New Elementary School in Highlands area

This new elementary school was overwhelming approved by voters in November 2019. Additional classroom capacity is needed to better accommodate over-crowded schools in the northeastern portion of the district due to development growth in that area over the past decade.

Additionally, the City of Renton has many large construction projects currently in progress or planned during the next five years that will add nearly 8,200 additional living units within city limits. Six of the large construction projects are in the Sunset/Highlands area which will add nearly 1,000 single and family living spaces, more than a third are affordable housing units which costs less than 30% of a household's income.

The new school will have the capacity to house 650 students in kindergarten through 5th grade.

Thanks to local voter support, this project will be funded by the 2019 Construction Bond and has a budget of $60 million.

The school will be constructed in the Highlands area of Renton on approximately 11 acres of property along the west side of Duvall Ave NE, at 1075 Duvall Ave., located near Hazen High School, to the west.

We estimate the school will open for students in the fall of 2023.

The boundary process will soon convene. Once boundaries have been drawn these changes will be communicated widely to our families, students, staff, and the community.

The School Board will call for a naming committee to convene soon. This process may take a few months and will be shared with the community once a name has been selected.

Our District Project Manager, Traci Rogstad, is working closely with Hutteball + Oremus Architecture and General Contractor/Construction Manager Cornerstone CGI on the construction of the new school.