School Profile

One might wonder why the name Wilkinson Gardens Elementary School, especially when there is no evidence of gardens on this tract of land at the present time. The property was previously a hayfield owned by Mr. Henry T. Wilkinson. Wilkinson Gardens Elementary School opened in 1952 to serve the neighborhood with a grade structure of first through seventh. When the school initially opened the enrollment was over eight hundred students. Originally, the school had twenty-three  classrooms, a cafeteria and gymnasium. There have been many improvements over the years. Today, Wilkinson Gardens is a Title I school consisting of thirty-five classrooms, library/media center, cafeteria, music room, art room, speech room, two computer labs, gymnasium, five teacher lounges, and a guidance suite. There have been fifteen educators to serve as principal of Wilkinson Gardens Elementary School since it first opened its doors in 1952. Over the years, the school has used many strategies to teach the curriculum to students.