The district's board of trustees agreed to direct staff to present them with plans for only the two options that would build a new school at the same site as the current middle school.
Four options remain in play for the project two involving the current campus and two involving the use of Friends Field ahead of a final decision within weeks.
A title search has revealed that Friends Field, which is next to the campus, is owned by the school district. But sports leagues, the community center and other groups rely on the amenity.