Originally located on North 15th Street, Peabody elementary school was built in 1905 and named for George Peabody of Massachusetts, who contributed heavily toward the building of the first school. With 18 classrooms and teachers, Peabody School was located between South 20th and 21st streets off Rogers Avenue, and today the building serves as the district's Adult Education Center. Because of overcrowding problems at the high school level, some high school classes were held there in the 1960s.