Elementary students in Montgomery County will soon have a new school to call their own. With record attendence at two of its schools, Mapleton and Mt. Sterling Elementary, Montgomery County Public Schools is building a fourth elementary school, scheduled to open in fall 2012. 

“Mapleton's enrollment is currently at around 850 students and was constructed to accommodate 700 comfortably, and Mt. Sterling's current enrollment is hovering around 750,” says Phil Rison, assistant superintendent for operations with Montgomery County Public Schools. 

Rison says no students will be moved from Camargo Elementary School, which is at ideal enrollment numbers.

“When the new school opens, all four elementary schools will feature pre-K through grade 5,” he says.

The new one-story elementary building under construction will be LEED certified and will feature numerous energy-management advancements, including geothermal heating and cooling and light-saving measures.

“The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet has approved construction of a Route 11 extension in the northern portion of the county across Interstate 64, which will make it much easier to eventually access the school,” Rison says. “The road will stretch all the way out to Fairfield and will have five lanes. That should keep traffic moving with no problem during the morning hours when students arrive, and in the afternoon when school lets out.”