Katy Independent School District trustees on Feb. 23 signed off on a nearly $41.02 million construction contract for the district’s 49th elementary school, clearing the way for a new two-story campus at Pitts Road and Sunterra Point Drive on the northwest side. The deal with Drymalla Construction will let site work start this spring, and the district says the school should be finished by mid-2027. The new campus is aimed squarely at easing overcrowding as development keeps pushing north and west along the corridor.
Project Contract and Local Budget
At the Feb. 23 board meeting, trustees voted to award a nearly $41.02 million construction agreement to Drymalla Construction Company for the Pitts Road site and approved an additional roughly $11 million for furniture, equipment, technology and other non-contract expenses, according to Community Impact. Board agenda documents break out those non-construction costs, which include insurance, permits, architectural and engineering fees and utility hookups, on top of the main building contract.
State Filings Detail Site, Size and Dates
State project filings with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation list the campus at 6435 Pitts Road, with a construction start date of Feb. 23, 2026 and an estimated completion date of June 11, 2027 for a roughly 157,395-square-foot, two-story facility with an estimated project cost near $50 million. The filing also lists the district’s Education Support Complex as the owner and names the registered accessibility specialist for the project. According to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, those entries make up the most detailed public timeline available so far.
Paid With 2023 Bond
The project is being funded through the district’s 2023 bond package, which Katy ISD’s election canvass and financial pages show totaled about $840.6 million and included money for new campuses and districtwide technology. The board is drawing from that voter-approved pool to cover both the construction contract and the additional equipment and technology costs tied to the Pitts Road campus. Katy ISD posts the official election and bond documents.
Where the New School Fits
Katy ISD opened Cross Elementary and Boudny Elementary at the start of the 2025-26 school year to help absorb enrollment growth, and Elementary No. 49 is the next campus in line to relieve crowded attendance zones in northwest Katy. Local reporting has documented heavy residential development in the Sunterra and FM 529/Pitts Road corridor that is driving demand for more school seats. The Houston Chronicle has reported on the size and siting of the new campus.
Construction, Traffic and Next Steps
Construction is scheduled to move into site work this March, and public bid listings and project documents outline the district's requirements for payment and performance bonds along with an estimated schedule. Neighbors have flagged traffic and drainage on Pitts Road as issues to watch, and the city has recently awarded bids for drainage and detention projects in the same corridor to help handle the increased development. The district has said it will post construction updates and any boundary or enrollment changes in board materials as the project advances. For current bid and planning details, public project listings and local coverage from ConstructConnect and Covering Katy provide the latest snapshots.
Katy ISD will continue to post updates and board agendas on its website as construction moves forward, and trustees could later take up boundary changes or enrollment adjustments tied to the new campus. Families and nearby homeowners can track timing and operational details through future board materials and online postings from Katy ISD.
