By BEX Staff for AZBEX
Flagstaff Junior Academy has closed on a six-acre property at 1800 N. Gemini Drive that will be the site of a new middle school campus.
FJA’s current middle school location will be used for Flagstaff Unified School District’s new Marshall Elementary School Replacement project. The charter school and other organizations had previously rented space on the campus from FUSD. The new Marshall building is expected to open for FUSD students in time for the 2025-2026 school year.
News reports say the FJA middle school relocation will cost $8.4M, including site acquisition and preparation, landscaping, construction and related efforts.
The Gemini site was purchased under a lease-to-own arrangement with Charter School Development Corporation. FJA plans to fully purchase the property within five years.
Construction on the site will develop a modular campus for the 2024-2025 school year with 16 modular classrooms and a multipurpose building. Components to be added later include another instruction building, a gymnasium and more parking. The buildings will be constructed off-site and should be ready for delivery around the time the project officially breaks ground.
According to FJA’s project website, the school has been working with Flagstaff Planning and Zoning to finalize plans. The page also says, “We are partnered with APMI Architecture, Loven Contracting, Aries Buildings, and PEAK Engineering to make our new campus a reality for the 2024-2025 school year.”
