Your guide to new school construction
The Clark County School District wasted no time taking advantage of legislation that granted it 10 years of bonding authority for new school construction and renovation. Here’s what the resulting $4.1 billion is being spent on so far:
One 34-elementary-school-classroom addition, in red1. West Prep Academy
2050 Sapphire Stone Ave., Las Vegas
How big: 54,554-square-feet
(addition to existing campus)
How much: $15 million (funding from the 1998 Capital Improvement Program)
When: June 2017
Two replacement elementary schools, designed to accommodate 850 students each, in yellow2. Lincoln Elementary School
3010 Berg St. N., North Las Vegas
How big: 105,992-square-feet (replacing original built in 1955)
How much: $28 million
When: June 2017
3. Rex Bell Elementary School
2900 Wilmington Way, Las Vegas
How big: 107,842-square-feet
(replacing original built in 1963)
How much: $28 million
When: June 2017
Six new, still-unnamed elementaries designed for 850 students each, in green4. Antelope Ridge and Desert Foothills
How big: 101,620 square feet
How much: $27 million budget
When: July 2017
5. Arville and Mesa Verde
How big: 100,532 square feet
How much: $28 million budget
When: May 2017
6. Chartan Avenue and Pioneer Way
How big: 100,399 square feet
How much: $29 million budget
When: May 2017
7. Dave and Wood Galleria
How big: 101,620 square feet
How much: $29 million
When: June 2017
8. Lamb and Kell Lane
(adjacent to Ruben P. Diaz Elementary School)
How big: 100,913 square feet
How much: $24 million
When: July 2017
9. Maule and Grand Canyon
How big: 100,532 square feet
How much: $24 million
When: June 2017
