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If you live in Princeton, you can already feel how fast the city is changing.
More neighborhoods. More traffic. More pressure on schools, roads, and services.
On Monday night, that growth shows up again in a form residents will understand immediately: two new Princeton ISD school sites moving forward in Crossmill.
The Princeton Planning and Zoning Commission is set to review Case #2026_FP_01_001 for Banschbach Middle School at 1110 Brookside Blvd. and Case #2026_FP_02_001 for Joyce Carrell Elementary School at 1015 Brookside Blvd. Both are Princeton ISD sites in Crossmill, west of South Beauchamp Boulevard, and both staff memos say the plats are consistent with the preliminary plat approved by City Council on March 25, 2024. Both items are on the April 20 consent agenda, where routine items are usually approved in one motion unless pulled for separate discussion.
Quick Read
- Princeton P&Z is set to review two final plat cases on April 20 for Princeton ISD school sites in Crossmill.
- One is for Banschbach Middle School at 1110 Brookside Blvd. The other is for Joyce Carrell Elementary School at 1015 Brookside Blvd.
- Both sites are tied to Brookside Boulevard, west of South Beauchamp Boulevard, and staff says they meet city regulations and development standards.
- Princeton ISD’s long range planning page lists Joyce Carrell Elementary No. 9 and Tom Banschbach Middle School No. 4 as projects opening in 2026, and the district contact page lists both campuses at these addresses as “Coming Fall 2026.”
- The same April 20 P&Z consent agenda also includes a separate final plat request for Crossmill Phase 1A from D.R. Horton.
The Big Number
The number that defines this story is simple:
2
Two school sites. One agenda. One fast growing area of Princeton.
That matters because it shows the city is continuing to make room for the public infrastructure growth demands. Princeton ISD says it is planning for projected enrollment of 19,574 students by 2034, with eight new campuses on the way. In that broader picture, Joyce Carrell Elementary No. 9 and Tom Banschbach Middle School No. 4 are part of the next wave.
What Is on the Agenda
The Banschbach and Joyce Carrell cases are final plats to establish buildable lots and dedicate the easements needed to support development. In both cases, staff says the plats meet applicable city regulations and development standards.
For residents, the meaning is straightforward. A new middle school and a new elementary school are moving through the city process in one of Princeton’s main growth areas. The district is already publicly listing both campuses at these Brookside addresses as coming in Fall 2026.
One Important Geography Detail
Both staff memos say the proposed school sites and Brookside Boulevard are inside Princeton city limits, while the adjacent single-family Crossmill neighborhood is outside city limits. The plats also show city limit lines and Princeton extraterritorial jurisdiction around the area. That helps explain why these school sites are in front of Princeton P&Z even as nearby residential development extends beyond the city boundary.
Why This Matters
School growth in Princeton does not stay abstract for long.
It means more cars on the same roads, more pressure on intersections and utilities, and more questions about whether the district and city are keeping up at the same pace as the rooftops.
Both staff memos point to Brookside Boulevard as the primary frontage for the school sites. Both also say Brookside is still under construction and must be completed and formally accepted by the city before a certificate of occupancy can be issued for the proposed public schools. Joyce Carrell would also have secondary access from Cypress Bend Parkway.
This is not just a land story. It is also a roads, access, and timing story.
The Pattern Underneath It
What makes this bigger than a routine plat item is the convergence.
Two school sites are on the same agenda, in the same subdivision, tied to the same corridor, and moving within the same broader growth pattern. The same consent agenda also includes a final plat for Crossmill Phase 1A from D.R. Horton, showing the school sites are moving with the surrounding development, not apart from it.
The packet also ties the area to future traffic response. Each memo says the developer of Crossmill reimbursed the city $5.1 million, with part of that available for signal improvements on Brookside and Beauchamp as needed.
That is one of the clearest signs in the packet that this is not only about schools. It is also about the infrastructure required to support them.
What the Public Record Says About Timing
The city packet is about final plats, not ribbon cuttings. But Princeton ISD’s public materials go further.
The district’s long range planning page lists Joyce Carrell Elementary No. 9 and Tom Banschbach Middle School No. 4 among its projects opening in 2026. The district contact page also lists both Brookside campuses as “Coming Fall 2026.” That does not replace later construction and operational milestones, but it does show these schools are already part of the district’s public timeline.
One Public Record Note
One detail in the packet is not clean.
The Banschbach staff memo lists the site as 23.3833 acres. But the uploaded plat application and proposed final plat for that same site list it as 28.3833 acres. The address, case, and school identity match. The acreage figure does not. The Joyce Carrell documents are consistent at 12.6396 acres.
That discrepancy does not change the larger point of the story, but it is part of the public record.
What Families and Residents Will Want to Know
This story answers the main questions.
It answers what is happening: two Princeton ISD school sites in Crossmill are in front of P&Z for final plat review.
It answers where: Banschbach is at 1110 Brookside Blvd. Joyce Carrell is at 1015 Brookside Blvd. Both are west of South Beauchamp Boulevard.
It answers what stage this is: final plats to create buildable lots and dedicate easements, in a process staff says is ministerial if the plats comply with city regulations.
It answers what the district is signaling: both campuses are publicly listed as coming in Fall 2026 and tied to a broader long range growth plan built around projected enrollment of 19,574 by 2034.
It answers why roads matter: Brookside is still under construction, must be accepted before certificates of occupancy can issue, and the packet points to possible future signal improvements at Brookside and Beauchamp.
What It Still Does Not Answer
The public materials still do not answer everything.
They do not provide attendance boundaries, rezoning maps, bus routes, principal assignments, staffing plans, detailed campus capacity, student transfer rules, or a full traffic circulation plan for drop off and pickup. They also do not provide a final operational opening schedule beyond the district’s public Fall 2026 listings. Those answers will likely come later through district communication, board materials, construction updates, or administrative releases.
Final Take
On Monday, P&Z is set to review final plats for Banschbach Middle School and Joyce Carrell Elementary School in Crossmill. The district is already publicly listing both campuses at those addresses as coming in Fall 2026. The same meeting also includes another Crossmill final plat, showing the school sites are moving forward as part of a broader buildout.
That is the clearest way to read this story.
Princeton is still growing. Crossmill is one of the places where that growth is becoming physical. Here, it is taking the form of a new middle school and a new elementary school moving closer to reality.
