Mary Fay Pendleton K-8 School
Client: Fallbrook Union Elementary School District
18.06 AC; 95,100 SF facility
Located on Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base, this school was built in 1954 for 361 students. Now with a current enrollment of 940 students, the campus was named one of the most-overcrowded base schools in the nation. Many classes were being held in portable buildings rather than the original school buildings. This campus was demolished and new buildings and facilities were rebuilt in its place. RNT has designed the new campus to include new classrooms, upgraded educational technology, additional space for art, music, and band classes, and enhanced student and bus drop-off areas. As a military base school, the campus will be designed to abide by DOD anti-terrorism standards.