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Building Our Future
South Washington County Schools (SoWashCo Schools) is planning for the future to address community growth and student needs through a 10-year facility package.
Over the next 10 years, more than 3,500 potential new K-12 students are expected to move into the district. If we do nothing, current projections show that 15 schools will be over capacity and we will have a deficit of nearly 2,500 K-12 seats for students by 2031.
To help, SoWashCo Schools will ask voters to consider approval of a $462.6 million bond on Aug. 9, 2022. A bond is the only method to raise enough funds for construction, renovations and additions to meet the needs of our growing community.
Addressing Challenges
Park High School dismissal involves unsafe congestion, cars blocking bus lanes and pedestrian crossings, and vehicles backed up into nearby 80th street.
Teaching and learning staff work in a semi-converted warehouse space at the District Service Center due to space constraints.
The South Washington Alternative High School is surrounded by a parking lot with no access to greenspace or specialized career and technical and STEM programming.
Next Step and Pathways serves special education students age 18-21. They are currently housed in rental space located in two separate strip malls.
Most elementary schools built in the 60s include long hallways instead of collaborative and engaging learning spaces. The bathrooms pictured here at Pine Hill Elementary must serve the whole school.
East Ridge High School's overcrowding can be seen through its hallways, stairways and classrooms.
Pine Hill Elementary was forced to turn a cluttered storage closet into a makeshift occupational therapy space due to space constraints.
Congestion in the Woodbury High School cafeteria forces students to spread out, with many eating on the floor.
East Ridge High School's overcrowding can be seen through its hallways, stairways and classrooms.
Congestion in the Woodbury High School cafeteria forces students to spread out, with many eating on the floor.
Latest Updates
Learn more about the importance of the bond election and what will need to happen if the bond is not successful.
On Thursday, April 21, the school board approved the South Washington County Schools 10-year facility plan.
Missed an information session or school board presentation? View the full webinar to learn more about the South Washington County Schools (SoWashCo Schools) 10-year facility package.
Within 10 Years
Source: New homes based on 5,000 single family homes and 3,000 multifamily homes currently being built or planned within 10 years in the SoWashCo Schools boundary. Student estimates based on Davis Demographics formula for student generation rates implemented on current housing developments and demographics over the last 10 years.
Elementary Schools
- Armstrong Elementary
- Bailey Elementary
- Cottage Grove Elementary
- Crestview Elementary
- Grey Cloud Elementary
- Hillside Elementary
- Liberty Ridge Elementary
- Middleton Elementary
- Newport Elementary
- Nuevas Fronteras Spanish Immersion
- Pine Hill Elementary
- Pullman Elementary
- Red Rock Elementary
- Royal Oaks Elementary
- Valley Crossing Elementary
- Woodbury Elementary
Armstrong Elementary
Bailey Elementary
Cottage Grove Elementary
Crestview Elementary
Grey Cloud Elementary
Hillside Elementary
Liberty Ridge Elementary
Middleton Elementary
Newport Elementary
Nuevas Fronteras Spanish Immersion
Pine Hill Elementary
Pullman Elementary
Red Rock Elementary
Royal Oaks Elementary
Valley Crossing Elementary
Woodbury Elementary
Middle Schools
High Schools
Early Learning, Special Education and Support Sites
A Growing Community
Throughout the pandemic, housing developments continued to grow in the district, with a potential for over 5,000 single family homes and over 3,000 multifamily homes expected within the next decade.
*Estimates based on Davis Demographics formula for student generation rates implemented on current housing developments and demographics over the last 10 years.