Heavy equipment operators brought down the walls of the 100-year-old Reed Academy, née Reed Middle School, née Reed Junior High School, 2000 N. Lyon Ave., in the fall. While Reed students attend classes in the former Jarrett Middle School on South Jefferson, a new bond-funded $59 million, 128,900-square-foot school with 21 classrooms, six science labs and two collaboration spaces is being constructed over the next two years.
The new Reed Academy of Fine & Performing Arts will house 725 sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders. In the fall, Reed became one of Springfield Public Schools’ Choice Programs, which have focused themes and aligned curriculum that provides students access to unique learning opportunities driven by their passion, inquiry, and community connections.
