Canyon Elementary School District history

The Scottsdale Unified School District was founded in 1896 by Major Winfield Scott, also the founder of the city of Scottsdale.

"The first school at the Grand Canyon was started July 10, 1911, one year before Statehood.

The 1914-15 school year opened with 29 pupils.

In 1916, the county built the next school with county funds.

Grand Canyon Village's first permanent schoolhouse was bought by Bert Lauzon in 1917 and it was moved to his homestead where it stands today.

With the help of Senator Carl Hayden and other congressman and the Park Service, funds were secured for the present elementary school which was finished in 1940.

In 1943, when a fire destroyed the Mint Canyon Elementary School, the District joined with the Mint Canyon District to become the Sulphur Springs Union School District.

In 1945, the William S. Hart Union School District was established to provide secondary education to students in the four elementary school districts in the Santa Clarita Valley.

In the early 1960’s, the District experienced significant housing development and added a number of new schools and ten additional classrooms to the Sulphur Springs School campus.

With the addition of a few portables the District was able to house all of its students at its five sites until 1982 when, through the territorial transfer process, it acquired the Valley View School from the Saugus District.

In 1988, Pinetree School was opened with eighteen classrooms.

In 1991, the District Office was moved to facilities on Sierra Highway.

In 2002 Fair Oaks Ranch School was constructed through a combination of funds coming from the new Proposition 47 funding and funds contributed by Pardee Homes, the developer of Fair Oaks Ranch subdivision.