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New Elementary Schools

K-12 Portfolio - 2026

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Elementary Schools Fanning Howey designs elementary schools to build future-ready skills. From makerspaces for future terraforming engineers to media centers for young coders, we give students the tools to explore, discover and dream. Our elementary school architects and designers understand the cognitive and emotional needs of each age group. Early learning centers rich with sensory education and higher-level classrooms with video production labs are all part of our passion for personalized learning.

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Firm Proﬁle

Fanning Howey is an integrated architecture, interiors, and engineering firm specializing in learning environments. We use the power of design to create smarter, happier learners, more successful educators and stronger communities. From our offices in Indiana, Ohio and Michigan we have designed K-12 and Higher Education learning environments throughout the midwest and across the country. Our team is devoted to finding ways to conceive and build inspirational places for teaching and learning.

W E A R E LE A D E R S I N :

• Architecture • MEP Engineering • Interior Design • Landscape Architecture • Technology Design • Construction Administration • Master Planning • Educational Visioning

900K+

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students attend Fanning Howeydesigned schools each day

professionals focused on improving learning environments

new elementary schools designed since 1961

3,000+

K-12 school designs in 37 states since 1961

globally in LEED certiﬁcation design for K-12 schools

years of expertise creating impactful spaces

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Williamsburg Elementary School Williamsburg, OH

The new PreK–5 elementary school in Williamsburg is transforming education by creating a future-ready learning environment that supports students, teachers, and the broader community. To bring this long-awaited vision to life, Williamsburg partnered with Fanning Howey after more than eight years of planning. The district's innovative approach included a public/private partnership with an in-district industrial partner, showcasing creative funding strategies that made the project possible. Community engagement played a vital role throughout the process. Fanning Howey led school tours, educational visioning sessions, and schematic design workshops to ensure alignment among stakeholders, staff, and residents. The selected site carries deep historical signiﬁcance. Once home to the original Clermont County courthouse and the district's former high school, the site balances honoring local history with the creation of a modern learning environment. The design incorporates elements that reﬂect the community's heritage while addressing the district's growing needs.

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C LI E N T Williamsburg Local School District SCOPE 69,100 New SF COST $22.3 M C O M P L E T I O N DAT E 2027

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Trailside Elementary School Zionsville, IN

An updated elementary school prototype gives Zionsville students and educators a more engaging, flexible, and efficient environment that supports the evolving needs of teaching and learning. Working closely with district educators, Fanning Howey reimagined the elementary school prototype originally developed in 2007, creating a design that reflects contemporary educational practices while allowing each school to establish its own identity. A redesigned entrance enhances the arrival experience and strengthens the school’s presence within the community. The updated prototype incorporates technology-rich learning environments, additional large-group instructional spaces, and more efficient teacher work areas that support collaboration and productivity. The design team also master planned the site to accommodate both the new elementary school and a future academic building, ensuring the campus can grow alongside the district’s needs while maintaining a cohesive long-term vision.

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C LI E N T Zionsville Community Schools SCOPE 91,150 New SF COST $26.3 M C O M P L E T I O N DAT E 2022

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Pleasant PK-4 Addition Marion, OH

Pleasant Local Schools is moving closer to its vision of serving all students in a uniﬁed PK–12 campus. Phase Two of the district's master plan includes the construction of a PK–4 addition connected to the existing 5–12 school, which was completed several years ago. In partnership with the Ohio Facilities Construction Commission, this expansion will meet the needs of more than 500 elementary students. The new addition is designed to provide an engaging and supportive learning environment, featuring extended learning areas, spacious classrooms, multiple playgrounds, and a gymnasium sized to accommodate middle school-level activities. Together, these amenities will enhance educational opportunities and create a cohesive campus experience for students from preschool through grade 12.

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C LI E N T Pleasant Local Schools SCOPE 52,774 New SF COST $19.0 M C O M P L E T I O N DAT E 2028

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West Point Elementary School West Point, NY

To meet DoDEA's vision for progressive learning environments, the Fanning Howey team partnered with Waller, Todd & Sadler Architects to push the boundaries of design for flexible school facilities. This replacement elementary school features learning studios arranged around collaboration hubs. The facility contains almost no fixed casework, allowing teachers to quickly arrange and rearrange the environment to support various learning and teaching styles. Futureready concepts of flexibility and security ensure the school will stay relevant and innovative for generations to come. Partner Firm: Waller, Todd & Sadler Architects.

