This school is named after our National Hero Dr. Jose Rizal. The old school building serves as the administration building of the school which is still functional and standing with splendor surrounded by trees besides the modern school gymnasium. This school is located along the road and it can be easily located.
The Rizal Elementary School was first founded in Bacolod City as "Instituto de Rizal" by Severino and Jayme. By the opening of the school in 1902, there were three teachers and 125 students taking academic and normal courses in Instituto Rizal.
Source: "Restoration of Rizal elementary gets P4.1 M". Visayan Daily Star. 2003-05-12. Archived from the original on July 3, 2003.