CAMPUS SCHOOL - 2100 COLLEGE BOULEVARD
1953-1991
Campus School opened in 1953. It was a twelve room
school located on the campus of Boise Junior College.
The school provided college students in the field of
education a place for practice teaching under Boise
School District supervision. The classrooms were built
with observation rooms with one-way mirrors. These
observation rooms were attached to master teachers'
offices.
When Boise Junior College became a four year college,
space was taken from the Campus School playground area
for new construction of buildings. As the college expanded
and enrollment increased, space needs became greater,
and the Campus playground area progressively became
smaller.
In 1990, the school was sold to Boise State University
and classrooms were converted to offices and teaching
spaces. Students who would have attended Campus now
go to Garfield and Riverside Elementary Schools.
CENTRAL SCHOOL - 610 North Seventh Street
1906-1973
 The State Legislature passed a law on February 4,
1881 creating the Independent School District of Boise
City No. 1. The School District began operations in
the large Central School building in September, 1882.
The school housed four grades; primary, secondary,
grammar, and high school. Central was the only public
high school during the territorial period. The original
building was located at 8th and Jefferson (the site
of the State Capitol Senate Chambers).
A new Central School opened in 1906 at the corner
of 7th and Washington The old building was used for
a time for some special programs, and burned in 1908.
Beginning in 1946, Central was the home of the cadet
teacher program for Boise College.
Central was closed at the end of the 1971-72 school
year,but was used as the District's Alternative School
during the 1972-73 school year. The school was then
sold to the State and was demolished in 1974 to make
a parking lot.
LINCOLN SCHOOL - 300 Fort Street
1949-1992
 The first Lincoln School was built in 1896 at the
corner of Fourth and Idaho Streets. The District Administrative
Offices were located in the basement of Lincoln for
several years and Board meetings were held there. In
1949 the Superintendent's Report indicated that the
old Lincoln School could be sold when a new Lincoln
was completed. The Boise Barracks, located at 300 Fort
Street, was the best location for this school, according
to Superintendent Zed L. Foy. The old Lincoln was closed
at the end of the 1949-50 school year the new Lincoln
opened the next fall.
The new Lincoln School was opened in 1950 as an opportunity
school for children needing remedial work. The school
served grades 1-8. Lincoln remained as the District's "special
education school" until the late 1980's, when
the move to more inclusive schools caused the District
to relocate most services to the sites.The Gifted and
Talented Program then was housed at Lincoln for a period
of time, before being moved to site locations.
In 1992, Lincoln School's name was retired, and the
school became the District alternative junior high
school. The building was called the Fort Boise Learning
Center. In 1999 the name was changed again to Fort
Boise Mid High.
ORCHARD SCHOOL - Orchard, Idaho
1950-1966
Orchard was a one room, grade 1-8 school serving the
families of this rural community south of Boise. Orchard
was a railroad town. In 1950 the Orchard School was
annexed to the Boise School District. Students in junior
and senior high were bused to Boise secondary schools.
The school operated for sixteen years in the Boise
District. It closed at the end of the 1965-66 school
year. The town lost population when the railroad changed
its operations and close down some of its lines. The
last year Orchard School operated it had fourteen students
in grades one through six.
Since the school closure in 1966 the old school bell
has been lost, as has the date marker showing when
Orchard was built.
PARK SCHOOL
1902-1949
 The city's growth in the early 1900's dictated that
more schools were needed in the Boise District. A new
school was built on the then west side of the city
(just southwest of the current city center on what
is now busy Fairview Avenue). On September 8, 1902,
the Board met to name the new school. The school was
named City Park School. On May 7, 1903 the Board met
again and changed the name to Park School.
A total of twelve classrooms were added to the school
in the next ten years. Among the improvements made
in the next decade was the addition of a Teacher's
Rest Room. The area around Park School grew rapidly
after World War II, and traffic caused problems for
children walking to school. It was suggested at a Board
Meeting in February of 1945 that a site for a new Park
School in the Pleasanton addition be set aside.
Park School was closed at the end of the 1948-49 school
Year. Principal Harold Nelson was transferred to Whittier
School, and the building was put up for sale. The school
was torn down in 1950 and the vacant lot put up for
sale in 1951. The land was sold in 1952. A new Park
School was never built.
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