A B OV E | Glass operable walls connect the learning studios to the shared hub, providing limitless ﬂexibility.

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C LI E N T Department of Defense Education Activity SCOPE 95,607 New SF COST $57.8 M C O M P L E T I O N DAT E 2020

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Finneytown Elementary School Cincinnati, OH

Finneytown Local Schools embarked on a HPLE process to develop a comprehensive district-wide Educational Vision and Educational Speciﬁcations for new school facilities to house K-6 students. The district's instructional programs, delivery methods, integration of technology, and future student needs were reviewed. With the onset of COVID, an alternative approach to school planning was developed by our team which allowed input from teachers, staff, students and administrators into the facility planning process. Fanning Howey worked with local partner emersion DESIGN to develop the design of this high performing learning environment. Partner Firm: emersion DESIGN

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C LI E N T Finneytown Local School District SCOPE 89,570 New SF COST $19.2 M C O M P L E T I O N DAT E 2022

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Shale Meadows Elementary School Lewis Center, OH

Shale Meadows Elementary School is rethinking Olentangy School's equitable design prototype. For decades, Fanning Howey helped Olentangy School's manage district wide expansion through building prototypes that meet their educational needs and provide consistent resources across their schools. Shale Meadows Elementary School was designed to push that prototype and serve the needs of current and future students. The new elementary school increased the number of classrooms and small group areas and reorganized administrative space to include a security vestibule for safe entry. Additionally, the new school includes dedicated SLC classrooms with internal restrooms and tutor spaces.

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C LI E N T Olentangy Schools SCOPE 82,100 New SF COST $17.2 M C O M P L E T I O N DAT E 2021

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Warren Elementary School Vincent, OH

In 2017, Warren Local Schools successfully passed their bond issue, paving the way for a new elementary school, as well as additions and renovations to the middle school and a new high school on the same site. The new Warren Elementary School features five academic learning pods, each centered around a flexible studio and surrounded by six learning studios. The preschool pod is situated on the opposite side of the building, complete with its own entrance and playground area. Between these areas, you'll find the student dining area, gymnasium, two music rooms, two art rooms, and the administrative offices. Classrooms are designed with extensive exterior windows to ensure plenty of natural light, enhancing the learning environment.

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C LI E N T Warren Local School District SCOPE 71,077 New SF COST $21.9 M C O M P L E T I O N DAT E 2020

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Little Miami Early Childhood Center Morrow, OH

The New Early Elementary School has been designed to support Little Miami's youngest learners as part of the District's Master Plan. The programming and vision of the district curriculum led to a building designed with academic pods to support the children. Each pod is organized with 6 classrooms, a small group room, and ample common flex studio to be shared by the entire pod. This allows for different classrooms to come together to work on common projects or lessons. The flex studios have been designed to be interactive for the children. The intent of the flex studios is to give the children different learning environments throughout the building. Partner Firm: emersion DESIGN

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C LI E N T Little Miami Local School District SCOPE 102,000 New SF COST $23.1 M C O M P L E T I O N DAT E 2021

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Parkside Elementary School Painesville, OH

Fanning Howey helped the district transform its elementary educational experience by creating modern, student-centered schools that support collaboration, innovation, and stronger community connections while consolidating resources for future generations. Following the successful passage of the district’s November 2016 bond issue, the project replaced four aging elementary schools with two new 630-student, 73,628-square-foot facilities. While the buildings share a common design approach, each was developed with its own distinct identity. The schools are organized around a welcoming community-use zone featuring a gymnasium, cafeteria, stage, and operable partition that allows spaces to flex for school and community events. The design supports a variety of learning styles through flexible, collaborative spaces that extend beyond the traditional classroom. An innovation lab connected to the media center through a glass garage door encourages hands-on exploration, while dedicated art, music, and sensory rooms support the whole child. Academic pods are organized into clusters of four classrooms surrounding shared extended learning areas and small group rooms, giving teachers greater flexibility to personalize instruction and foster collaboration. 22

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C LI E N T Riverside Local Schools (Lake Co) SCOPE 73,600 New SF COST $17.6 M C O M P L E T I O N DAT E 2019

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Riverview Elementary School Painesville, OH

Fanning Howey played a crucial role in helping the district pass their November 2016 bond issue. This led to the consolidation of elementary students by closing four older schools and constructing two new 630-student elementary schools, each spanning 73,628 square feet. While the designs of the two buildings are quite similar, each has its own unique character. Both feature a single-story community-use area that includes a gymnasium, which can be separated from the cafeteria by an operable wall, and a stage. The administrative area serves as a transition to the two-story academic section. The schools boast an innovation lab connected to the media center via a glass garage door, as well as an art room, music room, and sensory room. Each academic pod includes four classrooms, a small group room, and a large central extended learning area.

