Increasing the seismic capacity of public buildings in schools under earthquake is a critical topic that has attracted much attention since the Wenchuan earthquake. Especially in high-intensity region,the seismic design of such buildings is difficult because of the high seismic intensity. In this paper,through the comparative analysis of the conventional frame structure and the energy dissipation scheme with the metal damper,the shear deformation of the damper occurs under earthquake actions,and the yield energy dissipation under the frequent earthquake condition can provide an additional damping ratio of 1%. Compared with the traditional frame structure,the energy dissipation scheme can effectively reduce the size of the structural members,so as to meet the requirements of school buildings for the net height. Under the action of rare earthquake,the structural system realizes the criterion of "strong column weak beam". And the displacement angle of the structure meets the requirements of the standard. At the same time,the seismic performance is better than that of pure frame structure. Our results can provide reference for the further design and research of metal damper.