Taft Middle School

Historic Taft Middle School, built in 1930 at May and NW 23rd, is getting an $8 mil renovation which includes 6,000 SF of new classroom space. The school will be able to accommodate 700 students after the renovations are complete.

Jackson Middle School

Jackson Middle School, built in 1930 at Villa Ave and Commerce Street in S. OKC, is receiving a $9 mil renovation including an expansion annex. The school is being expanded in order to handle being converted from middle school to Pre-K through 6.

Northeast Academy

Located at Kelley Ave and NE 30th, Northeast Academy is a charter school occupying a historic building built in 1934 that is targeted for $7 mil renovations in the MAPS for Kids plan. The renovations are to give the school an overhaul and increase its capacity to 750 students.

Northwest Classen High School

NW Classen High, located off North May and NW 27th, was built in 1952 and serves students that live in the historic districts NW of downtown. As a part of MAPS for Kids, the school is receiving a major $16 mil complete renovation. Right now the project is still in the community discussion phase.

Emerson High School

Emerson Alternative School is a charter high school located at Walker and NW 7th in the heart of MidTown. The school was built in 1894 and is receiving a $1.5 mil renovation as a result of MAPS for Kids. They have not yet begun.

Classen School of Advanced Studies

Classen SAS, built in 1919 and located at Emerson and NW 19th (right off Classen Blvd), is another MAPS for Kids high school that's getting a significant $7 mil facelift as a part of the $700 mil inner city schools initiative. Renovation's haven't started but in July 2008 the architect was notified to begin on schematic designs. The school will just be renovated and not rebuilt.

Capitol Hill High School

Capitol Hill High School, built in 1928, is a historical masterpiece that had been falling apart for a long time and earned a reputation as one of Inner OKC's hardest high schools. As a result of the $700 mil-taxpayer initiative to rebuild inner city schools, Capitol Hill is going to get a $10 mil renovation that will bring new amenities to the school such as ... air conditioning, among other great things. The school will not be demolished like some other schools due to its status as a significant example of Prairie Gothic architecture. The school is located at Grand Blvd and Walker Ave, in a diverse area of S. OKC.

Douglass High School

* Note, whoever's job it is to put the MAPS for Kids info up on the web needs to be shot, and someone with a camera and organization skills needs to take their place. The new Douglass is a beautiful school, but no photos online to show for it.

The first of OKC's new MAPS high schools to open was Douglass, located off of MLK Blvd and NE 10th. The high school, which was established in the late 1800s in NE OKC, covers the downtown area in its district today and has been completely rebuilt and reopened in 2005. For $32 mil, the Douglass accommodates 1,200 students, has 81 classrooms, features a cafeteria, media center, 1,800-seat gym, and a theater/auditorium center. It also has a brand-new football stadium finished in 2006.

U.S. Grant High School

Through 2005 and 2006, old U.S. Grant High School was completely torn down and rebuilt at a whopping price tag of $32 mil. The school was built for enrollment of 1,700 students and has 82 different classrooms, a cafeteria, media center, 2,200-seat gym, and a theater/auditorium center. Located off South Penn and 50th Street in the heart of inner S. OKC, the area's population base is growing and becoming more and more diverse. The new U.S. Grant will better meet the needs of its surrounding community and be an exceptional educational environment.

Downtown Library

The Ronald Norick Downtown Library, named after the OKC mayor who envisioned MAPS during the 90s, was the last MAPS project to open upon completion in 2004. For $21.5 mil, Downtown OKC got a 112,000 SF central library with 4 stories and iconic architecture. The first 2 floors provide library and research services, the 3rd provides business services, and the upmost level has conference amenities for nearby schools and corporations. Along the east edge there is a restaurant.