Tomball ISD Celebrates Opening of West Elementary with Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

TOMBALL - With the start of the 2024-2025 school year nearing, Tomball ISD celebrated the opening of its 12th elementary campus, West Elementary, during a ribbon cutting ceremony.

“We are so excited to celebrate yet another milestone in the history of Tomball ISD with the ribbon cutting ceremony for West Elementary,” said Dr. Martha Salazar-Zamora, Tomball ISD Superintendent of Schools. “There is something special about monumental days like today and when I think about an elementary school, I think about the history of Tomball, and the fact that Tomball has always had such a strong foundation, and continues to only get stronger. An elementary school is the foundation campus. This is a beautiful space where our youngest learners will come for the beginning of their formal education, and experience our Destination District for the very first time. I’m very grateful to so many people who played an integral role in making today a success, and proud of the endless support from our dedicated School Board throughout this journey.”

West Elementary is a Bond 2021 project and is the first of three campuses to open within the West Complex. Home of the Tigers, West Elementary, is the 24th campus to open in Tomball ISD, and will serve students Pre-K through fourth grade. Mr. Chad Schmidt will lead the campus as the school’s first Principal.

“Thank you to all our partners, both internal and external, that have helped complete the first building on the West Complex,” said Mr. John E. McStravick, Tomball ISD Board President. “We have had this property in the inventory for quite some time, and it is great to see us starting to utilize this land for its purpose, which is to educate the students of our District.”

Emphasized at the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony was the overwhelming support by the Tomball community with representatives from LAN, ICI Construction and PBK Architects as well as the Tomball ISD Board of Trustees, Leadership Team, and Greater Tomball Area Chamber of Commerce.

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ABOUT TOMBALL ISD
Tomball ISD educates students to become responsible, productive citizens by providing innovative, individually rigorous, and personally valuable educational experiences. Founded in 1908, Tomball ISD now encompasses 83 square miles in northwest Harris County and southwest Montgomery County, and is located approximately 30 miles from downtown Houston. The district currently educates over 23,000 across 24 campuses.