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Living in the Lyric community is a great idea for families with children because DCSD is your home district: We're proud to say our schools are great places for every student to learn, grow and thrive!  Thanks to Douglas County voters' passage of Initiative 5A last November, a new public elementary school is coming to the Lyric community! This new elementary school (referred to as Elementary School 50 until it is officially named) will open in August of 2027.  Please scroll down to  view rendering of the new elementary school and learn more about current DCSD neighborhood schools in the Lyric community.

Please note: Attendance boundaries for Elementary School 50 have not been determined yet. Those will be determined through a year-long, public process which will take place throughout the 2025-2026 school year and summer of 2026. Board of Education approval is required, by policy, one year before the school opens.

New School in the Lyric community (Elementary School 50) renderings

3D computer model of aerial view of elementary school with large, main hall and three wings that extend perpendicularly. Image also depicts parking lot, playground and landscaping.

A computer-generated 3D rendering of an aerial view of the RidgeGate Elementary site. Rendering provided by Treanor.

Street-level view from the parking lot of elementary school building, showing what the building would look like as people approach the front entry. The building has a large roof overhang above the main doors, which are paired with large windows to give an all-glass look to part of the entry.

A digital rendering of the view from the front parking lot of RidgeGate Elementary School as families would approach the front entry. Rendering provided by Treanor.

Rendering of library area with bookshelves, counters, reading nooks and digitally generated students occupying the various open areas.

A digital rendering of the RidgeGate Elementary School media center, with open areas for students to gather, sit and read and peruse the library shelves. Rendering provided by Treanor.

Computer-generated images of elementary school children walk through an interior school hallway, with large windows and a whiteboard on the left side of the image. Children are seated in a semi-circle at the whiteboard, learning a lesson about teamwork, which is written on the board. The image also shows the hallway extending away from the point of view, with more children looking at a bulletin board.

A computer-generated rendering of an interior hallway at the proposed RidgeGate Elementary site. Rendering provided by Treanor.

Aerial view of site drawing of multi-wing elementary school, its associated outdoor areas including playground, parking lot and landscaping as well as the streets that border the site.

Site drawing of the proposed layout and street positioning of the new RidgeGate Elementary School. Rendering provided by Treanor.

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Preschool Information

DCSD implements two age-based classroom sessions, a.m. and p.m., available Monday through Thursday. This allows for targeted and age-appropriate learning opportunities in our classrooms. Each of our classrooms is programmed as a fully inclusive educational setting. 

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To learn about any from early childhood education options to before- and after-school care, English-language development, special education, gifted education, or the wide variety of athletics and activities available to students, take a look at the links on our Programs page.