Updates: The new K-8 Pope School

After purchasing 40 acres at 1081 Ashport Road in 2019, the Madison County Commission unanimously approved a funding request by the Jackson-Madison County School Board in 2022 for the construction of a new Prek-8 Pope School. The new construction will replace the now 77-year-old Pope Elementary. Henson Construction Services, Inc. has been hired to oversee design & construction efforts with a tentative completion date slated for June 2025. Follow project updates below.

August notes: Amendment to design and construction agreement with Henson Construction Services, Inc. to oversee Phase 1 of Off-Site Improvements (Widen Ashport Road to provide a Turn-Lane intro the New Pope Site). Click button for proposal.

July notes: The project remains on Schedule for June 2025 owner occupancy.

Construction Document Phase is complete. Henson Construction provides monthly updates to the Jackson-Madison County School Board.

The Scope of Work includes necessary work to get the site prepared for Building Construction to begin after the Building Package is Bid in July 2023. Click button below for early Site Package Bid Tabulation.

Located in northwest Madison County, the Pope School community will undergo a transformation when its new school is constructed. With the unanimous support of Jackson-Madison County School Board members and the County Commission, the plan for the new PreK-8 Pope School is moving forward. Click button below for details.

Ground was broken Monday morning in northwest Madison County as County Mayor Jimmy Harris, Jackson Mayor Scott Conger, and Jackson-Madison County school officials dug their shovels into the ground to make way for the new Pope School. Click button below for details.

A day many parents and school leaders in Jackson and Madison County have been waiting for has arrived. Parents and students in the crowd cheered as the Madison County Commission granted funds for a new Pre-K through 8th grade Pope School. Click button below for more details.

Members of the Madison County Commission had been waiting for months since Jackson-Madison County Schools Superintendent Marlon King was given the green light from the school board to present a plan and funding request for a new Pope School in October. Click button below for more details.

The facts about Pope Elementary haven’t changed.

Pope Elementary has been overcrowded since the mid-to-late 1990s. Built more than 70 years ago, Pope Elementary is the only public school north of Interstate 40 and west of the 45-bypass in perhaps the fastest-growing area of Madison County. Click button below for more details.

Some parents are concerned their Jackson-Madison County School District won’t be getting a new school. Members of the Pope Elementary School Parent Teacher Organization say they’re concerned, after several school board members voted to table a vote to buy land to build a new Pope K-8 school. Click button below for more details.