Historical Schools
The Board of Education in Omaha has operated a variety of schools since the city's founding in 1854. The first school in Omaha, a one room schoolhouse, was opened on the southwest corner of Jefferson Square. After a brief closure in 1861, Omaha Public Schools formed again in 1863 have operated continuously since. The following schools in Omaha were opened and closed since 1863.
| Historic public schcools (Alphabetical order) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Years | Grades | Address | Other information | |
| Abraham Lincoln Elementary School | ?-1984 | 11th and Center Streets | The original home of a statue now located at Bancroft E.S. | ||
| Cass School | Cass Street | ||||
| Central | |||||
| Clifton Hill | 2811 North 45th Streets | ||||
| Comenius | Pine & South 16th Streets | ||||
| Dodge School | 11th and Dodge Streets | ||||
| Dupont School | |||||
| Farnam School | |||||
| Forest School | |||||
| Gibson School | |||||
| Izard School | North 19th and Izard Streets | The second school opened in Omaha in 1872. When it was built, newspapers harangued the school board for building "so far out in the country." | |||
| Lake School | 1888-? | 1-8 | 2410 North 19th Street | ||
| Leavenworth School | Nellie Tayloe Ross, the first woman to serve as governor of an American State, taught at Leavenworth School in the late 1890s. | ||||
| Lincoln School | 1730 South 11th Street | aka Center School, now Lincoln School Apartments | |||
| Long School | Franklin & North 26th Streets | ||||
| Mason School | 1889-1970s? | 1012 South 24th Street | Designed by Mendelssohn, Fisher and Lawrie | ||
| Monmouth Park School | |||||
| Omaha High School | 1867 | The third school in Omaha opened in 1872. | |||
| Omaha View School | |||||
| Pacific School | 706 Park Avenue | ||||
| Park School | 1918-? | 1320 South 29th Street | Designed by Thomas Rogers Kimball, listed on the NRHP | ||
| Pershing School | |||||
| Pleasant School | South 25th and St. Mary's Avenue | ||||
| Robbins School | 1910–1994 | 4302 South 39th Avenue | Listed on the NRHP | ||
| Rosewater School | 1910-? | 3764 South 13th Street | Named for Edward Rosewater, listed on the NRHP | ||
| Saunders School | 1899-1979 (est) | 415 North 41st Avenue | Listed on the NRHP | ||
| Technical High School | 1925–1984 | 10 - 12 | 3215 Cuming Street | Listed on the NRHP | |
| Train School | 1600 South 6th Street | ||||
| Vinton School | 1908-? | 2120 Deer Park Boulevard | Listed on the NRHP | ||
| Webster School | |||||
| Windsor School | 1892 | 3401 Martha Street | Marlon Brando attended grade school for a few years here | ||
Read more about this topic: List Of Public Schools In Omaha, Nebraska
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