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List of Schools in Grand Rapids
from the Proceedings of the Board of Education, 1899-1900
June 2, 1900

High School:
Central High School, Ransom St. at Lyon.

Grade Schools:

  • Baxter School
    Location: Baxter St. opp. Diamond
  • Buchanan School
    Location: Buchanan and Brown Sts.
  • Central Avenue School
    Location: Central and 8th St.
  • Central Grammer School
    Location: Lyon at Barclay St.
  • Coit Avenue School
    Location: Coit Ave. between Fairbanks and Trowbridge Sts.
  • Congress Street School
    Location: Congress and Lake Ave.
  • Diamond Street School
    Location: Fountain and Diamond Sts.
  • East Bridge Street School
    Location: Bridge between N. Prospect and N. College.

  • East Leonard Street School
    Location: east of N. Lafayette St.
  • Fountain Street School
    Location: Fountain at N. Prospect St.
  • Hall Street School
    Location: corner of Hall and Grandville Ave.
  • Henry Street School
    Location: near Wealthy St.
  • Jefferson Avenue School
    Location: Jefferson opp. Fair St.
  • Jefferson Street School
    Location: Jefferson and California
  • Lake School
    Location: cor. School and Wealthy Sts.
  • Madison Avenue School
    Location: Madison and 5th Avenue.
  • North Divison Street School
    Location: N. Divison at E. Bridge.
  • North Ionia Street School
    Location: N. Ionia near Coldbrook
  • Oakdale School
    Location: Oakdale Ave. near Kalamazoo Ave.
  • Palmer Avenue School
    Location: Palmer and Wartrous St.
  • Pine Street School
    Location: N. Pine and 1st
  • Plainfield Ave. School
    Location: N. of Quimby
  • Second Avenue School
    Location: 2nd Ave. near Oakland Ave.
  • Seventh St. School
    Location: 7th and Stocking Sts.
  • Sibley St. School
    Location: Sibley at S. Lane Ave.
  • S. Division Street School
    Location: Division and Bartlett St.

  • S. Ionia School
    Location: S. Ionia and 5th Ave.
  • Straight Street School
    Location: Straight and Watson Sts.
  • Turner Street School
    Location: Turner and 11th St.
  • Walker School
    Location: W. Leonard w. of Frederick St.
  • Wealthy Avenue School
    Location: Wealthy and Cass Ave.
  • W. Leonard Street School
    Location: Leonard between Quarry and Elizabeth Sts.
  • Widdicomb Street School
    Location: Widdicomb and W. Leonard St.
  • School for the Deaf
    Location: N. Division cor. E. Bridge St.
    * Many of the grade schools listed above no longer exist today.
     

    Grand Rapids High Schools - 
    First Class, First Graduating Class

    Central High School -1862
    Union High School - 1911
    Location: 1912
    South High School - 1915
    Location: 1918 (No longer exists.)
    Creston High School - 1917 (Jr. High)
    Location: 1926 (High School)
    Ottawa Hills - 1924


    URL:
    http://kent.migenweb.net/schools/list1900.html
    Transcriber: Ronnie Aungst

    Created: 13 February 2000[an error occurred while processing this directive]