Lake County, California

SCHOOLS,  TEACHERS  & STUDENTS


Any list of Graduates for Lake County Schools before 1950 that you would like to contribute, please type it, and attach it to an email
Also an early history of a school; Or a list of Teachers......



When the Lake County Courthouse burned in 1867, all official records, including school records, were lost. So it isn't known when or where the first schools were started in the county. But, in April 1856, two school districts were formed in Clear Lake Township (Lake County was still a part of Napa County at that time). The two school districts covered the Big Valley and Upper Lake areas, and J. C. Herron was the first Superintendnent of Schools. There were already several schools in existence even before these school districts were formed. And there are records that seem to indicate that there might have been Private Schools before there were any public schools.


This will be an attempt to bring you the history and pictures of as many of these schools as possible.



Miscellaneous Lake Co. School Information

Feb. 6, 1879 - Middletown has a private school - Miss Mary Stark, Principal

Feb. 6, 1879 - Prof. Scott's private school is flourishing finely, both pecuniarily and otherwise. (no location given)

There were apparently at least two other school districts; Franklin School District and Willow Grove School District. But, there is no indication that there was ever a school in either of them.

Notes in historical files say: "Franklin School District was dissolved into Pleasant Grove School District and the Upper Lake School District".

Willow Grove School District was formed from the Upper Lake School District and took in Blue Lakes, Bachelor Valley and Tule Lake. The historical notes on May 4, 1869 say: "Willow Grove School District dissolved into the Upper Lake School District".


THE SCHOOLS OF LAKE COUNTY


SCHOOL Established Closed SCHOOL Established Closed
Abbott Mine ?? ?? Kelseyville High School 1921 ..
Alcove School 1892 1918-19 Konocti School 1910 1920
Arabella School 1878 1882 Lakeport Academy 1884 1900-01
Argonaut School 1878 1882 Lakeport Elementary School 1868 ...
Arnold Knoll School Bef. 1856 ?? Lakeshore School Early 1860s Abt. 1868
Ashland School 1871 1920s Liberty School Abt. 1870 1920
Bachelor Valley School 1870 1920 Loconomi School Bef. 1869 1937
Barkerville School 1934 1949 Long Valley School Abt. 1880 1934
Bartlett Landing School Abt. 1867 1880s Lower Lake School 1864 Present
Bartlett Springs School 1873 1909 Lucerne School 1929 Present
Berry Ranch School 1864 1869 Middle Creek School 1871 1926
Big Canyon School 1913 1917-18 Middletown Grammar School 1870 Present
Big Valley Indian School 1914 Abt 1930 Middletown High School 1916 Present
Big Valley School 1861 1920 Mono School 1896 1903-04
Binkley Ranch School 1934 1941 Morgan Valley Branch High School 1923 1926??
Blue Lakes School 1869 1947 Morgan Valley School Bef. 1908 1941??
Bradford School 1890 Bef. 1924 Mountain Institute 1870s ??
Brundige Ranch School ?? ?? Mountain School 1868 1947
Burns Valley School 1869 Present Mountain View School Abt. 1888 Abt. 1903
Cache Creek School 1880 Abt. 1942 Mrs. Mary Arnold's School 1897-98 ??
Callayomi School Abt. 1875 1925 Olive School 1888 1898
Cinnabar School 1867(or earlier) 1870 Pepperwood School Bet. 1857-1864 1884
Clear Lake Collegiate Insitute 1876 1884 Pleasant Grove School 1869 Aft. 1917
Clear Lake High 1901 Present Pleasant Valley School Abt. 1864 ???
Clover Valley School By 1881 1911 Rancheria School ??? 1921
Cobb Valley School 1872 Aft. 1941 Rincon School Bet. 1861-67 1919
East Lake School Bef. 1881 Present San Hedrin School 1896 1902
Eureka School 1876 Aft. 1916 Scotts Valley School Abt. 1870 1919-20
Excelsior School Bef. 1869 1920 Seigler Springs School 1888 1920
Fair View School 1875 1907 Spring Branch School 1886 1908
Fort Thompson School Abt. 1880 1884-5 Spruce Grove School ??? ???
Glen Eden School 1890 Aft. 1949 St. Helena School Abt. 1888 Aft. 1922
Gravelly Valley School 1877 1918 St. Turibus Mission School 1870s Abt. 1905
Great Western School Bef. 1891 Abt. 1912-13 Sulphur Banks School By 1881 Aft. 1931
Grizzly Canyon School 1880s ??? Sulphur Springs School 1870 ???
Guenoc Indian School ??? ??? Sunset School 1896 1906?
Hammond School 1912 1920 The Emma Thompson Home School ??? ???
Helen School 1905 Aft. 1911 Twin Valleys School 1899 1920
High Valley School 1880s Aft. 1901 Twin Valleys School 1899 1920
Highland School 1874 1922 UL Grammar School 1884 Present
Horse Mountain School 1943 1955 UL High School 1916 Present
Hough Springs School 1915 ??? Uncle Sam School 1868 1907
Hurlbutt Private School Abt 1900 By 1906 West Lake School 1881 Present
Indian Valley School 1884 ??? Willow Grove School ??? 1869
Kelsey Creek School 1860? 1920