Nipaquay Elementary School, CA
Ninyo & Moore, a SOCOTEC Company, provided geotechnical, special inspection, and materials testing services during the construction of the San Diego Unified School District - Nipaquay Elementary School, the first public elementary school to be built in the Mission Valley area of San Diego County, California.
Key Information
Project Name: Nipaquay Elementary School (Formelery Civita)
Client: San Diego Unified School District
Location: San Diego, California
Completion Date: 2022
Services Provided: Geotechnical Engineering, Construction Materials Testing, Special Inspection
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The Challenge
Building the First Public Elementary School in Mission Valley
Nipaquay Elementary School is the first public elementary school to be constructed in the Mission Valley area of San Diego County, California.
Located at the corner of Via Alta and Civita Boulevard, the new campus was built to serve up to 500 students from preschool through 5th grade, welcoming children from the Civita residential development as well as families from the broader Mission Valley and Fashion Valley neighborhoods.
With sustained growth expected in the area, the project was designed to get ahead of the increasing demand for a local neighborhood school. The campus incorporates flexible learning environments with roll-up doors that connect interior classrooms directly to outdoor spaces, reinforcing an environmental science curriculum anchored in sustainable design.
Additional site improvements include:
Permanent soldier beam and lagging retaining walls
New parking facilities and pedestrian circulation upgrades
Play areas, hardscaping, and landscaping
Associated underground site utilities
The Solution
Geotechnical, Special Inspection and Materials Testing for a New School Campus
Ninyo & Moore, a SOCOTEC Company, provided geotechnical, special inspection, and materials testing services during construction of the Nipaquay Elementary School campus, under California Division of the State Architect (DSA) jurisdiction.
Special Inspection & Materials Testing
Special inspection, materials testing, and geotechnical services throughout construction of the two 2-story steel-framed structures with veneer, stucco, and metal panel exteriors
Special inspection, materials testing, and geotechnical services for the two single-story masonry structures founded on shallow foundations
Ninyo & Moore, a SOCOTEC Company, provided geotechnical, special inspection, and materials testing services during construction of the Nipaquay Elementary School campus, under California Division of the State Architect (DSA) jurisdiction.
Special Inspection & Materials Testing
Special inspection, materials testing, and geotechnical services throughout construction of the two 2-story steel-framed structures with veneer, stucco, and metal panel exteriors
Special inspection, materials testing, and geotechnical services for the two single-story masonry structures founded on shallow foundations
The Results
A New Campus for the Future of Education in Mission Valley
The project delivered a modern preschool campus designed for future-focused education.
Project Outcomes:
New public elementary school campus delivered
Capacity for up to 500 students
Flexible indoor-outdoor learning spaces
Sustainable design elements integrated into the campus
Infrastructure developed to support community growth
