
![]() Connect With Us 1200 First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002 Phone: (202) 442-5885 Fax: (202) 442-5026 TTY: 711 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Houston Elementary School ![]() Houston Elementary SchoolHouston Elementary School Next SIT Meeting: TBA Next Community Meeting: TBA Project Update: Houston ES Project Update 5-22-20 Click here for: Project Resources and Meeting Materials Click here for: Project Updates Project Overview
Houston Elementary School, located at 1100 50th Place, NE in Ward 7 currently offers a dual language program and serves students in Prek through grade 5. The Houston ES modernization will receive a full modernization, aligning with the District-wide Educational Specifications (Ed Specs), to increase an enrollment capacity of 336 students to 400 students by SY 2025-2026. The modernization will right-size classrooms, include new and enhanced outdoor spaces, as well as a new addition to provide a welcoming entrance, new Welcome Center, and a multipurpose room. Houston ES, built in 1977, is 54,057sq ft and will increase to 82,457sq ft after the modernization is completed and will achieve LEED BD+C Schools - Gold certification. During the modernization, the school will swing on-site in modulars for 1 year (SY2018-19) and move into Phase 1 (renovation) of the modernized building for SY2019-20. The addition (Phase 2) will be completed for SY2020-21. During the modernization, large trailer spaces (Cafeteria, Kitchen/Gym) will be utilized. Project construction will begin in Summer 2018 and will be completed for SY2020. Project Details Project Location: 1100 50th Pl NE, Washington, DC 20019 Ward: 7Grades Served: PK - 5 Project Status: Construction of Phase II Addition Start Date: Fall 2017 (Project Kick-Off) Completion Date: July 2020 DGS Project Manager: Jahdal McKenzie Design-Build Team: MCN Build / Cox Graae + Spack Architects DCPS Contact: Toussaint Webster Education Specification (EdSpec): Houston ES Educational Specifications |




