Monday, June 4, 2018

History of Red Creek School in San Angelo, Texas long forgotten.

Red Creek School is one of the many forgotten schools of San Angelo and the State of Texas. Very little information can be found out about this school or researched. Not much is known about this school.

Red Creek School was established as a rural community school sometime at the beginning of the 20th century during the 1900s. The exact year when the school was built is unknown. It is unknown if this school operated within its own school district or not. Red Creek School was an elementary school that was a 1-7 school. Red Creek School was also known as Red Creek Elementary School.

Red Creek School was built as a one-room country school northeast of San Angelo. The building was built using native limestone hence its greyscale color scheme. The foundation was first built out of limestone in the early 20th century and later repaved with cement. The school had an outdoor grill for students to use during lunchtime.

Miss Lula Russell was a popular teacher who was said to have taught as Red Creek School beginning in the early 1900s throughout the 1920s.

Exactly when the school closed is currently unknown. It is unknown if Red Creek School consolidated or merged into San Angelo ISD during the 20th century. What is known is that the school is now abandoned and is now a storage building for a farmer/rancher. The limestone school building no longer has its roof or windows. Nature has taken over the building. Trees are growing inside the school room.

Red Creek School is located at 3267 East Red Creek Road, San Angelo, Texas, US 76905.

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