“There will never be enough children in Pocatello to fill an eight-room stone school.” This quote from an early 1890’s publication prior to building the Westside School (now Pocatello High) on North Arthur Ave. between Lander and Fremont Streets was soon proved wrong by the rapid growth of the city. The ever-increasing population required construction of school buildings in other neighborhoods. This pictorial history of Pocatello’s school buildings includes rarely seen views of neighborhoods which changed and adapted during the 135 years since the founding of the city. Experience the history of our city from a different perspective.