Wing Luke Elementary School Replacement Project

New School Now Open

Wing Luke Elementary School
3701 S Kenyon St.
Seattle, WA 98118

School Website

Teachers and staff welcomed students to their new school building on Monday, April 19, 2021. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on Aug. 24, 2021.

Join Principal Carol Mendoza and Assistant Principal Jeff Case on a virtual tour.

Timeline

• Construction started: Summer 2019
• Construction complete: March 2021
• School opening: April 2021
• Opening ceremony: Aug. 24, 2021

About the Project

Opened in 1971, the Wing Luke Elementary building had several major systems and structural challenges. The existing Wing Luke Elementary School will be replaced with a new school building, which was designed in close collaboration with the school community. It will celebrate and facilitate education and programming with a modern school designed to 21st century standards.

The new 82,000-square-foot school is designed for up to 500 elementary students, grades K-5. It includes six classrooms with toilets for kindergarten or grade 1, 16 classrooms for grades 1-5, four special education classrooms, one resource room, one occupational/physical therapy space, an art room, a music classroom, two early learning spaces, four learning commons, small group learning areas, a gymnasium, a library, a lunchroom/commons, and administration spaces. The core facilities (administrative, commons, gym) are sized to support 650 students, and the campus Master Plan includes a design for a 150-student addition.

Design: NAC Architecture

Construction: Phase I, Rhine Demolition; Phase II, Jody Miller Construction

Construction Management Firm: CBRE | Heery

Funding Source

Funded by the Building Excellence IV (BEX IV) Capital Levy, which was approved by Seattle voters in 2013 and the Buildings, Technology, and Academics/Athletics III (BTA III) Capital Levy, which was approved by Seattle voters in 2009.

Project Budget

$47.5 million