Room for More

As the Town of Avon and Washington Township have grown, student enrollment in Avon Schools has grown, too. As a school corporation, our strategy has been to manage growth by maximizing each square foot of our school buildings, controlling costs by expanding existing schools before building new, and minimizing disruption to students, families, and employees by only making changes when necessary.

In 2023, the time finally came break ground on a new school — Avon's third middle school — Avon Middle School West.

Since 2010, the last time Avon Schools built a new school, enrollment has grown by more than 2,200 students. The construction of AMS West — and the corresponding realignment of our school corporation — was designed to ensure there would be enough room to help ALL students belong, learn, and grow for decades to come.

Learn more:

Strategic Expansion          2025 Redistricting

While many school corporations across the state of Indiana are working to navigate the challenges that come with declining student enrollment, Avon Schools has had the privilege of working to find ways to provide the best educational experience to an ever-increasing number of students.

Because of the conservative fiscal approach of our district's leaders, we are able to issue debt for this new construction project as current debts are paid off. Therefore, there is no increase to our taxpayers.

Learn more:

Avon School Finance          How Schools Finance Construction

Our two-story building will comprise 221,196 square feet and accommodate approximately 1,000 students, with the ability to expand to 1,125 students if needed in the future.

Learning environment highlights include:

• Two-story academic wing with dedicated 1st-floor area for 6th grade and 2nd-floor area for 7th and 8th grades.
• Academic Learning Commons on the 1st and 2nd floor supports small and large group collaboration.
• Library & Innovation Center, with a large, flexible collaboration-based learning environment.
• Cafetorium with a stage designed and acoustically tuned to support performing arts concerts.
• Multipurpose gymnasiums, performing arts classrooms/labs, project labs, and cafetorium are accessible from all parking areas and easily isolated from the academic suite for after-hours building use.
• Academic and event commons include clearstory windows to bring natural light into the core of the building.
• Centrally located field sports building provides easy access and support for all sports.
• Sports fields include tennis courts, softball and baseball fields, a football and track field, a discus and shot-put area, and practice fields.

Construction is on schedule for completion by July 2025 for the start of the 2025-26 school year.