Celina ISD Board Approves Names for Three New Elementary Schools
Celina ISD trustees approved names for three new elementary schools at their Feb. 23 meeting as the district moves forward with projects tied to a $2.3 billion bond.
The Celina Independent School District Board of Trustees approved names for three new elementary schools during its Feb. 23 Board of Trustees meeting, a decision the district made public in a staff report published Feb. 25. An Instagram post using the tag #CORE1937 lists the school names as Mills Street, Fairview, and CK Price Elementary Schools and celebrates the grand opening of their TK and ELOP classrooms.
The district opened a public nomination process for facility names in late 2025, inviting “students, families, staff and Celina residents” to submit suggestions through an online Facility Naming Form, with nominations remaining open through Dec. 5, 2025. Localprofile documented the naming process and noted the district opened submissions for Elementary School No. 6 in the Uptown subdivision, Elementary School No. 7 in Green Meadows, and Elementary School No. 8 in the Ramble neighborhood. The materials provided do not explicitly tie the Instagram-listed names to those numbered campus sites.
Celina ISD is advancing the new campuses as part of its 2025 bond program. “Following the approval of a $2.3 billion bond earlier this year, the district is moving forward with three new elementary schools,” Localprofile reported, framing the approvals within the district’s larger construction plan. Localprofile also published the projection that “the district is projected to double in size within the next five years and could potentially quadruple its student population over the next decade,” and cautioned that “several campuses are already reaching maximum capacity, and all campuses will exceed their limits within three years without the construction of additional schools.”
Community Impact’s reporting notes Celina ISD currently operates five elementary schools, including Vasquez Elementary School, which opened in the 2025–26 school year, and that the district is set to open three new elementary schools in 2027. Those openings are part of the district’s “PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE” materials, which include Bond 2025 pages and construction items such as the Construction Site of Bothwell and other projects listed under Construction Around Celina ISD.
Localprofile reported district leaders emphasized community participation in the naming process, saying that “district leaders say community participation is essential, noting that campus names help build identity and reflect local values.” The district’s public materials reference “Guidelines For Selecting School Names,” though the specific guidelines were not reproduced in the materials provided.
For official documents, board minutes, and the district’s full naming resolution, Celina ISD’s News & Events and Bond 2025 pages list planning updates and construction notices. Community Impact education reporter Hannah Johnson covered the district’s enrollment and opening timeline reporting; a newsroom contact listed in the Community Impact footer is (512) 989-6808. Star Local Media reporter Jack Hintze is also listed as a local contact at jhintze@starlocalmedia.com. The board’s naming approvals mark a concrete step toward increasing classroom capacity ahead of the projected enrollment surge through 2036.
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