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C LI E N T Riverside Local Schools (Lake Co) SCOPE 73,600 New SF COST $17.7 M C O M P L E T I O N DAT E 2019

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Eastwood Elementary School Pemberville, OH

Generations of Eastwood Elementary School students will benefit from personalized learning environments that support academic growth, collaboration, and engagement while giving teachers the flexibility to adapt instruction to diverse learning styles. The design emerged from a collaborative visioning process that included tours of several Fanning Howey schools, allowing Eastwood leaders to evaluate proven educational environments and identify the strategies that best aligned with the District’s goals. The resulting plan organizes the school into a series of small learning communities that foster stronger connections among students and staff while creating a more supportive, student-centered experience. At the heart of the school, a centrally located media center serves as a flexible learning hub that encourages collaboration, exploration, and a variety of instructional approaches. By pairing forward-thinking educational design with cost-effective building materials, the project delivers a high-performing, adaptable facility that meets today’s needs while providing long-term value for the community.

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C LI E N T Eastwood Local School District SCOPE 82,563 New SF COST $18.3 M C O M P L E T I O N DAT E 2017

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Ecole Kenwood French Immersion School Columbus, OH

The new Ecole Kenwood Elementary School, located on the same urban site as the previous school, allows students to explore language through a variety of learning styles. A main street-like ﬂex studio serves as the organizing spine of each building's academic neighborhoods, supporting individual exploration, group work and presentations. The design meets the challenges of the constricted site while fully supporting the school's pre-kindergarten through sixth-grade French language immersion program with custom signage, teacher-selected quote walls and built-in displays.

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C LI E N T Columbus City Schools SCOPE 66,604 New SF COST $12.0 M C O M P L E T I O N DAT E 2016

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Perry Elementary School Lima, OH

Perry Elementary School creates a connected, futureready learning environment where students, educators, and families can thrive together while strengthening community pride in the Perry Local Schools legacy. Designed as an addition to the existing middle/high school, the new elementary school brings all Perry Local Schools students together on a single campus for the ﬁrst time. This consolidation supports smoother grade-level transitions, increases opportunities for collaboration among educators, and creates a stronger sense of belonging for students and families throughout their educational journey. The design serves as a bridge between Perry’s history and its future. A nautical-inspired architectural and interior design theme celebrates the achievements of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry while reinforcing the identity of the Perry Commodores. Through thoughtful integration of these elements, the school creates a memorable learning environment that honors the community’s heritage, fosters school pride, and provides a welcoming place for the next generation of learners.

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C LI E N T Perry Local School District (Allen) SCOPE 57,062 New SF COST $13.8 M C O M P L E T I O N DAT E 2016

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West Muskingum Elementary Learning Center Zanesville, OH

The new West Muskingum Elementary School is a student-centered learning environment that delivers personalized instruction for children in grades PK-4. The Fanning Howey design team collaborated with the District to create a building that is being recognized for its advanced ﬂexibility and technology strategies. The design features ﬁve small learning communities, each equipped with specialty studios to support different activities: large group collaboration, project-based learning, presentations, teacher lectures and quiet study. The overall concept of the building provides the District with multi-grade groupings that allow students to learn at their own speed.

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C LI E N T West Muskingum Local Schools SCOPE 70,426 New SF COST $15.1 M C O M P L E T I O N DAT E 2016

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Ecole Kenwood French Immersion School Columbus, OH

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C LI E N T Columbus City Schools SCOPE 66,604 New SF COST $12.0 M C O M P L E T I O N DAT E 2016

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Prairie Trail Elementary School Gurnee, IL

The new Prairie Trail Elementary School provides the district's third- through ﬁfth-grade students with a future-ready learning environment. Grade-level pods divide classrooms into small learning communities with extended learning areas to emphasize collaboration. Each classroom is rich in technology to support the district's 1:1 initiative, including audio enhancement systems, interactive display boards and wireless connectivity. The school takes advantage of the site's surrounding wetlands and natural vegetation to provide students with outdoor learning areas for a balanced education.

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C LI E N T Gurnee School District 56 SCOPE 90,199 New SF COST $21.1 M C O M P L E T I O N DAT E 2012

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