Long awaited High School is officially under construction

“We are so grateful to be able to both ease overcrowding in our high schools and increase the variety of choices and programmatic opportunities that connect our young people to careers and relevant learning for the future,” Superintendent Heather Tow-Yick said.

“This school will be a place of innovation—strengthening opportunities across all of our high schools and creating clear pathways to college, careers and service.”
– AJ Taylor, School Board President Students, staff, Superintendent, School Board members and local officials gathered at the site last month to celebrate the groundbreaking of the school, which is expected to open in the fall of 2027.

District staff are working in coordination with staff from the City of Issaquah and the City of Sammamish, as well as with Skanska and Bassetti Architects as the construction timeline moves forward. Regular updates will continue to be provided to the district’s Capital Projects Oversight Committee, during School Board meetings and to the project page on the district website at isd411.org/new-high-school-2501.

The school is primarily funded through voter-approved measures and will serve approximately 700 students in an 83,600-square-foot facility with 26 classrooms, including five pathway labs and four science/flex labs. The design features innovation and collaborative learning hubs, a commons area, studios/design lab, outdoor learning spaces, a library research space and a student market. Additional elements include $5.8 million in roadway improvements to 228th Avenue Southeast and Southeast 43rd Way, site upgrades such as tree replanting and enhanced stormwater management, a parking garage and a multipurpose field with a track for future community use.