On Jan. 27, the Dripping Springs ISD Board of Trustees approved Wildwood Springs Elementary as the name for the district’s sixth elementary school that will open in August of 2025. The campus is currently under construction in the Headwaters neighborhood.
Wildwood Springs, an actual spring located west of Nutty Brown Road on Wildwood Hills Lane, was among the top names in the community survey that was conducted in the fall. Wildwood Springs was also one of the top choices by the Name Recommendation Committee, a 15-member group of students, parents, staff and community members. The committee presented three recommendations to the board in December: Bluebonnet Springs, Emerald Springs, and Wildwood Springs. Wildwood Springs and Emerald Springs are existing natural springs in the area. According to board policy, DSISD facilities may be named for local residential areas, local geographic features, or local, state, or national landmarks. Currently, all DSISD campuses are named after existing natural springs in the area: Dripping Springs (ES, MS, HS), Walnut Springs (ES), Rooster Springs (ES), Sycamore Springs (ES, MS), Cypress Springs (ES).
Wildwood Springs Elementary will have an 850-student capacity from pre-kindergarten through fifth grades. In December, current Rooster Springs Elementary principal Steve Novickas was named the new school’s principal. The campus will serve a number of surrounding neighborhoods including Headwaters, Big Sky Ranch, Cannon Ranch, Kirby Springs, Chama Trace, and more. Attendance zones for the 2025-26 school year, which were approved by the board in December, can be viewed here.
Construction updates on the new campus can be found at dsisdtx.us/wildwoodsprings. The campus website will be unveiled later this spring.