After the first school and today...

By the 1960s, Elwood's population started to grow, necessitating the building of more schools to help with the increasing population. Since new schools were being built, the Little Red Schoolhouse was no longer needed.

Fourth graders went to the Cuba Hill School (now James H. Boyd Intermediate School), and the first graders and kindergarteners went to Harley Avenue Primary School. John H. Glenn High School opened in 1962. Prior to this, high school students went to neighboring districts such as Huntington, Northport and Kings Park.

Elwood School Officials in 1986 taking a photo in front of the school.

Other building uses...

After serving as a school, the Little Red Schoolhouse was used as an office and later as a location for The Huntington Art League. When the art league relocated, the Little Red School house was left empty for many years. There were discussions and meetings about restoring the building for other uses, however this did not happen. Eventually the Little Red Schoolhouse was sold to the Suffolk County Parks Department where it is considered parkland. The Little Red Schoolhouse and property are part of the Suffolk County Historic Trust's Dedicated Locations on Long Island, and the school is considered a historic building. At one time, the Suffolk County Parks Department had plans for renovating the schoolhouse, but the county didn't have enough money. Unfortunately, the building has fallen into disrepair and people can no longer go inside. If we restore this building in the future, it will go back to being the pride of the Elwood community.