Troy’s $56M Smith Middle School Project Targets Fall 2026 Opening
The Troy School District says construction of the new Smith Middle School remains on track for a fall 2026 opening, keeping the approximately 120,000-square-foot facility on schedule for use during the 2026-27 school year.
The reported total project cost is $56 million. The project is a major new public school facility in Troy, and the district’s current construction update continues to identify fall 2026 as the planned opening window.
Construction began in spring 2024
Smith Middle School broke ground in spring 2024. The district has not announced that the building is complete; its update describes construction as progressing toward the planned fall 2026 opening.
The schedule matters because the district’s 2026-27 calendar places the first day of school on Aug. 25, 2026. That date applies to prekindergarten through grade 12 and is listed as a half-day.
The calendar also lists Aug. 26 through Aug. 28 as half-days for specified student groups. The calendar provides a firm school-year milestone, but it does not establish a more precise day for Smith Middle School’s construction completion or a separate opening ceremony.
What is planned for the building
The planned school is designed around more than standard classrooms. The district lists flexible classrooms, science and technology labs, a STEM lab, a media center and a dining commons among the academic and student-support spaces.
The facility plan also includes a three-court gym, a fitness area, visual and performing arts spaces, performance space and outdoor learning areas. Together, those elements describe a school intended to support classroom instruction, science and technology work, athletics, arts programs and outdoor learning in one new building.
The district describes Smith Middle School as a new middle school. The approved construction material does not characterize it as a replacement school, identify a school closure or provide attendance-boundary changes.
Cost and schedule remain the key public details
For residents tracking the project, the district’s published figures are an approximately 120,000-square-foot building and a reported $56 million total cost. The construction update says the project remains on schedule, but it does not state that the work is under budget.
The available official material also does not identify any approved change orders or provide a final construction account. That leaves the reported project cost and the district’s schedule statement as the clearest current public information about the project’s finances and timing.
The material does not include enrollment projections, staffing levels or a detailed operating plan for the school. It also does not say whether the project will change how students are assigned to middle schools. Those details should not be assumed from the construction update alone.
Next milestone: the fall 2026 opening
The immediate known milestone is the district’s planned fall 2026 opening, with the school year scheduled to begin Aug. 25. Until the district publishes a more specific completion date, the current update establishes a target rather than a final handover or ceremony date.
For Troy, the project’s next public test will be whether construction reaches that fall opening window while delivering the planned academic, athletic, arts, dining and outdoor-learning spaces. The district’s latest published position is that Smith Middle School remains on track.
Sources
- Smith Middle School bond-status and construction update, Troy School District
- Troy School District home page and 2026-27 calendar, Troy School District
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