Fulton Draft Would Close Holcomb Bridge Middle, Replace Haynes Bridge by 2030

Fulton County Schools’ first North Fulton middle-school proposal would close Holcomb Bridge Middle in 2028, move its students to Haynes Bridge Middle for two years and then bring both school communities into a new consolidated campus.

The replacement school is planned to open in August 2030 with room for 1,200 students. A preferred location is shown near the current Holcomb Bridge campus and Centennial High School in Roswell, but the draft remains open to community review. The School Board has not approved any closure, new school or attendance-zone change.

Families can review the plan and ask questions at a community forum from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11, in the Centennial High School gym, 9310 Scott Road in Roswell.

A two-year move before a new school opens

Under the draft, Holcomb Bridge would close after the 2027-28 school year. Students from its attendance area would join Haynes Bridge Middle in Alpharetta beginning in August 2028.

Haynes Bridge would serve as the temporary combined school until August 2030, when the new campus is expected to open. The existing Haynes Bridge site would then close as a middle school.

The district projects 897 students at the temporary campus in 2028-29, compared with its 1,000-student capacity. The planned replacement school would enroll an estimated 825 students in 2030-31, about 69% of its 1,200 seats.

Holcomb Bridge currently enrolls about 530 students and Haynes Bridge about 570. Both buildings have capacity for roughly 1,000 students. The draft does not yet establish a construction budget, final address or building design for the replacement.

Barnwell families would see a change

The proposal also redraws a middle-school feeder line in Johns Creek. Barnwell Elementary, which currently sends students to both Haynes Bridge and Autrey Mill middle schools, would feed entirely into Autrey Mill. The change would shift an estimated 118 students away from the Haynes Bridge zone.

Elkins Pointe Middle would have no boundary change under this version of the plan.

The district began reviewing school capacity this fall as enrollment declined across several North Fulton campuses. A separate elementary proposal would close Mimosa Elementary in Roswell and distribute its attendance area between Vickery Mill and Esther Jackson.

What happens next

A recording of the middle-school presentation and an online feedback survey are scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 12. Families can also submit comments to planning@fultonschools.org.

Fulton County Schools plans to present a revised middle-school map on Dec. 15, followed by a School Board recommendation in January. A final vote is scheduled for Feb. 25, 2027.

For now, both Holcomb Bridge and Haynes Bridge remain open and current school assignments stay in place. The next few months will determine whether the proposed two-stage consolidation proceeds and where North Fulton families will send their children in 2028.