Opened: 1953
Closed: 1967
Paris American Elementary School, Garches, was opened in 1953 and by July 1954 there were 816 students enrolled in grades kindergarten through six. The school principal was Jean L. Matthew. The school continued to grow until it closed in 1967 when the American forces left France.
Information from Dependent Schools in Germany and France, 1954 and military internet sites