significant projects for Conroe ISD. The district has six other TDLR-registered projects totaling $51,000,000, including Bush Elementary School, Giesinger Elementary School, Reaves Elementary School, Powell Elementary School, and Wilkerson Intermediate School. Stantec Architecture has also designed other projects, such as the Alvin ISD New Elementary School #23 in Iowa Colony and the GCCISD Peter Hyland Center in Baytown.

Context and Location

The site is located in ZIP code 77301. U.S. Census ACS 2023 five-year estimates indicate a population of about 36,835 in this area. The median household income is $64,885, and the median owner-occupied home value is $193,500. Housing in this area is mostly owner-occupied. There are 12,854 housing units recorded in the Census estimates for this ZIP code.

The scheduled build window of 516 days is longer than the county median of 213 days for new construction filings in Montgomery County. The estimated cost is above the county median of $800,000 for similar projects. The $351 per square foot cost is above the county median of $100 per square foot. These figures are computed from TDLR-registered new construction filings in the county. Third-party listings on bldup.com and projects.constructconnect.com also reference Washington High School Phase 1 in Conroe.

The project represents a major investment in educational infrastructure for the Conroe area. The completion of this new high school will provide additional capacity for students in the district. The construction process involves significant demolition and new build activities on the site.