Alma High School history

Dating back to the 1850's, Lone Pine School has historically been a focus of leadership and excellence throughout Jackson County.

The Fairfax County public school system was founded in 1870.

In 1872, when a substantial amount of present day Carlsbad was homestead land.

In 1886, the Carlsbad Land and Water Company in a real estate venture developed land northwest of Rancho Agua Hedionda.

A one-room building with white shiplap siding and a red roof became the Red Top School of 1887, located on the hill along Lone Pine Road.

The Carlsbad School, which opened in 1894, was a two story wooden structure built on Pine Street, an area then considered the outskirts of town.

So in 1896 they followed their parents’ example and provided a school for their children, the Calavera School.

When Calavera School ceased operation in 1919 it sent all of its furniture and school equipment to the Carlsbad School on Pine Street.

In 1924 a larger school was built on Pine Avenue to accommodate all the new students.

Built in 1952, Jefferson was the second school built in the Carlsbad Unified School District.

In 1954, the Fairfax County School Board purchased eight acres of land from E. N. Chiles on which to build our school.

Carlsbad High students began the 1957-58 academic school year by commuting to Oceanside.

Finally, in 1970, Carlsbad was able to persuade the California State Board of Education to hold one more school district election.

1982 saw the construction of Carlsbad’s “first” Cultural Arts Center, located on the CHS campus.