Buker Elementary School is located in Wenham, Massachusetts

Wenham, Massachusetts

Wenham is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 4,875 at the 2010 census.The Town of Wenham was originally settled in 1635 and has retained much of its unique historic character and tranquil rural scenery...

 and contains grades Pre-K through 5th. It is part of the conjoined Hamilton/Wenham Regional School District although it is in Wenham.

History

Named after Bessie Buker, the founder of the school, who had an eye problem which caused her to only open one eye at a time. The school was originally the elementary school for the town of Wenham, housing grades K-6 and the adjacent wooden building was the Wenham Junior High School housing grades 7 and 8. When Hamilton

Hamilton, Massachusetts

Hamilton is a town located in the eastern central portion of Essex County in eastern Massachusetts. It is primarily a suburban bedroom community, most commonly known for its equestrian estates...

 and Wenham

Wenham, Massachusetts

Wenham is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 4,875 at the 2010 census.The Town of Wenham was originally settled in 1635 and has retained much of its unique historic character and tranquil rural scenery...

 regionalized grades K-8 in 1984, the Hamilton Junior High School was closed and both buildings at the Buker site were utilized as the middle school for both towns housing grades 6-8. After completion of the Miles River Middle School adjacent to the Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School

Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School

Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School is a public high school in Hamilton, Massachusetts, USA. It is the only high school in the Hamilton-Wenham Regional School District, which is based in Wenham, MA. The school's athletic teams are called the Generals, after General George S. Patton, who lived in...

, Buker was converted back to an elementary school housing grades K-5.