The original building is almost fully intact, albeit with many additions, the first of which was the Central Wing added in 1907.

[6] The Jim Ball Gymnasium, nicknamed "The Pit" for its sunken floor, houses the school's basketball and volleyball games.

The plants were removed in the 1970s for fear of possible damage to the building, but ivy murals were painted on the walls of a hallway to replace them.

[citation needed] The school originally had a bell tower on the front of the building, however it was removed in 1916 for the strain it placed on the façade.

[7] The program offers accelerated high school classes to gifted middle schoolers.

[9] In 2012, Central Intelligence again won a pacemaker at the National Scholastic Press Association, this time held in Austin.