ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli kˈɔːld "ðə skˈuːlhaʊs," ðə "sˈiːdɚ ɹˈæpɪdz ɡɹˈeɪdᵻd skˈuːl," ænd ðə "sˈɛkənd wˈɔːɹd skˈuːl", ɪt ɹᵻsˈiːvd ɪts kˈɜːɹənt nˈeɪm ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈaɪv wɛn ˈɔːl ðə sˈiːdɚ ɹˈæpɪdz skˈuːlz wɜː nˈeɪmd fɔːɹ pɹˈɛzɪdənts.
Originally called "the schoolhouse," the "Cedar Rapids graded school," and the "second ward school", it received its current name in 1875 when all the Cedar Rapids schools were named for presidents.