In 2018, the Town Facilities Master Plan was completed, promoting the consolidation of the elementary schools. For more information on the 2018 Town Facilities Master Plan, please click here.

In 2020, the Town submitted Statements of Interest (SOIs) to the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) for all six elementary schools. The MSBA partners with cities and towns across the Commonwealth to help fund school construction and renovation projects. For more information on the MSBA, please click here.

The Statements of Interest were approved by the School Department, School Committee, and Select Board. The Wildwood School was accepted into the MSBA program on the basis that the Town and MSBA would study three different enrollment options: PK-K (130 students plus PK), PK-3 (550 students plus PK), and PK-5 (755 students plus PK) across three schools, which included Wildwood, Woburn Street, and North Intermediate School. As a condition of the Wildwood SOI being accepted into the MSBA program, the final selected solution must include the Wildwood student population.

Since 2021, the Town and MSBA have undertaken a comprehensive partnership progressing from the eligibility phase through a robust feasibility study. This effort has included assessments of existing conditions, analysis of enrollment consolidation, strategies for delivering 21st-century education, and cost estimates for proposed options involving the Wildwood, Woburn Street, and North Intermediate School sites.

The School Building Committee initially studied 18 options—ranging from renovations and additions to new construction—across the Wildwood, Woburn Street, North Intermediate, and Town Hall sites. Each option was evaluated using a rating matrix that considered educational delivery, site development constraints, community input, sustainability, construction logistics, enrollment consolidation, project duration, and cost.

In April 2024, the list of options was narrowed to 9 following a committee vote. From there, the most cost-effective and educationally appropriate solution was identified: a new PreK–5 facility (755 students plus Pre-K) to be constructed on the existing North Intermediate School site. For more information on the 9 options, please click here.

For more information on the most recent submittal to the MSBA, the Schematic Design Submission, please click here.

The selected solution, the “Wildwood Project,” is proposed to be a three-story, 165,000 square feet facility that is designed to serve a K-5 enrollment of 755 students, plus PK. The proposed facility will serve all Wilmington students in PK-5 on the North side of the Town. Construction is scheduled to commence in the summer of 2026, with the new school facility to be completed for occupancy by September 2028. The new school facility will be constructed behind the existing school and the existing school will remain open during construction. At the conclusion of construction of the new facility, the North Intermediate School will be demolished, and the remaining sitework and amenities will be implemented.

The Total Project Budget for the Wildwood Project is $173,265,626. The MSBA has committed a maximum grant of $62,134,793 to the Town. Additionally, the Town has proposed allocating $15,000,000 from the Town Stabilization Fund to offset the cost to the taxpayers, resulting in the Town’s share for the Project at $96,130,833.

The estimated tax impact for the average home value ($702,889) is approximately $422/ year or $35/ month. To access a tax calculator to determine your approximate tax assessment, please click here.

A Special Town Meeting will be held on September 13, 2025. If the Wildwood Project article passes by a 2/3 majority, a Town-Wide Ballot Debt Exclusion will occur on September 16, 2025. For more information on the Special Town Meeting, please click here.

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What is the Proposed Wildwood Project and its Current Status

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