History
The school was established in 1957 as Essex Junction High School. In 1970, a new, larger campus was constructed about 1 mile (1.6 km) away, containing both the high school and a technical center. This new campus was named the Essex Junction Educational Center (EJEC), while the former building became Albert D. Lawton Middle School. In the 1990s, the school's name was changed to Essex High School to reflect the two communities it served, Essex and Essex Junction.
The original EJHS building was designed for future expansion by the addition of a second story. However, when more classrooms were needed in the 1980s, new building codes required any renovations to bring the entire old building "up to code," at great cost. A new two-story "C wing" and courtyard were added to the east side instead. In 2002, a new library and media center were built east of the C wing.
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