Idar-Oberstein ES History
Opened: 1954
Closed: 2015
Idar-Oberstein American Elementary School was situated on Stassburg Kaserne and was located about fifteen miles from the large Baumholder Army Post, seventy miles southwest of Wiesbaden, and thirty-six miles northwest of the large Kaiserslautern/Ramstein Complex.
The school consisted of seven classrooms, a media center, music room, host nation room, supply room, and administrative offices. In 1981-82, there were six elementary teachers, a principal, one kindergarten teacher, a media/music specialist, and a host nation culture teacher. The entire staff, including the administrator, was twelve people. The school enrollment, consisting of kindergarten through sixth grade, was 175 students.
By the 1987-88 school year, the enrollment at the school had increased to over 220 students, in kindergarten through six. By the mid-nineties the enrollment had decreased to 160 students.
The school was closed in 2015.
Information from DoD School Information Guides