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Minnesota Middle School Finishes $23.5M Addition and Modernization

  • By Matt Jones
  • 12/09/25

Highland Park Middle School in St. Paul, Minn., recently announced the completion of a $23.5-million addition and remodel project, according to a news release. Saint Paul Public Schools partnered with ATS&R Planners, Architects & Engineers for its design and Kraus-Anderson for its construction.

Funding came from a combination of bonds, including Long Term Facility Maintenance and Capital Levy Authority.

The news release reports that the project totaled 168,968 square feet. It added a two-story, 15,000-square-foot link between the middle school and adjacent high school and a new, 5,200-square-foot administration area.

The project also involved renovations to the 19,900-square-foot special education area, the 10,500-square-foot cafeteria, and 7,400 square feet of gymnasium flooring, as well as converting the old administration area into 5,800 square feet of classrooms and collaboration space.

The project’s construction began in June 2024, the news release reports.

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Matt Jones is senior editor of Spaces4Learning. He can be reached at [email protected].

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