Elizabeth School District elementaries are near capacity

“Speculating on something that is just bare ground right now is going to be difficult,” responded Bingham. “I would say that if his (Jim Marshall’s) development went as planned, we might lead more toward the high side of the forecast (of student population).”

 

Bingham will continue to work with the school district and Master Plan Committee, model some scenarios based on selecting potential new school sites and ask questions about hypothetical enrollment on a certain opening day.

 

With the newly analyzed demographic data, the Elizabeth School District is working with RTA Architects to determine future needs.

 

“When we talk about cafeteria and gym space, and whether or not we have enough science rooms or maker spaces, or even career and technical education, we look for education adequacy. Can we deliver good, high-quality instruction in that building based on the spaces?” asked one RTA architect. “In the elementary schools, we’re already pushing up to where we don’t have any capacity and seeing some strain. We don’t have big enough cafeterias; we don’t have enough special ed spaces. There’s real pressure in the district for preschool. As we push capacity, it is even harder to offer. You can’t add another room for preschool right now because you don’t have space. We have a real constraint at the elementary level right now based on the trends.”