Eagle Mountain High School
| Eagle Mountain High School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
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3451 W. Bonds Ranch Road Fort Worth , Texas 76179 United States 32°55′19″N 97°26′08″W / 32.92193°N 97.43562°W | |
| Information | |
| School type | State school, High school |
| Opened | August 2024 |
School district | Eagle Mountain-Saginaw Independent School District |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Colors | Black and old gold[1] |
Athletics conference | UIL Class 5A |
| Mascot | Knights[1] |
| Website | emhs |
Eagle Mountain High School is a public high school in the Eagle Mountain-Saginaw Independent School District. The school is located in Fort Worth, Texas and opened in August 2024. In 2025, their volleyball team won the state championship.
History
[edit]Eagle Mountain High School (EMHS) was funded by a 2017 US$524,700,000 bond measure and cost the district US$271,000,000.[2] The funding for EMHS was nearly a third less than what it cost and replaced the district's plans to replace Wayside Middle School. The district said the increased cost was due to inflation during the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] The ground breaking ceremony took place in April 2022.[4] It was compared to a college campus when it opened in August 2024.[5] In its inaugural year, it opened to grades 9–11 and 850 students,[2] adding grade 12 in the 2025–2026 school year.[6]
Campus
[edit]The campus runs on geothermal energy[2] and a 37,000,000 U.S. gallons (140,000,000 L) pond is used for landscape irrigation. It features a skybridge.[6] It was designed by VLK Architects, which includes 630,000 square feet (59,000 m2) of learning environment.[7]
Athletics
[edit]Eagle Mountain won the UIL Class 4A Division II state volleyball championship in 2025.[8] They were the first school in the Fort Worth area to play in a state championship since 1977.[9]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Completed Projects". Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD Bond Progress (2017). Retrieved 2025-12-13.
- 1 2 3 "A stadium, lecture halls and geothermal energy: New $270M high school opens in North Texas". wfaa.com. 2024-08-15. Retrieved 2025-12-30.
- ↑ Sanchez, Jacob (2023-10-24). "Construction moves ahead on $271 million high school in Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD". Fort Worth Report. Retrieved 2025-12-30.
- ↑ EMS ISD (2022-04-22). EMHS Groundbreaking Ceremony_April 19, 2022. Retrieved 2025-12-30 – via YouTube.
- ↑ Davidson, Lillie (August 12, 2024). "Is this a college campus? $270M high school opens on edge of Fort Worth. Take a look". Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
- 1 2 Sanchez, Jacob (2024-08-06). "Eagle Mountain High School ready to debut in new school year". Fort Worth Report. Retrieved 2025-12-30.
- ↑ "VLK Architects Joins Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD in the Topping Out of its Newest High School". Texas Contractors. Retrieved 2025-12-30.
- ↑ Lauber, Darren (November 22, 2025). "Eagle Mountain volleyball makes history: Knights take home 4A Division II title". Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
- ↑ Baggarly, Charles (November 16, 2025). "State volleyball: Eagle Mountain makes history; Nelson, Carroll one win away". Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
