Welcome to Glenkirk Elementary School
Established 2005
History of the School
Glenkirk Elementary opened in the fall of 2005. The name selection was made through a committee process. The name was chosen because Glenkirk Road, which runs beside the school, dates from the Civil War era.
The
year
Glenkirk
opened
in
2005,
the
boundary
for
Glenkirk
incorporated
students
from
three
existing
elementary
schools,
Alvey,
Bristow
Run,
and
Tyler.
In
the
fall
of
2011,
almost
half
of
Glenkirk's
students
went
to
a
new
elementary
school
named
Piney
Branch.
The
school
is
located
off
of
Linton
Hall
Road.
Communities Served
Glenkirk Elementary serves part of the Gainesville area community. Subdivisions include: Glenkirk Estates, Morris Farms, Ellis Mills, and Saranac.