The school was first opened near the celebrated lone tree as early as 1878. It was in session six months of the year, with an enrollment of 31 boys and girls, with an average attendance of 15 pupils. After the founding of Escalon, the school district was divided, and a new district school started in the new town. The trustees of the new district, two of them, AV. A. Owens and J. A. Coley, succeeded in getting the people to bond the district for a small sum and the money was used in purchasing a lot in 1903 and erecting a two-room schoolhouse. The first teacher, Miss Stella Reynolds, had formerly taught at the Lone Tree school. The school has had a steady and substantial growth during its first decade and in 1914 it was found necessary to provide larger accommodations for the pupils. The citizens voted for more bonds, the present grammar school grounds were purchased and a handsome building was constructed of hollow tile. The number of students continued to increase and last year an additional four class rooms were built' at a cost of $18,000. The entire building was then covered with mastic. One, of the features of the additional rooms was an assembly hall seating about 400 persons which can be used as a public auditorium. Mrs. Grace Taylor Pearce has been principal for the past nine years and under her administration the school has been placed on the accredited list of the county.
The school was first opened near the celebrated lone tree as early as 1878 It was in session six months of the year with an enrollment of 31 boys and girls with an average attendance of 15 pupils After the founding of Escalon the school district was divided and a new district school started in the new town The trustees of the new district two of them AV A Owens and J A Coley succeeded in getting the people to bond the district for a small sum and the money was used in purchasing a lot in 1903 and erecting a two-room schoolhouse The first teacher Miss Stella Reynolds had formerly taught at the Lone Tree school The school has had a steady and substantial growth during its first decade and in 1914 it was found necessary to provide larger accommodations for the pupils The citizens voted for more bonds the present grammar school grounds were purchased and a handsome building was constructed of hollow tile The number of students continued to increase and last year an additional four class rooms were built' at a cost of $18000 The entire building was then covered with mastic One of the features of the additional rooms was an assembly hall seating about 400 persons which can be used as a public auditorium Mrs Grace Taylor Pearce has been principal for the past nine years and under her administration the school has been placed on the accredited list of the county