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Zeit bites: New kids on the block

School Map

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

Sponsor Message

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

Sponsor Message

How big: 105,992-square-feet (replacing original built in 1955)

How much: $28 million

When: June 2017

 

3. Rex Bell Elementary School

Sponsor Message

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

 

Desert Companion welcomed Heidi Kyser as staff writer in January 2014. In 2024, Heidi was promoted to managing editor, charged with overseeing the Desert Companion and State of Nevada newsrooms.