C.W. DRIVER CONSTRUCTION COMPLETES $51M CHINO VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT LEGACY ACADEMY K-8 SCHOOL AT THE PRESERVE

The 73,000 square-foot campus serves families at The Preserve, a 5,000+ acre residential community in western San Bernardino County

CHINO, Calif. – C.W. Driver Companies, a premier builder serving California for more than 100 years, recently celebrated the opening of Legacy Academy K-8 School located at The Preserve at Chino, a 38-acre master-planned community. The all-new $51M public school will serve more than 1,250 students in the Chino Valley Unified School District. 

Work on the new state-of-the art K-8 school began in November 2022 with the goal of relieving overcrowding at nearby Cal Aero Preserve Academy (which had gone on a year-round schedule due to exceeding capacity). The school district presently serves more than 25,000 students. Legacy Academy is part of the new construction supporting The Preserve neighborhood in western San Bernardino County which encompasses a planned library, community center, and a 9.75-acre park that will include a sports court, playground, dog park, picnic area, walking trail, and an outdoor stage. 

Legacy Academy’s 73,000 square-foot campus consists of six one-story buildings housing classrooms, science and STEM labs, physical education facilities, administration, a library, kitchen, multipurpose room, a dedicated TK/kindergarten, and an outdoor amphitheater. C.W. Driver Companies also provided construction of the school’s new parking lots, playfields, hardcourts, fencing, and gates. 

“The new Legacy Academy school will help immensely in relieving the needs of Chino Valley Unified School District’s student overcrowding at The Preserve,” said John Kately, project executive at C.W. Driver Companies. “It is a welcome addition to the neighborhood with its state-of-the-art classrooms and multiple specialty facilities.”  

C.W. Driver partnered with PBK Architect on the project. The builder’s robust portfolio of K-12 work includes multiple project modernizations for Chino Valley USD at Ayala and Don Lugo High School’s as well as ten elementary and junior high schools throughout the district; Santa Monica-Malibu USD – New Malibu High School, Phase 1 and Roosevelt Elementary School – TK/K New Classrooms & Library; Menifee Union SD  – Sally Buselt Elementary School, Kathryn Newport Middle School Phase 2 and Menifee Valley Middle School Reconstruction; San Diego USD’s La Jolla Elementary School, John Muir Language Academy, and Darnall Charter School Whole Site Modernizations, in addition to the new K-5 technology-oriented Nipaquay Elementary School, San Dieguito UHSD’s Torrey Pines High School, Aquatic Center and Athletic Facilities, Torrey Pines HS Modernization & New Digital Arts Building and Pacific Trails Middle School, Granada Hills Charter’s New TK-8 School Facility, Irvine USD’s New Solis Park K-8 School and Irvine HS Performing Arts Complex in addition to multiple new and modernization projects, Flintridge Preparatory School Bachmann Collaboration Building, and Brentwood School Saltair West Annex and Parking Garage. 

About C.W. Driver Companies  

C.W. Driver Companies is a premier builder serving California since 1919. In 2019, the historic company proudly celebrated its 100-year anniversary. As a leader in general contracting and construction management services, C.W. Driver Companies are on the cutting edge across a broad spectrum of industries, including education, commercial/office, technology, healthcare/biomedical, mixed-use, assisted living, entertainment, retail, industrial and civic. Ranked in Engineering News Record’s Top 150 General Contractors and Top 100 Construction Managers, C.W. Driver Companies has the ability to build a variety of projects, from large tenant improvements to small renovations and specialized projects through its affiliates Driver SPG and Good & Roberts. C.W. Driver Companies has offices located in Los Angeles, Anaheim, Rancho Cucamonga, San Diego and Carlsbad. For more information, please visit www.cwdriver.com. Follow C.W. Driver Companies on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.