New sports-themed elementary school in Tarrant County to offer more than extra PE
There’s a new school of choice for elementary students in Tarrant County with a novel focus on physical education and sports.
On Jan. 12, the Burleson ISD board of trustees voted to designate Frazier Elementary as a choice school beginning with the 2026-27 school year, renaming the campus the Academy of Sports and Wellness at Frazier Elementary.
Joanne Campbell, the principal at Frazier, said students will get more exposure to physical education, and that sports, nutrition, fitness and wellness would form the foundation of instruction at the school.
“Throughout the campus, daily lessons will be embedded with opportunities for physical response and movement, which helps the brain learn best,” said Campbell.
But the new Academy of Sports and Wellness isn’t just geared toward kids with a passion for being on the field. Campbell said students will have the opportunity to engage with sports in other ways, too, like learning about sports photography and marketing in art class.
Campbell said administrators are looking to form partnerships with the Burleson district’s athletics department, and they hope to offer golf as part of the curriculum through a partnership with First Tee - Fort Worth.
The change at Frazier Elementary, 1125 N.W. Summercrest Blvd., was driven in part by lower enrollment, which left the campus with additional capacity.
“With this in mind, the campus partnered with central administration this fall to thoughtfully consider how Frazier could evolve in a way that honors its traditions and sense of pride, while also positioning the school as a choice campus that can attract additional students,” Campbell said.
The Academy of Sports and Wellness at Frazier Elementary will be the sixth elementary school of choice in Burleson. These are schools to which families must apply, and entrance is granted on a first come, first served basis.
Campbell said existing Frazier students will get automatic admission, and students are entitled to attend the school in the zone of their primary residence, per district policy. The only exception to that is the Academy at Nola Dunn, which has no attendance zone.
Families of new students can apply to the Academy of Sports and Wellness through the school district’s website beginning at 8 a.m. on Feb. 9. The application period closes at 5 p.m. on Feb. 20.