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Lincoln-Irving Expansion

Architect Rendering of Robert Ontiveros Elementary School

The Future Robert Ontiveros Elementary School, Home of the Owls

Robert Ontiveros Elementary School will consolidate the Lincoln-Irving and Willard schools in a modern K - 5 facility designed to help our students thrive. A 61,000-square-foot addition and 32,000-square-foot renovation will double the school's size, refresh learning spaces, and honor the rich diversity of our families. The project enables the current enrollment of 365 to grow to 600.  View Project Fact Sheet

Highlights include a cultural tree and learning stair at the core of the facility. The school is designed to remind students of home: wood elements, an earth tone color scheme, a raised “porch” gathering area, and classroom entrances that resemble home entries.

The school is named after Moline native Robert Ontiveros, a beloved Quad Cities entrepreneur, philanthropist, and community leader. The new mascot, the Ontiveros Owl, was selected via a community survey. 

Among those who participated in the design process were Lincoln-Irving and Willard students, staff, and families, as well as the N.E.S.T. Committee (Naming the Elementary School Together). The facility is designed by Legat Architects (Moline) and will be built by Estes Construction (Davenport). Project Cost: $33.8 Million.

On March 26, 2026, the Board of Education, community members, including the Ontiveros family, city officials, staff and students gathered to break ground on the new expansion project. View ceremony photos

In April 2026, Lincoln-Irving students will begin learning at the temporary school location, WIU-Quad Cities, for the remainder of the 2026-2026 school year and will remain for the full 2026-2027 school year while construction takes place.

Construction and renovation at Lincoln-Irving Elementary will begin in April 2026.
Once renovations are complete (summer of 2027), Lincoln-Irving and Willard students will join together and transition into the newly transformed Robert Ontiveros Elementary school for the 2027-2028 school year. Official opening date will be in August of 2027. 
This milestone will mark the retirement of the historic Willard Elementary, which has proudly served the community for over 127 years. 

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