Three Openings, One August
For Wylie ISD, the first weeks of the 2026–27 school year were not just a return to routine. Students arrived on August 13 to find two brand-new buildings on the district map and a third facility carrying a new name honoring a figure who shaped Wylie for decades.
The district now operates 23 campuses — a number that stood at 21 heading into last spring.
O.W. Hampton Intermediate and Richard Parker Junior High
Both O.W. Hampton Intermediate and Richard Parker Junior High opened their doors in August 2026, sitting along Kreymer Lane just south of Brown Street. They are the 22nd and 23rd campuses in Wylie ISD’s history.
For families in Wylie’s newer subdivisions along that corridor, the openings are a direct quality-of-life change: shorter bus routes, less crowding at existing intermediates and junior highs, and buildings designed from the start for the district’s current enrollment demands. Parents who enrolled students at either campus this fall were the first families to ever walk those hallways on a regular school day — a distinction worth noting in a city that has grown as fast as Wylie has over the past decade.
The district has not published individual campus websites for Hampton or Parker yet; the main Wylie ISD site is the place to check for bell schedules, staff directories, and supply lists as those pages are built out.
The Marvin Fuller Career and Technical Education Center
At the August 17 Board of Trustees meeting, the district announced the name of its newest educational facility: the Marvin Fuller Career and Technical Education Center. The building is located at the F.O. Birmingham Agriculture Center in Wylie.
Naming a CTE center after a community leader is a practical kind of recognition. Students who walk into that building every day to learn welding, healthcare fundamentals, digital design, or agricultural science will encounter that name on signage before they encounter it in a history class. The Fuller name becomes part of the working vocabulary of the school day rather than a plaque in a corridor.
The CTE center is designed to expand the range of career pathways available to Wylie ISD students and to develop skills tied directly to workforce entry. Wylie’s growth has brought a broader local economy — more employers, more industries, more need for graduates who can move directly into technical roles — and the Fuller Center is built to match that reality.
Context: A District Running at a High Level
The campus expansions and the CTE naming arrive at a moment when Wylie ISD is performing well by the state’s own measures. The Texas Education Agency issued its 2026 A-F Accountability Ratings, and the district received an overall A with a score of 92. That rating reflects academic achievement, student progress, and closing performance gaps — not just a single metric.
For residents evaluating the district when buying or renting in Wylie, that score carries weight. For families already here, it provides some reassurance that growth — adding two campuses in a single August — is not coming at the expense of instructional quality.
What Families Should Do Now
If your student is zoned to O.W. Hampton Intermediate or Richard Parker Junior High and you have not yet confirmed transportation details, the first call is to the district’s transportation department. Zoning boundary maps for both campuses are available through the Wylie ISD website, and families who are unsure whether their address falls under the new boundaries should verify before the Labor Day break on September 7.
For students interested in the Marvin Fuller CTE Center, course enrollment typically runs through the campus counselor during the first weeks of school. The range of programs available will be posted through the district; checking the Wylie ISD site directly is the most reliable way to get current program listings rather than relying on information passed through neighborhood groups.
The district’s next major calendar marker after Labor Day is September 16 — designated as Wylie Way Day, a districtwide celebration of school culture. Both new campuses will participate for the first time.
