Guam Public School System (Chamorro: Sisteman Eskuelan Pupblekon Guåhan), formerly the Guam Department of Education, is a school district that serves the entire island of Guam, a United States insular area. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... School districts are a form of special-purpose district in the United States (amongst some other places) which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools. ... An insular area is United States territory that is neither a part of one of the fifty states nor a part of the District of Columbia, the nations federal district. ...

In 2000, 32,000 students attended Guam's public schools. Guam's public school system has been criticized for having poor management and inadequate facilities. Lack of funding and corruption are often cited as the causes. Private schools had a total attendance of 6,000 in 2000, though attendance has increased in recent years. In 1998 the U.S. Department of Defense opened schools for children of American military personnel. DODEA schools had an attendance of 2,500 in 2000. [1] Private schools, or independent schools, are schools not administered by local, state, or national government, which retain the right to select their student body and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students tuition rather than with public (state) funds. ... The United States Department of Defense, abbreviated DoD or DOD and sometimes called the Defense Department, is a civilian Cabinet organization of the United States government. ... The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) is a civilian agency of the U.S. Department of Defense. ...

Public Elementary Schools

• Agana Heights Elementary School (Agana Heights, opened 1958)
• As Tumbo Elementary School (Dededo, opened 1997)
• B.P. Carbullido Elementary School (Barrigada, opened 1965)
• Chief Brodie Memorial Elementary School (Tumon, Tamuning, opened 1965)
• C.L. Taitano Elementary School (Sinajana, opened 1958)
• Daniel L. Perez Elementary School (Yigo, opened 1968)
  • Formerly Yigo Elementary School (name changed in 1998)
• F.Q. Sanchez Elementary School (Umatac, opened 1953)
• Finegayan Elementary School (Dededo, opened 1972)
• Harry S. Truman Elementary School (Santa Rita, opened 1966)
• Inarajan Elementary School (Inarajan, opened 1953)
• J.Q. San Miguel Elementary School (Mongmong-Toto-Maite, opened 1971)
• Juan M. Guerrero Elementary School (Dededo, opened 1971)
• Lyndon B. Johnson Elementary School (Tamuning, opened 1974)
• Maria A. Ulloa Elementary School (Dededo, opened 1965)
• Machananao Elementary School (Yigo, opened 1998)
• Marcial Sablan Elementary School (Agat, opened 1998)
• Merizo Martyrs Elementary School (Merizo, opened 1966)
• Manuel Ulloa Lujan Elementary School (Yona, opened 1971) ([2])
• Ordot/Chalan Pago Elementary School (Chalan-Pago-Ordot, opened 1997)
• Pedro C. Lujan Elementary School (Barrigada, opened 1962)
• Captain Henry B. Price Elementary School (Mangilao, opened 1958)
• Talofofo Elementary School (Talofofo, opened 1965)
• Tamuning Elementary School (Tamuning, opened 1965)
• Upi Elementary School (Yigo, opened 1997)
• Wettengel Elementary School (Dededo, opened 1968)

Hagåtña (formerly Agana), the capital of the American island of Guam, lies on its west coast beside Agana Bay at the mouth of the Agana River. ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dededo is the most populous village of the American island of Guam. ... Year 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar). ... Barrigada is a village in Guam. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... Tumon is an area located on on the west coast of the American Island of Guam. ... Tamuning or Tanuning is a city in Guam. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... Sinajana is one of the 19 Villages of Guam. ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Yigo is the northern most village of the American Island of Guam. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the 1968 Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Umatac - also spelled Humatac. ... Year 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dededo is the most populous village of the American island of Guam. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884 – December 26, 1972) was the thirty-third President of the United States (1945–1953); as Vice President, he succeeded to the office upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt. ... Santa Rita is a village located on the West Coast of Guam with hills overlooking Apra Harbor. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... Inarajan is a village located on the Southeastern coast of the American island of Guam. ... Inarajan is a village located on the Southeastern coast of the American island of Guam. ... Year 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mongmong-Toto-Maite is a municipality in Guam. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ... Dededo is the most populous village of the American island of Guam. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ... “LBJ” redirects here. ... Tamuning or Tanuning is a city in Guam. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Dededo is the most populous village of the American island of Guam. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... Yigo is the northern most village of the American Island of Guam. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Agat is a village on the American island of Guam located on the west coast. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Merizo is the southern most village of Guam, a U.S. territory. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... Yona is a village on the east coast of Guam located above the cliffs between Pago Bay and Ylig Bay. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ... Chalan Pago-Ordot is a municipality in the American island of Guam containing the villages of Chalan-Pago and Ordot. ... Chalan-Pago-Ordot is a municipality in the American island of Guam. ... Year 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar). ... Barrigada is a village in Guam. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mangilao is a village of central Guam located on the eastern shore. ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Talofofo is a village located in the southern part of the American island of Guam on the east coast. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... Tamuning or Tanuning is a city in Guam. ... Tamuning or Tanuning is a city in Guam. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... Yigo is the northern most village of the American Island of Guam. ... Year 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar). ... Dededo is the most populous village of the American island of Guam. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the 1968 Gregorian calendar. ...

Public Middle Schools

• Agueda Johnston Middle School (Chalan-Pago-Ordot, opened 1966)
• F.B. Leon Guerrero Middle School (Yigo, opened 1974)
• Inarajan Middle School (Inarajan, opened 1973)
• Jose Rios Middle School (Piti, opened 1973)
• Luis P. Untalan Middle School (Barrigada, opened 1958)
• Oceanview Middle School (Agat, opened 1959)
• Vicente S.A. Benavente Middle School (Dededo, opened 1966)

Chalan-Pago-Ordot is a municipality in the American island of Guam. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... Yigo is the northern most village of the American Island of Guam. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Inarajan is a village located on the Southeastern coast of the American island of Guam. ... Year 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. ... Piti is a village located on the western shore of Guam. ... Year 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. ... Barrigada is a village in Guam. ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Municipality of Agat Agat is a village on the island of Guam, an unincorporated territory of the United States. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dededo is the most populous village of the American island of Guam. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ...

Public High Schools

• George Washington High School (Mangilao, opened 1965)
• John F. Kennedy High School (Tumon, Tamuning, opened 1959)
• Simon Sanchez High School (Yigo, opened 1974)
• Southern High School (Santa Rita, opened 1997)

George Washington (February 22, 1732 – December 14, 1799)[1] led Americas Continental Army to victory over Britain in the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), and in 1789 was elected the first President of the United States of America. ... Mangilao is a village of central Guam located on the eastern shore. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), also referred to as John F. Kennedy, Kennedy, John Kennedy, Jack Kennedy, or JFK, was the 35th President of the United States. ... Tumon is an area located on on the west coast of the American Island of Guam. ... Tamuning or Tanuning is a city in Guam. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Yigo is the northern most village of the American Island of Guam. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Santa Rita may refer to: Brazil Santa Rita, Maranhão Santa Rita de Cássia, Amapá Santa Rita da Cassia, Bahia Santa Rita do Araguaia, Goiás Santa Rita do Novo Destino, Goiás Santa Rita do Trivelato, Mato Grosso Santa Rita do Pardo, Mato Grosso do Sul Santa Rita... Year 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar). ...

Schools to be opened

[3]

• Adacao Elementary School
• Liguan Elementary School
• As Tumbo Middle School
• Ukudu High School

See also

• List of schools in Guam

The following is a list of schools offering courses in Guam. ...

External links

• Guam Public School System
• Guam school zoning information