MENIFEE, CA — C.W. Driver Companies, a builder serving California for more than 100 years, recently celebrated the ribbon cutting of Menifee Union School District, Sally Buselt Elementary School. C.W. Driver partnered with architect DLR Group | BakerNowicki on the project. The new $54.5 million K-5 elementary school will serve up to 600 students residing in Riverside County.

Totaling 10.3 acres, the new campus includes 23 classrooms, a kindergarten building, an administration building, library, food service kitchen, and multipurpose room, with the various buildings laid out in a horseshoe configuration. The site has a modern multipurpose room with an audio visual system, play and track fields, and playgrounds for children's recreation. There will also be a 103-stall parking lot with student pickup and drop off areas.

Guests from the board, cabinet, district staff, elected officials, faculty, students, and parents gathered on site for a ribbon cutting ceremony to honor the legacy of teacher, Sally Buselt, and learn about the future of teaching and learning at the new campus. Site tours took guests in and around the facilities.

“We're extremely pleased to continue building our presence in Menifee,” said Andy Feth, Project Executive at C.W. Driver Companies. “Sally Buselt Elementary School will serve as a benchmark of excellence in educational infrastructure, with a commitment to quality at every turn.”

Menifee, which incorporated in 2008, was recently ranked as the ninth-fastest growing city in the U.S. with a population over 100,000. From 2017 to 2022, Menifee's population rose by 17.4 percent. With the addition of Sally Buselt Elementary School, C.W. Driver Cos. is supporting the growing need for educational institutions in the area.

This is the second project from C.W. Driver Cos. for Menifee Union School District, following the reconstruction of Menifee Valley Middle School, which was completed in 2022. C.W. Driver Cos. has started their third project for the district, Kathryn Newport Middle School Phase 2, which is slated to be completed in the summer of 2025.

The builder’s portfolio of K-12 work includes projects for San Diego USD’s Nipaquay Elementary School, Grossmont UHSD’s El Capitan High School Events Center, San Dieguito UHSD’s Torrey Pines High School Modernization & New Digital Arts Building and Pacific Trails Middle School, Chino Valley USD’s New K-8 Legacy Academy, Granada Hills Charter’s New TK-8 School, Irvine USD’s New Solis Park K-8 School and Irvine High School Performing Arts Complex, Flintridge Preparatory School Bachmann Collaboration Building, and Brentwood School Saltair West Annex and Parking Garage.