Oldest Schools in California - 1856

1856

• St. Clare School in Santa Clara is founded. It is the second oldest primary school in California still operating.
• Orchard School Orchard School began as a school for settlers in San Jose in 1856.
• Lowell High School in San Francisco is founded. It is the oldest public high school west of the Mississippi, and still operating.
• Sacramento High School in Sacramento, is the second oldest public high school west of the Mississippi River, and still operating.