FARGO, ND – The Fargo School Board has approved the first phase – design planning – for a new elementary school.
By unanimous vote at their meeting Tuesday, the Fargo Board of Education directed administration to begin the first major capital initiative under Phase 1 of the District’s Long-Range Facility Plan.
The new school will have the capacity to serve approximately 444 students in grades K–5 and consolidate the current Horace Mann–Roosevelt and Madison elementary school attendance areas into one centrally located facility on the Horace Mann site. Once completed, the Roosevelt and Madison school buildings will be closed.
During construction, Horace Mann students will be temporarily assigned to other school sites for the 2026–27 and 2027–28 school years. Final school assignments, transportation plans, and staffing details will be part of a comprehensive transition plan that will be developed this fall and published in December 2025.
The new school is expected to open in Fall 2028.
