about us

About Us

Toone Elementary School educates children in grades pre-K through eight. Students who live in Toone, Cloverport, Silerton and surrounding areas may attend Toone School. The school serves as a feeder school for Bolivar Central High School.

Toone School has an enrollment of approximately 275 students.

- Grades Pre-K - 5 are self contained.
            - Grades 6 - 8 are departmentalized.
- All students have classes in art, library and guidance.
            - All students participate in music and computer instruction in every                     homeroom class.

TES students have the opportunity to participate in Book Fair, Harvest Festival, Box Tops 4Education, various field trips, Pizza Hut Book It Program, Field Day and Diamond Jaxx Honor Roll Program.

School History and Facilities

Toone School can be traced to community owned/operated schools with records before the 1920’s. In 1928, the property for the present school was deeded to the county board of education, who took on the management of the school at that time. At that time there was segregation in the school system, and Toone North Side was an African American school located in a separate facility. Toone School was originally a high school, but was changed to a 1-8 school in the early 1960’s. In 1966, Silerton School was closed, and the students were absorbed into the population of Toone Elementary School. Around 1968, a kindergarten class would be added, and Toone North Side was merged with Toone School to form the present Toone Elementary School. The structure present in 1928 was razed in the late 1930’s and replaced by a two story wooden structure.

The current building was built in 1950, with additions made in 1968, 1979, and 1998 as the needs increased with changing populations and changing class size limits. The current facility includes a gym with a stage, a library in a portable classroom, a new kitchen, and a dining room that accommodates ninety people, eighteen classrooms, four sets of restrooms, and a large playground.