Old Mill School

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Old Mill School is one of 5 public elementary schools in Mill Valley, California, along with Park, Tamalpais Valley, Edna Maguire, and Strawberry Point Schools. The main building, built in 1921, is the oldest existing public elementary school building in Mill Valley. At the beginning of the 2006 school year, there were 290 students at Old Mill in kindergarten through 5th grades, and 14 grade-level teachers assisted by subject-specific teachers and teacher's aides.

**Old Mill School**
Established	1921
School type	Public
District	Mill Valley School District
Grades	K - 5
Principal	Jane McDonough
Location	352 Throckmorton Ave. Mill Valley, CA 94941
Information	(415) 389-7727
Website	oldmillschool.org

1 History
2 Trivia
3 Awards
4 References

[edit] History

In 1918 school trustees purchased a 2.5 acre lot bordered by Old Mill St., Elma St., Lovell Ave., and Throckmorton Ave. to build a new school to replace The Summit School.^[1]
On November 14, 1921, Old Mill School opened. Total construction cost, including equipment, was $85,000.^[1]
In the 1930's Old Mill received a seismic retrofit along with the addition of classrooms 1, 2, and 3 on the Elma St. side of the school.
In the late 1950's classrooms 9, 10, 11, and 12 were added on the Old Mill St. side of the school.
In 1995 Old MIll School underwent a major, 3 year renovation, including the addition of a new library/multimedia center, an art/science facility, a new gymnasium/auditorium, and a new administration core.
In 1997 two new modular classrooms were added on the Elma St. side of the upper yard because of a class size reduction policy adopted by the Mill Valley School District.

[edit] Trivia

In 1925 Hellen Keller, through her long-time teacher Anne Sullivan, gave a talk to an audience of 200 at Old Mill School.^[1]
George Cory, composer of I Left My Heart in San Francisco, was a student at Old Mill School.
A sulphur spring well once existed beneath what is now the lower playground.