History of Our Schools
Old Hunt School at Jackson
& 4th St.
• Built
in 1869.
• Rebuilt in 1891.
• The
building itself was moved to 27th & Myrtle and renamed Adams
School in 1906.
Building razed
in 1920 to make way for new Crescent Park School.
West Side Brick School (later
Webster) at W. 5th St. & Market
• Built
in 1872.
• Rebuilt in 1939
Mann School at W. 3rd
& Bluff
•
Built in 1880; addition in 1884.
East Side Brick School (later Irving) at 11th & Jennings
• One room school in
1880.
• Rebuilt in 1886; an addition in 1908.
• Remodeled and modernized in 1927; additions in 1934 and 1949.
• Rebuilt in 2006 and moved to 9th & Floyd Blvd.
Dwight School at 7th & Wall St.
•Built in 1880; addition in
1884.
• Closed for school purposes in 1925, building was razed that same
year.
Grammar School (later Armstrong) at 8th & Pierce St.
• Built
in 1882; addition in 1886.
• Closed for school purposes in 1927 and building was razed in
1931.
Peabody School at E.3rd & Prospect
• Built
in 1883. Later moved to E. 6th & Morgan St. Later renamed
Lincoln.
Fifth Ward School (later Worcester and then Hobson) at Wall
& Dace
• Built
in 1885; additions in 1888 and 1907.
• Rebuilt in 1938.
West Eight Street School (later Hopkins) at W. 8th &
Panoah
• Built
in 1887; additions in 1890 and 1916.
• Rebuilt in 1934.
Pearl St. School (later Bancroft) at 11th &
Grandview
• Built
in 1888.
• Rebuilt in 1934.
Greenville School (later Cooper) at Leech & Fairmont
• Built
in 1888; additions in 1894 and 1903.
• Remodeled and modernized in 1931.
Cole’s Addition School (later Franklin) at E. 9th St. &
Plymouth
• Built
in 1889; addition in 1906.
• Remodeled and modernized in 1934.
Davis Addition School (later Everett) at W. 3rd &
Rebecca
• Built
in 1888; additions in 1891 and 1917.
• Remodeled and modernized in 1931.
Bryant School at 30th & Jennings St.
• Built
in 1890; addition in 1911.
• Remodeled and modernized in 1932.
Longfellow School at Sioux Trail & Garretson
• Built
in 1890; addition in 1911.
• Remodeled and modernized in 1932.
Hawthorne School at 44th & Central
• Built
in 1891; additions in 1913 and 1917.
• Remodeled and modernized in 1934.
• Closed in 2008
Central High School at 12th & Nebraska St
• Built
in 1892; addition in 1914.
• Closed in 1972
Smith School at 17th & Rebecca St.
• Purchased in 1899;
additions in 1910 and 1916.
• Remodeled and modernized in 1934.
Whittier School at 4th Ave. & South Cedar
• Built
in 1902; addition in 1907 and 1917.
• Remodeled and modernized in 1929; additions in 1929 and
1952.
Floyd School at 22nd & Court
• Built
in 1902; addition in 1915.
• Remodeled and modernized in 1931.
Hunt School at 20th & Jackson
• Built
in 1906; addition in 1912.
Lowell School at 27th & Chambers
• Built
in 1910; additions in 1919 and 1929
• Closed in 2008
Joy School at Indiana & Cornelia
• Built
in 1912; additions in 1914 and 1921.
Riverview at Wright Ave. & Bryan
• Built
in 1914; additions in 1923 and 1934.
• Closed in 2002.
East Junior at 15th & Morningside Ave
• Built
in 1917; additions in 1919, 1923, 1934 and 1949.
• Closed for school purposes in 1972. Currently being used by
Northwest AEA.
West Junior at W. 5th & Myrtle
• Built
in 1919; additions in 1920 and 1921.
• Closed in 2001 and building razed in 2002.
North Junior at 25th & Nebraska St.
• Built
in 1922.
• Demolished in the 1980’s
Woodrow Wilson Junior at 10th & Iowa
• Built in 1925.
• Closed in 2004 and building razed to make way for new Irving
Elementary School.
Crescent Park School at 27th & Myrtle (replaced Adams
School)
• Built
in 1920; additions in 1924, 1929, and 1951.
Roosevelt School at W. 6th & Turner
• Built in 1920; additions in 1923 and 1934.
Emerson School at W. 2nd & Leonard
• Built
in 1921; additions in 1924 and 1941.
McKinley School at E. 2nd & Paxton
• Built
in 1921; additions in 1924 and 1952.
• Closed in 2008.
Washington School at Bushnell & S. Martha
• Built
in 1921; additions in 1924, 1930 and 1952.
East High School at
Morningside Ave & Orleans Ave
• Built
in 1924
• Became East Junior in 1972. Renamed East Middle School in
1986.
• Closed in 2002 and razed in 2003.
Grant School at 18th & Melrose Ave
• Built
in 1925; addition in 1952.
• Closed in 2003 and building razed.
Leeds Junior/Senior (later Elementary) at 39th &
Jefferson
• Built
in 1939; additions in 1940 and 1953.
• Rebuilt in 2008 (combination of Leeds, Lowell and Hawthorne
Schools)
Riverside High School (later Elementary) at 23rd and Riverside
Blvd.
• Built
in 1958.
Lincoln School at
McDonald & Midvale
• Built
in 1952; addition in 1957.
Clark School at 43rd & Hamilton Blvd.
• Built
in 1957; addition in 1962.
Sunnyside School at 27th & S. Maple
• Built
in 1957; addition in 1962.
Hayworth Junior High at 54th and Lorraine Ave
• Built
in 1964.
• Closed temporaily in 1982 because of declining enrollment.
• Reopened in 1995 as Hayworth Middle School.
• Extensively remodeled and expanded in 2002 and renamed East
Middle School.
Herbert Hoover Junior High at 36th & Country Club
Blvd.
• Built
in 1964.
• Closed as a middle school in 2004.
Nodland School at Mayhew Ave
• Built
in 1968.
East High School at 50th and Mayhew Ave
• Built
in 1972.
North High School at 42nd & Cheyenne Blvd
• Built
in 1972.
West High School at 20th & Casselman St.
• Built
in 1972.
West Middle School on West 19th (next to high school)
• Built
in 2002.
North Middle School on Outer Drive North (next to high
school)
• Built
in 2004.
Unity School at 19th and Unity Ave
• Built
in 2007 (combination of Grant and McKinley Schools)
One Room Wood Schools (named
after additions or roads)
• Springdale
• Morningside
• Highland
• Bacon Hollow
• Moloney
• Riverside
• Glenn Hill
• Lynn
• Spring Grove
• Perry Valley
• Cheney
