Lewis Co., WA Schools

General Information

A map of Lewis County school districts and other information can be found on the Education Service District No. 113 website.
Donna DeLeon transcribed an article from the Chehalis Bee-Nugget that lists the graduates of all of the Lewis Co. schools in 1920.
Historical notes were taken from:

Nix, Alma and John Nix, Eds. The History of Lewis County, WA. Chehalis, Lewis County Historical Society, 1985.
Sparkman, LaVonne M. Nowhere to Look but Up! Early Settlers of Morton and Mineral, Washington. Maverick Publications, 1989.
Lewis County School Districts in 1909 - listing of the 116 school districts that were active in 1909, as published in The Centralia News-Examiner.
Lewis County Schools in 1922 - description of sub-divisions of the Lewis County school system, as published in The Chehalis Bee-Nugget.

Accredited High Schools, 1913

Source: Babcock, Kendric Charles. "Accredited Secondary Schools in the United States." United States Bureau of Education Bulletin. No. 29, 1913. pp. 61-62.

"LIST OF ACCREDITED SECONDARY SCHOOLS
Giving location, name of institution, and principal"

WASHINGTON

(Accredited by the University of Washington, April, 1913)

Centralia: High School - L. H. Pryor
Chehalis: High School - R. O. Arnold
Winlock: High School [no principal listed]

Colleges and Universities

Centralia College

Private Schools

Grace Seminary Founded in 1893 by Mary C. Jones in 1893, and operated by the Baptist Church until 1938. Located on Seminary Hill in Centralia Photo from August 1890 (part of the Digital Collections at the University of Washington) For more information on the founding of the school, see Centralia, WA: The Black Past: Remembered and Reclaimed and Centralia - Thumbnail History		Lewis Co. Adventist Schools 2104 Scheuber Rd. S. Chehalis, WA 98532 (360) 748-3213
St. Joseph School 123 S.W. Sixth Chehalis, WA 98532 360-748-0961 Catholic parish school established in 1923; once taught by Dominican nuns, now has 12 teachers and 150 students grades K-8.

Public Schools (Current School Districts)

