History of Scullin School in St. Louis, Missouri forgotten. (Revisited)

Scullin School is one the few forgotten schools of St. Louis, Missouri. Only so many people knew of this school. Scullin School was operated by St. Louis Public Schools from 1928 to 2003.

Scullin School was constructed in 1928 and opened in the same year. Architect Rockwell M. Milligan designed Scullin School. The school is a 31,000 square foot building located on more than 4 acres. All gables are stone-coped. Its walls were built using masonry on top a brick foundation. The school has both a basement and an attic.

This school was first opened as Kings Highway Elementary School in 1928. Later the name was changed to Scullin School. Scullin School was also known as Scullin Elementary School. The school was named for John Scullin (1836-1920), founder of St. Louis Steel.

Scullin School was predominantly white in 1958. By 1960, Scullin School was 20% black. Scullin School was over 60% black during the 1960s. Over 88% percent of the student population was black by 1988.

In 2003 the school closed. Scullin School was a K-5 school prior to its closing. Today the school is abandoned and is now up for sale. Paint is crumbling off the wall but the building is in good condition structurally. But most of this school has fallen into disrepair overtime. St. Louis is known for it's lack of regard for historic preservation.

Scullin School is located at 4610 North Kings Highway Boulevard, St. Louis, Missouri, US 63115.