Alec Johnson:

The new look for the old Cardinal Stritch University site in Fox Point and Glendale is becoming clearer, as St. Augustine Preparatory Academy broke ground Wednesday for its new North Campus, which will serve students in 4-year-old kindergarten through 12th grade.

The school is scheduled to open in fall 2026 with just over 300 students. Officials estimate it will take about seven years after the school opens to reach its desired capacity of over 1,000 students. The school plans to start with grades 4K through six and nine, then add grades each year until it becomes a full 4K-12 school.

Plans for the school call for STEM labs, music and fine arts spaces. Its athletic facilities will include a new fieldhouse, turf soccer field and an outdoor track. It will also include facilities “for college and career readiness, and health care for students and families,” said a news release from the school.