Battle Elementary School was developed to address overcrowding in other schools, such as Two Mile Prairie and Alpha Hart Lewis, eliminate the need for trailer classrooms, and reduce class sizes. Columbia’s 20th elementary school is named for Dr. Eliot Franklin Battle, a Columbia educator and husband of Muriel Battle, the high school’s namesake. The school is located on a 30-acre site next to Muriel Battle High School on the northeast side of Columbia.
The 77,000 sq. ft. elementary school was financed by a $120 million bond issue in 2010, the same bond issue that funded the adjacent high school. The school’s groundbreaking was in October 2013, and construction was completed in August 2015 at a construction cost of $13.5 million.
As the project’s lead architect, PWA worked with ACI Frangkiser Hutchens and Columbia Public Schools throughout the design process. The process began in 2011 and included programming, work sessions, spatial relationship diagrams, and schematic design through Construction Administration. The design of Battle Elementary was a prototype for building future elementary schools, including Beulah Ralph Elementary School in southwest Columbia and an additional school in southeast Columbia.
Location:
Columbia, Missouri
Project Type:
Elementary School Facility
Size:
77,000 sq. ft.
Construction Cost:
$13.5 million
Completed:
August 2015
Facility Highlights:
- Accommodates up to 450 students
- A studio classroom with a one-way mirror for teachers in training to watch a “master teacher” at work.
- Classrooms are furnished with temperature-controlled computer storage cupboards for student laptops and iPads.
- An energy-efficient heating/cooling system
- Classroom lighting operated by sensors
- 194 parking spaces
- Playgrounds
- Stormwater facilities
- Commercial kitchen
Battle Elementary School was developed to address overcrowding in other schools, such as Two Mile Prairie and Alpha Hart Lewis, eliminate the need for trailer classrooms, and reduce class sizes. Columbia’s 20th elementary school is named for Dr. Eliot Franklin Battle, a Columbia educator and husband of Muriel Battle, the high school’s namesake. The school is located on a 30-acre site next to Muriel Battle High School on the northeast side of Columbia.
The 77,000 sq. ft. elementary school was financed by a $120 million bond issue in 2010, the same bond issue that funded the adjacent high school. The school’s groundbreaking was in October 2013, and construction was completed in August 2015 at a construction cost of $13.5 million.
As the project’s lead architect, PWA worked with ACI Frangkiser Hutchens and Columbia Public Schools throughout the design process. The process began in 2011 and included programming, work sessions, spatial relationship diagrams, and schematic design through Construction Administration. The design of Battle Elementary was a prototype for building future elementary schools, including Beulah Ralph Elementary School in southwest Columbia and an additional school in southeast Columbia.
Location:
Columbia, Missouri
Project Type:
Elementary School Facility
Size:
77,000 sq. ft.
Construction Cost:
$13.5 million
Completed:
August 2015
Facility Highlights:
- Accommodates up to 450 students
- A studio classroom with a one-way mirror for teachers in training to watch a “master teacher” at work.
- Classrooms are furnished with temperature-controlled computer storage cupboards for student laptops and iPads.
- An energy-efficient heating/cooling system
- Classroom lighting operated by sensors
- 194 parking spaces
- Playgrounds
- Stormwater facilities
- Commercial kitchen
Location:
Columbia, Missouri
Project Type:
Elementary School Facility
Size:
77,000 sq. ft.
Construction Cost:
$13.5 million
Completed:
August 2015
Facility Highlights:
- Accommodates up to 450 students
- A studio classroom with a one-way mirror for teachers in training to watch a “master teacher” at work.
- Classrooms are furnished with temperature-controlled computer storage cupboards for student laptops and iPads.
- An energy-efficient heating/cooling system
- Classroom lighting operated by sensors
- 194 parking spaces
- Playgrounds
- Stormwater facilities
- Commercial kitchen
Battle Elementary School was developed to address overcrowding in other schools, such as Two Mile Prairie and Alpha Hart Lewis, eliminate the need for trailer classrooms, and reduce class sizes. Columbia’s 20th elementary school is named for Dr. Eliot Franklin Battle, a Columbia educator and husband of Muriel Battle, the high school’s namesake. The school is located on a 30-acre site next to Muriel Battle High School on the northeast side of Columbia.
The 77,000 sq. ft. elementary school was financed by a $120 million bond issue in 2010, the same bond issue that funded the adjacent high school. The school’s groundbreaking was in October 2013, and construction was completed in August 2015 at a construction cost of $13.5 million.
As the project’s lead architect, PWA worked with ACI Frangkiser Hutchens and Columbia Public Schools throughout the design process. The process began in 2011 and included programming, work sessions, spatial relationship diagrams, and schematic design through Construction Administration. The design of Battle Elementary was a prototype for building future elementary schools, including Beulah Ralph Elementary School in southwest Columbia and an additional school in southeast Columbia.
