Elmwood Elementary
The second of the two Elementary schools in Garfield, located on Turney Road and Elmwood street, is also 1–3 and is administered by Principal Jody Saxton.
Elmwood Elementary was built in 1952, and is undergoing a massive renovation of its classrooms for the 2010-11 school year. Neighboring St. John Lutheran is being used as a temporary school building while Elmwood School is being renovated. St. John Lutheran had a school, but closed in the 2005-06 school year. St. John Lutheran School is attached to St. John Lutheran Church which was established in the 1850s and is considered a historical site in Ohio.
Elmwood School like Maple Leaf School had a distinctive chimney which served as a geographical landmark for the Turney/Granger Neighborhood was taken down in 2010 as part of Elmwood's renovation. The bell campinile of St. John Lutheran Church has replaced the chimney of Elmwood School as the geographical landmark of Turney/Granger.
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