AURORA | The fast growing Horizon Uptown community in northeast Aurora is getting its neighborhood’s first-ever school, and the students from Clyde Miller will be among them.
“The new P-8 will feature a unique floor plan with three floors and an abundance of windows to allow for natural light throughout the structure,” a statement from the Aurora Public Schools said.
Aurora Public Schools is constructing the new $85 million state-of-the-art school building in the growing neighborhood with a capacity for 1,000 students from preschool through eighth grade, according to the statement.
Scenes from construction of Horizon Uptown P8 School in northeast Aurora. VIA AURORA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Construction began in March and is expected to be completed by summer 2026.
The new school is scheduled to open in fall 2026, and students will be able to take advantage of exploratory labs on each floor, along with two art rooms and two music rooms (one for vocal and one for instrumental music), according to the statement.
“The school will also feature a full-size gym and a robust athletics program for middle school students,” the statement said.
The school will not only serve the Horizon Uptown community, nestled in the intersection of I-70 and E-470, it will also serve students who currently attend Clyde Miller P-8.
The Clyde Miller building will close at the end of the current school year, and Principal Megan Ortiz will switch from Clyde Miller to being the principal at Horizon Uptown, the statement said.
“Ortiz said she’s excited to engage with the Clyde Miller and Horizon Uptown communities in the coming months to choose a name for the new school, along with a mascot and school colors,” the statement said.
Ortiz will be attending the groundbreaking ceremony, and she said she is looking forward to meeting students and families who will be attending the new school.
IF YOU GO
WHAT: Groundbreaking ceremony for new P-8 school in Horizon Uptown community
WHEN: 4:30 p.m. Thursday
WHERE: 801 Tempe St.