Adna School District 179 Dieckman Road PO Box 118 Adna, WA 98522 (360) 295-3352 View the names in the Adna Autograph Book ca. 1928-1929 Adna School, Nov. 1901 Adna High School - 1941 Senior Class Adna High School - 1942 Senior Class		Boistfort Schools No. 234 983 Boistfort Road Curtis, WA 98538 (360) 245-3343 First school in Lewis County was built here in 1853. Mary Buchanan Newland was the first public school teacher.
Centralia School District No. 401 2320 Borst Avenue Centralia, WA 98531 (360) 330-7600 Schools: Centralia H.S. and M.S., Edison Elementary, Fords Prairie Elementary, Jefferson-Lincoln Elementary, Oakview Elementary and Washington Elementary. Note: The Centralia High School library has a nearly-complete collection of the high school yearbook, Skookum WA WA, from 1909 on. They will allow visitors to view yearbooks by appointment. See their website for details. Centralia High School, ca. 1912 Class of 1924 Commencement Program 1932 Centralia High School Yearbook Edison Grade School (Centralia) - Grade 1, 1947/1948 Edison Grade School (Centralia), 1946-1949 (several photos from grades 5-8) Centralia High School Reunion - Class of 1947 Oakview School, ca. 1945 Centralia School District Kindergarten Students, 1962-1963 Centralia School District First-Grade Students, 1962-1963		Chehalis School District No. 302 310 SW 16th St. Chehalis, WA 98532 (360) 748-8681 Schools: W. F. High School, Chehalis M.S., R. E. Bennett Elementary, Cascade Elementary, Olympic Elementary.
Evaline School District No. 36 111 Schoolhouse Road Winlock, WA 98596 (360) 785-3460 The oldest continuously operating school district in Lewis County, dating back to 1883. High school students are bused to Winlock High School, but grades K-6 are taught in the two-room Evaline Elementary School.		Morton School District No. 214 152 Westlake Avenue Morton, WA 98356 (360) 496-5300 Schools: Morton H.S., Morton Jr.High, Morton Grade School (Mineral Grade School closed in 2003). "Morton School Budget Reduced" - article published in "The Centralia Daily Chronicle" on 2 May 1932. Morton school, early 1930s - Douglas C. Core and classmates "Husky Flashes" - Morton High School Newsletter, 9 May 1941 1942 "Huskimemo" - Morton High School Yearbook 1943 "Huskimemo" - Morton High School Yearbook Graduating Seniors, Morton High School Class of 1962
Mossyrock School District No. 206 Mossyrock, WA 98564 (360) 983-3182 Mossyrock school district was formed in 1910 by the consolidation of 11 school districts, including Salkum, Silver Creek, Wilson, Mayfield, Harmony, Mossyrock, Riffe and Swofford. Mossyrock School 2nd Grade Class - 1947 Mossyrock School District 1962-1963 Mossyrock Honor Roll, Winter-Spring 1962 Graduating seniors, Mossyrock High School Class of 1962 Mossyrock High School Honor Roll, Fall 1962		Napavine School District No. 14 209 E. Park P.O. Box 840 Napavine, WA 98565 (360) 262-3303
Onalaska School District No. 300 540 Carlisle Avenue Onalaska, WA 98570 (360) 978-4111 Onalaska Grade School, 8th Grade Graduation (May 24, 1932) - published in "The Lewis County Advocate", 27 May 1932 Onalaska High School, Class of 1934 - published in "The Lewis County Advocate", 20 Apr 1934 View the Onalaska High School 8th Grade Class of 1944 Onalaska High School Class 1952-1953 Reunion - published in "The Daily Chronicle", 18 Aug 1962 Onalaska and Toledo FFA Teams, 1959, published in "The Chehalis Advocate", 5 Nov 1959 Onalaska High School Class Officers (1962-1963) - published in "The Daily Chronicle", 7 Sep 1962		Pe Ell School District No. 301 Pe Ell, WA 98572 (360) 291-3244 1921 Pe Ell High School Yearbook 1922 Pe Ell High School Yearbook 1924 Pe Ell High School Yearbook 1934 Pe Ell High School Yearbook 1935 Pe Ell High School Yearbook 1937 Pe Ell High School Yearbook 1939 Pe Ell High School Yearbook 1940 Pe Ell High School Yearbook 1941 Pe Ell High School Yearbook 1942 Pe Ell High School Yearbook 1946 Pe Ell High School Yearbook 1947 Pe Ell High School Yearbook 1948 Pe Ell High School Yearbook 1949 Pe Ell High School Yearbook 1950 Pe Ell High School Yearbook 1951 Pe Ell High School Yearbook 1952 Pe Ell High School Yearbook 1953 Pe Ell High School Yearbook 1955 Pe Ell High School Yearbook 1956 Pe Ell High School Yearbook Pe Ell School Pe Ell school children Pe Ell School, grades 4 and 5 Pe Ell School, grade 8 Pe Ell School, grade 2, 1924 - taught by Miss Wiltse. Pe Ell School, grade 8, 1930 - taught by Miss Zola Schellenbarger. Pe Ell High School, Senior class, 1937 50th Reunion of the Class of 1937, Pe Ell High School (in 1987). Pe Ell High School
Toledo School District No. 237 Toledo, WA 98591 (360) 864-6325 Toledo High School, 1914 Newspaper article about Toledo schools, 1922 Toledo High School Baseball Team, 1930 Onalaska and Toledo FFA Teams, 1959, published in "The Chehalis Advocate", 5 Nov 1959		White Pass School District No. 303 516 Silverbrook Road Randle, WA 98377 (360) 497-3791 Serves students in Randle, Packwood, Glenoma, and surrounding communities. Randle High School Commencement, June 1937 - newspaper article listing 1937 graduates of Randle High School. "Randle High School Reunion" - newspaper article describing a 1962 reunion of the Classes of 1951, 1952 and 1953
Winlock School District 311 NW First Winlock, WA 98596 (360) 785-3582

Public Schools (Historical School Districts)

Agate School District Operated from 1901 to 1937 View Agate Valley Grade School class photos: 1925/26, 1928/29		Bergen School District No. 127 Operated in the early 1900s and named for Thomas Bergen, early homesteader.
Dillenbaugh School District Operated from 1878-1933 and begun by Dillenbaugh family.		District 20 (Old) This District included Lacamas Prairie Grade Schools, and other (as yet) unidentified schools. Jayne McCarley would like to collect photos of all of the Lacamas Prairie Grade School Classes - please contact her if you can help. Lacamas Prairie School, 1913 Lacamas Prairie Grade School, 1917
Doty School District Formed in 1912 by the consolidation of Districts No. 84 and No. 104.		Dryad School District No. 77 Dryad School, ca. 1907 Dryad School, ca. 1929/1930 Closure of Dryad High School (1935 newspaper article)
Ethel School District No. 119 Ethel, WA Now part of the Onalaska School District. Read about Bennett School's Flag-raising ceremony in 1914.		Flynn School District No. 125 Organized in 1908, now defunct; students now attend the Morton School District.
Forest School District No. 205 Formed in 1910 by the consolidation of Districts No. 6, 16, 30, 48, 99 and 106. Forest(?) School, ca 1909 - contributed by Luke Broersma.		Glen Alder School District Operated from 1908-1937.
Lucas Creek School District Operated from 1898-1937.		Nulls Crossing School District No. 212 included the schools of Kopiah, Nulls Crossing and Seminary Hill
Vader School District No. 18 704 D St. Vader, WA 98593 The Vader School District was dissolved in June, 2007. Vader's 89 students now attend Castle Rock School District "Vader School District becomes a memory" - article on The Daily News Online "Vader School comes down" - article on The Daily News Online