The Elyria School Board elected to keep the historic 39,780 SF Washington Building portion of their existing school and add 277,251 SF to house 1,750 students, essentially creating a new school. Total cost for the project is estimated at $71,694,105. The new school is seeking LEED Silver certification and includes one of the area’s largest geothermal well fields – 288 wells, 500 feet deep.

The new school features two student-designed
internal courtyards, one for visual arts and one for science. Doors in the art and science classrooms open into the courtyards which will be used for instruction and hands-on learning. An additional component of the program is a performing arts auditorium that seats 850. The project requires extensive site work and demolition.