Pasco (Washington) district is opening 2 new high schools

Sageview is a comprehensive high school, and Orion is a specialized career and college academy.

Aug. 1, 2025

Key Highlights

Sageview High School is a 300,000-square-foot facility opening to freshmen, sophomores, and juniors.
Orion High School will serve around 600 students as a career and college academy, opening to freshmen only in its first year.

Sageview High School is set to open in August.

The Pasco (Washington) School District is ready to open two new high schools in Pasco for 2025-26.

The Tri-City Herald reports that the $126 million Sageview High School and the $28 million Orion High School will welcome its first students later this month.

Sageview is a two-story, 300,000-square-foot building that will serve upward of 2,000 students on a 65-acre campus. It will feature a signature CTE agriculture program.

Sageview will open to freshmen, sophomores and juniors during its first year. Seniors in the Class of 2026, will remain at their old high schools.

Orion High School is a career and college academy.

Orion will serve as a specialized career and college academy. The new facility spans 65,000 square feet and will serve upward of 600 high school students, who will graduate with workforce-ready certifications, credentials and experience.

Orion will open to just freshman and add subsequent grade levels in following years.

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