Early returns show strong support in the Snoqualmie Valley School District for a school bond proposal. As of 8 p.m. election night, the district’s $244 million bond was passing with nearly 62 percent of the vote.

The “yes” votes numbered 5,229 after the first count, to 3,248 “no” votes.

The bond measure, also known as Proposition 1, proposes to build a sixth elementary school in time for a fall, 2016, opening and over about the next eight years, demolishing and rebuilding most of Mount Si High School. It would also make repairs to every school building in the district, and eventually return the high school’s Freshman Campus to use as a middle school.

Ballots will continue to be counted for the next few weeks, and the results are expected to be certified on Tuesday, Feb. 24.