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Joey Rodriguez Junior High
807 Sherry St., Arlington, TX 76010
Project Status: Open
UPDATE: Joey Rodriguez Junior High School is now open. The new school welcomed students for the first time on Aug. 13, 2025. Rodriguez replaces Carter Junior High, which opened in 1958.
Construction of the new junior high school started in the fall of 2023 on the former site of Knox Elementary School.
The new Joey Rodriguez Junior High building is approximately 155,000 square feet and ranges in height from the three-story classroom blocks on the north, to single-story administration office space with a one-and-a-half-floor media center above. The new facility includes 48 classroom spaces, including CTE classrooms, break-out and collaboration spaces, teacher workrooms and offices. There are performing arts classrooms for band, orchestra, drama, choir, and art, along with rooms for SPED programs, science labs and a storm shelter. Outdoor spaces include a new entry plaza and canopy, a regulation synthetic turf football field with a four-lane track, bleachers, press box, concessions and restrooms.
Project Scope
- Demolish and rebuild at current Knox Elementary School site
The new Rodriguez building will be approximately 155,000 square feet and will range in height from the three-story classroom blocks on the north, to single story administration office space with a one-and-a-half-floor media center above. The new facility will include 48 classroom spaces, including CTE classrooms, break-out and collaboration spaces, teacher workrooms and offices. There will be performing arts classrooms for band, orchestra, drama, choir, and art, along with rooms for SPED programs, science labs and a storm shelter. Outdoor spaces include a new entry plaza and canopy, a regulation synthetic turf football field with a four-lane track, bleachers, press box, concessions and restrooms.
- Device Upgrades, Expanded Access and Upgraded Security Camera Software
This list is not comprehensive and is subject to change.
PHASE
Phase 3
CONSTRUCTION
Start: Fall 2023 Finish: Fall 2025
ARCHITECT
Corgan
CONSTRUCTION MANAGER
Lee Lewis Construction Inc.
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Bond 2019
$966 MILLION
• Facilities
• Fine Arts
• Safety, Security & Technology
• Transportation
Fine Arts
The fine arts portion includes: theater equipment and black boxes, instruments, visual arts equipment and work surfaces, piano replacements and uniforms for marching bands, drill teams and choirs.
Safety, Security & Tech
The safety, security and technology portion includes: additional security cameras and upgraded alarm systems, districtwide communications system upgrade, network infrastructure, device replacements and strategic 1:1 (student devices).
Transportation
The transportation portion of the bond includes new buses, shuttle buses, service vehicles. Also included are new vehicles and trailers for the Dan Dipert Career + Technical Center, the Agricultural Science Center, high school bands and security.
Facilities
The facilities portion includes: new construction, condition needs and life cycle improvements for all schools, new playgrounds at all elementary schools and facility upgrades for fine arts and athletics.
