East Campus was designated to house grades 10-12 and Central Campus became the Freshman Center, housing grade 9. The project was finished in the fall of 1997. The renovation project enabled District 205 to house 3,000 students at East Campus and 1,000 students at Central Campus. In the spring of 1995, the communities within District 205 passed a referendum to remodel the interior of Lockport East Campus and increase its size, renovate areas of Central Campus, upgrade and expand the technology resources and infrastructure at both campus. Both Lockport Central and East Campus remained in District 205, while the Lockport West Campus became Romeoville High School, part of Valley View Community Unit School District 365U. In 1971, Lockport High School District 205 was separated into two districts. Juniors and seniors attended the older school, referred to as Lockport Township High School - Central Campus. In 1963, Lockport West High School opened as a four-year high school in Romeoville, and in 1964, Lockport Township High School-East Campus opened for freshmen and sophomores at 1333 E. With these additions, the high school now occupies the entire block of Twelfth, Jefferson, Thirteenth, and Madison Streets. Since the time of the dedication, two major additions in 19 have been made to the school. In 1910, Lockport High School opened and was accredited by the North Central Association. The new school, like its predecessor, housed all of the village students.Ĭonstruction was started in 1909 on a high school at 1222 S. John Barnes, the Joliet architect who designed it, was trained in the Richardson Romanesque style.

Subsequently in 1896 a new school opened, also built of local dolomitic limestone and on the same site as the school that burned.

Classes were held in churches and other buildings until a new structure was ready. A fire destroyed the school on August 10, 1895. The first graduation commencement was Jwith seven graduates. The three-story building was built of local dolomitic limestone, with a four-sided clock tower on its roof. The first village school was built in 1857, and housed students of all ages. Soon after settlers arrived, school classes began in a log cabin on what is now Division Street.

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