WATCH: Newark's First New School In 5 Years Opens, Time Lapse Video

Newark, NJ – Newark officials, parents and community members celebrated the grand opening of the $41.54 million Elliott Street School last week.

According to school officials, the new building is the first newly constructed facility in the district since the completion of the new Speedway Avenue Elementary School in 2010.

The new building, located at 721 Summer Avenue, features “state-of-the-art facilities,” including specialized instruction classrooms, labs and media centers, a separate cafeteria, gym, and multi-purpose room with a stage.

The 138,000 square foot building can serve about 898 students and has 42 classrooms, school administrators stated in a news release.

The school currently serves grades pre-kindergarten through four, and will serve grades pre-kindergarten through five in the 2016-2017 school year.

Watch time-lapse construction video of the new facility below.

The reopening of the school - which burned down in 2006 after being struck by lightning - represents “years of extensive planning and collaboration” by community leaders, school administrators stated.

“We are incredibly grateful to the School Development Authority and so many community leaders for coming together to open our new school,” Elliott Street School Principal Nicole Johnson said. “It is truly an exciting moment for our students and faculty who finally have a school to call their own. After years spent commuting to overcrowded schools, the students of Elliot Street School can now continue their education together in this brand new, modern facility.”

In addition to Elliott Street School, the district is also rebuilding Oliver Street School, which is slated to open in the spring of 2016 and planning a construction project at South Street School, which is planned for completion in fall of 2018, school administrators said.

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Video by OxBlue, via the Newark Public School District