School board leaders are poised to choose the future site of Maricopa’s third middle school, about 30 acres in the fast-growing Sorrento community.

The board will meet at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in its hearing room at the district’s administrative offices, 44150 W. Maricopa-Casa Grande Highway.

A map shows the proposed school site nestled in the subdivision just south of North Sorrento Boulevard across from the intersection with West Capri Avenue.

Maricopa Unified School District Governing Board members for more than six months have been discussing a site for the future school, which would house 96,670 square feet of new school buildings. Discussion has been conducted behind closed doors, which is allowed under the Arizona Open Meetings Law for land acquisitions.

The state has funded $31 million through a new school construction grant to build the school, which would house grades 6 to 8.

Construction is scheduled to begin in the next 12 to 15 months, with an expected opening in July 2026.