History of Our School

Benjamin Rush Elementary opened in April 1970. At that time it was open concept with four rooms to a “pod”. About ten years later, walls were built to separate the classrooms. The decision to name the school Benjamin Rush, who was a physician, political rights leader and a signer of the Declaration of Independence, was made by a student selection system still used today.

When Rush Elementary opened its doors there were a limited number of phones in the building, copies were made on ditto machines and the only way to get news was by using the radio. Overhead projectors were “high tech”. Since then many things have changed and a lot of new technology has been installed. All classrooms are networked and have computers, televisions, VCR’s, and a variety of other technology gizmos that students and teachers use on a daily basis.