Sited along bustling Route 1, and near the Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site, the new Saugus Middle/High School supports forward-thinking education and celebrates the town’s rich history of innovation. The 271,000-SF facility brings together 1,360 middle and high school students in a complex of fabrication labs, collaboration spaces, and project areas that offer engaging hands-on learning opportunities.

Students enter “main street” – a central circulation route connecting public spaces including the 750-seat auditorium, cafeteria, gym, and student cafe. Distinct middle and high school academic zones are separated by shared core spaces, while eighth and ninth graders share the same floor to ease the transition from middle to high school. Configured around a STEAM-based curriculum that facilitates exploratory learning, grade-level classroom pods establish small learning communities. Each pod is flooded by natural light from monumental lightwells and has a clear identity, reinforced by dynamic and colorful supergraphics honoring Saugus’ pioneering industries in ice, iron, and lobstering. Windows into the multi-story lightwell provide a visual connection between grade levels in order to foster a sense of shared space and experience, helping the next generation of students learn and grow.