Your public school district has experienced unprecedented growth and as a result has built the new 500 student North Park Elementary School. The district has three older and smaller elementary schools Washington, Jefferson, and Lincoln. Now the growth pressure is being felt at the secondary level. The district would like to build a centrally located middle school to accommodate students and reduce busing costs. The older middle school is adjacent to the high school and will become part of the high school campus. Refer to the map below which also shows the schools' student populations