On April 17, the county planning board approved an application for the demolition of the old Hyattsville Elementary School building and the construction of a new school building on the same 43rd Avenue site.
The existing building, with the exception of a 50-foot by 30-foot portion (the original portion of the building constructed around 1935), located on the southwest corner of the 2-acre site, is to be demolished, according to planning board documents. The new two-story building will be about 83,200 square feet with a cafeteria on the first floor and a gymnasium on the second floor. The old building was designed to accommodate 421 students, while the new building is designed to accommodate 650.
The plan also includes a two-story parking garage, with 67 parking spaces — four of which will be reserved for electric vehicle charging stations. The rooftop of the school building will include a playground, a basketball court, two outdoor classrooms with a shade structure, a garden with a raised bed, and seating areas. Two playgrounds are also planned near the building’s entrance. The county school system is rebuilding Hyattsville Elementary and other outdated county schools using an alternative funding method that engages in a public-private partnership, often referred to as P3.
Site work is scheduled to start this fall. The school will be closed during the 2026-27 and 2027-28 school years, and will reopen in fall 2028. During construction, students will use St. Mark’s School, on Adelphi Road, as a swing space.