Idar-Oberstein ES History
Opened: 1952
Closed: 2015
Idar Oberstein American Elementary School was situated on Strassburg 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. In 1951, the Kaserne was turned over to the Americans and extensive renovations were completed. The elementary school was completed in April 1952.
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.
The principal for the 1985-86 school year was Susan Martz, and Eric Gentry was the principal for the 1986-87 school year. During this time, the enrollment was about 200 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 and school yearbooks