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 to me.
Also an early history of a school; Or a list of Teachers......

Anita Crabtree

anitajc@pacific.net



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


SCHOOLEstablishedClosed SCHOOLEstablishedClosed
Abbott Mine???? Kelseyville High School1921..
Alcove School18921918-19 Konocti School19101920
Arabella School18781882 Lakeport Academy18841900-01
Argonaut School18781882 Lakeport Elementary School1868...
Arnold Knoll SchoolBef. 1856?? Lakeshore SchoolEarly 1860sAbt. 1868
Ashland School18711920s Liberty SchoolAbt. 18701920
Bachelor Valley School18701920 Loconomi SchoolBef. 18691937
Barkerville School19341949 Long Valley SchoolAbt. 18801934
Bartlett Landing SchoolAbt. 18671880s Lower Lake School1864Present
Bartlett Springs School18731909 Lucerne School1929Present
Berry Ranch School18641869 Middle Creek School18711926
Big Canyon School19131917-18 Middletown Grammar School1870Present
Big Valley Indian School1914Abt 1930 Middletown High School1916Present
Big Valley School18611920 Mono School18961903-04
Binkley Ranch School19341941 Morgan Valley Branch High School19231926??
Blue Lakes School18691947 Morgan Valley SchoolBef. 19081941??
Bradford School1890Bef. 1924 Mountain Institute1870s??
Brundige Ranch School???? Mountain School18681947
Burns Valley School1869Present Mountain View SchoolAbt. 1888Abt. 1903
Cache Creek School1880Abt. 1942 Mrs. Mary Arnold's School1897-98??
Callayomi SchoolAbt. 18751925 Olive School18881898
Cinnabar School1867(or earlier)1870 Pepperwood SchoolBet. 1857-18641884
Clear Lake Collegiate Insitute18761884 Pleasant Grove School1869Aft. 1917
Clear Lake High1901Present Pleasant Valley SchoolAbt. 1864???
Clover Valley SchoolBy 18811911 Rancheria School???1921
Cobb Valley School1872Aft. 1941 Rincon SchoolBet. 1861-671919
East Lake SchoolBef. 1881Present San Hedrin School18961902
Eureka School1876Aft. 1916 Scotts Valley SchoolAbt. 18701919-20
Excelsior SchoolBef. 18691920 Seigler Springs School18881920
Fair View School18751907 Spring Branch School18861908
Fort Thompson SchoolAbt. 18801884-5 Spruce Grove School??????
Glen Eden School1890Aft. 1949 St. Helena SchoolAbt. 1888Aft. 1922
Gravelly Valley School18771918 St. Turibus Mission School1870sAbt. 1905
Great Western SchoolBef. 1891Abt. 1912-13 Sulphur Banks SchoolBy 1881Aft. 1931
Grizzly Canyon School1880s??? Sulphur Springs School1870???
Guenoc Indian School?????? Sunset School18961906?
Hammond School19121920 The Emma Thompson Home School??????
Helen School1905Aft. 1911 Twin Valleys School18991920
High Valley School1880sAft. 1901 Twin Valleys School18991920
Highland School18741922 UL Grammar School1884Present
Horse Mountain School19431955 UL High School1916Present
Hough Springs School1915??? Uncle Sam School18681907
Hurlbutt Private SchoolAbt 1900By 1906 West Lake School1881Present
Indian Valley School1884??? Willow Grove School???1869
Kelsey Creek School1860?1920