Beebe School | Malden, MA

New K-8 School

This award-winning four-story, 140,000 square foot school is designed to function as both an academic and community facility for 848 students in grades K-8. Capturing the classical elements of the surrounding Victorian houses through its facade and brick details, the K-4 elementary school occupies the southern half of the building, and the 5-8 middle school on the northern half. In the central spine areas separating these two wings are the shared core spaces, including an 8,400 square foot gymnasium with a full-size basketball court, a 4,100 square foot cafeteria, a 350-seat auditorium, a library/media instruction center, computer labs, and music suites.

The adjacent Wallace Park was revitalized to include a flat 19,000 square foot green amphitheater and linked to the school campus by a pedestrian bridge. The east side of the property serves as the main entrance to the school which steps out to a 22,000 square foot plaza with a hard play surface and playground. Both site elements are designed to encourage and facilitate community use after regular school hours.

This new school is part of a $116 million PreK-8 school revitalization building program for the City of Malden Public Schools.