White Plains High School history

Another unpublished source at WP Public Library on WP schools states that the same school was located in the Nordstrom location and was destroyed by fire in 1855.

After the fire, the school used a rented space in a blacksmith shop on Wallace Place till 1856 when they opened a four room elementary structure on Court Street.

In 1864, the Towns of Harrison & WP created the Union Free School District No 1.

Francis Harris’ School opened in 1867.

In 1895, the high school (with four grades) was established at the Court St location.

In 1898, two new grammar schools opened.

In 1908, WP annexed the Chatterton School on Washington Ave.

In 1909, a small two room school opened at Silver Lake Park in West Harrison.

Mamaroneck Ave School opened in 1921 with 12 rooms.

The new Municipal Building was dedicated on Washington’s birthday in 1925 and the Home Savings Bank at the end of 1925.

On April 28, 1930, WP High School moved to 128 Grandview Avenue.

The Rochambeau Building on Fisher Ave was opened in 1931; the Fisher Hill School closed.

In 1935, the mansion was owned by Adolph Ochs, publisher of New York Times & his descendants till the school district acquired it.

They also have a Manhattan Lower and Middle School at 93rd St Archbishop Stepinac High School opened in 1948.

In 1953, when the school closed its students were transferred to the newly built Ridgeway School at the corner of Mamaroneck Ave and Ridgeway.

After WWII, more children were born and by 1954, WP schools had become less integrated.

Attended WP schools from the 2nd grade through graduation in 1955.

WP did build another school that was named Rosedale School. It opened after 1959 (but not sure of exact date.

White Plains Schools were reorganized and racially balanced in 1964 with enrollment at 8,853 (17% Black) under plan developed with Superintendent Doctor C Johnson.

At the beginning of fourth period on March 26, 1968, two assistant principals noticed a group of students heading out to the front lawn of White Plains High School.

District was reorganized in 1979 to save money and reduce costs as well as the balance the school demographics.

Controlled Parent Choice plan was implemented in 1988 to reorganize the student’s to balance the number of students by race and ethnicity.

Today, the location is the City Center (opening in 2003).

The property was sold to a developer (2015) who has plans to demolish most of the structures on the former school campus.

Beginning in 9/2018–19, WP is providing free Universal PreK children age 4 but provided by outside agencies.

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