WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — The School District of Palm Beach County has officially broken ground on a new elementary school in Westlake, a campus expected to open its doors in August 2027.
The groundbreaking ceremony took place Thursday morning at the corner of Persimmon Boulevard and Green Lane in West Palm Beach as district leaders and community members gathered to mark the start of construction on what will be a three-story, 97,000-square-foot school designed to serve the growing area.
Planned features for the campus include state-of-the-art general education classrooms, an integrated exterior covered play area, a multipurpose performance space, a patio and music lab, as well as collaborative outdoor learning spaces and cutting-edge STEM-focused areas…