Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD is building a new school, with more to follow
Eagle Mountain-Saginaw school district will begin construction soon on its newest elementary school after filing initial grading documents with the city on Tuesday, records show.
The school, Clete Welch Elementary, will be at 2492 Shoshoni Drive, off North Saginaw Boulevard just south of Bonds Ranch Road. It will include pre-kindergarten through fifth grade students and be similar in size and design to the district’s most recent school, Hatley Elementary School.
Construction is set to begin on Clete Welch this spring, and it has an expected open date of some time in 2027, according to the district.
In November, the district worked with VLK, a Fort Worth-based architecture firm, to finalize design plans for the school. Design and site overview plans are expected to be presented sometime this month.
Last week, the district added to the campus master plan two additional special education classes, student and parent drop-off lanes, and a geothermal mechanical system.
Filings show the plot of land that will house the Clete Welch campus is 16 acres.
Clete Welch was first announced in 2023 as part of Eagle Mountain-Saginaw’s $659.1 million bond package, which was approved by voters after the district said it experienced rapid growth of almost 700 students per year. The bond is expected to accommodate the growth for seven years in total, according to the district.
Tuesday’s paperwork filed to the city marks the first step toward the district breaking ground on the school.
Completed additions and replacements in the Eagle Mountain-Saginaw’s 2023 bond include renovating Wayside Middle School, which began in spring 2024 and ended in August 2025, and building an agriculture sciences building.
The bond will eventually help build a new middle school later this year with an open date of August 2027, adding on to Watson High School this year with a completion date of 2027, and the new elementary school. In 2028, work will also begin on replacing Saginaw Elementary School.
The bond also provided locations for future elementary school sites in the northern portion of the district as well as future facilities as needed to support projected growth, according to the district.
