Concept rendering of the planned three-story Beaverton high school featuring visible seismic joints, a cedar-clad black box theatre, courtyard and athletic fields.
Beaverton, September 6, 2025
A long-used Beaverton public high school will be replaced by a new three-story, 300,500-square-foot facility designed for 1,500 students. The project is funded by a local bond and carries total project costs around $253 million, with construction hard costs near $221 million. The campus emphasizes resilience with higher-than-required seismic standards and visible seismic joints, and adds modern learning and CTE spaces, a black box theatre with cedar cladding, pottery and yoga studios, expanded athletic facilities, an indoor running track, and an on-site student health clinic. The old building will be demolished and the site converted to parking.
A long‑used Beaverton public high school will be replaced by a new three‑story building set to open in the fall of 2026. The project will deliver a 300,500‑square‑foot facility built for a 1,500‑student capacity. The full cost for the replacement, including design and project management, is approximately $253 million, with construction hard costs around $221 million. Funding comes from a local school bond approved in 2022.
The existing school is nearly a century old and is noted as the oldest still in use among public high schools in the state. District leaders chose to build a modern replacement rather than renovate the old structure. Once the new building is complete, the old school will be demolished and the site converted into parking.
The new campus has been planned with an emphasis on resilience and sustainability. Structural work is being handled by a regional engineering firm and the building is being built to a higher‑than‑required seismic standard. Designers added integrated seismic joints that let different parts of the building move independently in an earthquake. Those joints will be intentionally visible and accessible so they can be inspected and maintained more easily.
The school aims to be future‑ready with classroom layouts that support a range of programs. Career and technical education spaces are provided with built‑in infrastructure so students can train in real‑world skills. The design also includes smaller breakout study zones, a black box theatre with acoustic cedar cladding, a pottery room, and a yoga studio to widen hands‑on and wellness offerings.
Athletic upgrades include a recently installed turf football field and new tennis courts. Inside, a gymnasium optimized for natural light will feature an indoor running track that circles the upper level, plus a second‑level track. A student health clinic is part of the new facility to support on‑site care and wellness.
Safety and security were key in the site design. The new layout centers on a single controlled entry point and strategic access limits to keep the building separated from the busy nearby thoroughfare, Farmington Road. The old school site will be turned into parking to support drop‑off and staff needs; project management staff described the demolition and parking conversion as part of overall site planning.
A local architecture firm serves as architect of record, with a separate design firm handling much of the campus layout and landscape planning. A national contractor is leading construction. The district plans for students to move in for classes in the fall term of 2026, with core construction and systems work occurring over the next year.
The replacement is part of a larger bond program approved by voters in 2022. District officials present the project as a model for durable, cost‑effective K‑12 design that balances student experience with resilient systems. The work comes at a time when local population growth has slowed slightly, with recent data showing a minor decline in population between 2020 and 2025.
The new building aims to expand hands‑on learning and support services while improving safety and long‑term durability. With modern CTE labs, arts and performance space, upgraded athletic facilities, and an on‑site health clinic, the district expects the facility to offer broader program options than the aging building it replaces.
A new three‑story high school of about 300,500 square feet is being built to serve up to 1,500 students, with an expected opening in the fall of 2026.
Total project costs including design and permitting are about $253 million. Construction hard costs are roughly $221 million. The work is funded through a bond approved in 2022.
No. The existing building will be demolished after the new school opens. The old site is planned to become parking.
The project includes stronger seismic design with visible seismic joints, a single controlled entry, restricted access to the adjacent busy road, and site planning to support secure drop‑off and circulation.
The design includes CTE classrooms with infrastructure for career training, a black box theatre with cedar cladding, a pottery studio, yoga studio, breakout study zones, an enclosed student courtyard, upgraded athletic fields and courts, and a student health clinic.
| Feature | Detail |
|---|---|
| Size | 300,500 sf |
| Stories | Three |
| Capacity | 1,500 students |
| Total cost | $253 million |
| Construction cost (hard) | $221 million |
| Opening | Fall 2026 |
| Safety | Higher seismic standard with integrated seismic joints; single controlled entry |
| Major amenities | CTE labs, black box theatre, pottery room, yoga studio, indoor running track, student health clinic |
| Site change | Old school to be demolished and converted to parking |
| Funding | Local school bond passed in 2022 |
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