Editing Springfield Elementary School

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'''Springfield Elementary School''' is an elementary school which [[Bart Simpson]], [[Lisa Simpson]], and many other children of [[Springfield]], such as [[Nelson Muntz]], [[Janey Powell]], [[Martin Prince, Jr.]], [[Ralph Wiggum]], and [[Milhouse Van Houten]] attend. 

The principal is [[Seymour Skinner]] and its superintendent, who often visits the school, is [[Superintendent Chalmers]]. The school's mascot is a puma.<ref>"[[Separate Vocations]]"</ref><ref>"[[Pokey Mom]]"</ref>

== Profile ==
Springfield Elementary is around two stories high, and contains a Gym and a Cafeteria. The basement includes a steam tunnel. At one point, there was somewhat of a steeple on top of the school roof. The floorplan is identical to that of [[West Springfield Elementary School]].

There is a field trip memorial that shows the names of the students who never came back from a field trip;<ref>"[[Bart vs. Lisa vs. the Third Grade]]"</ref> it is equal to ''the {{w|Vietnam Veterans Memorial}} Wall'' in [[Washington, D.C.]] . [[Groundskeeper Willie]] constantly has to edit the wall, and is very sad and angry when he must engrave the name of a student with a long name, like Bart and Lisa Simpson.

=== Condition ===
Springfield Elementary is heavily underfunded. With almost constant reductions in the budget the school has been forced to use rather bizarre methods to make up for the lack of funding.

[[File:SpringfieldElementary1.jpg|thumb|200px|left|The fourth grade classroom.]]

It has been stated many times that the school is filled with asbestos. Underfunding of the school has resulted in a variety of troubling scenarios for students and staff. Sub-standard facilities abound, including a cinder block having replaced the school's tether ball, cafeteria food made from circus animals, shredded newspaper, and old gym mats (only the teachers eat French fries made from potatoes), among others. It was revealed that Springfield Elementary was at one time voted "The Most Dilapidated School in Missouri" and was then moved, brick-by-brick, to Springfield.<ref>"[[Lisa Gets an "A"]]"</ref> The school is overcrowded because of insufficient funds to build more classrooms. 
In addition, the teachers are less than average, known for their lack of ability to teach, and are seen smoking and drinking within the school premises.

Before Bart came to the school and before Lisa was born, the school had a swimming pool and Groundskeeper Willie was the swim coach. Skinner took the pool out when he spent an entire weekend inside it, among lots of worms, which made him what he is today. This was a prank made by [[Andy Hamilton]], a former student of the school.<ref>"[[Pranks and Greens]]"</ref>

[[File:SpringfieldElementary2.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Springfield Elementary Gym]]
The school was once shown to have a tower with a winding staircase within which led to a fornification area, where Skinner asked [[Patty Bouvier|Patty]] to marry him.<ref>"[[Principal Charming]]"</ref><ref>"[[Marge Gets a Job]]"</ref> Other short period additions include a disabled ramp access system constructed by local [[Springfield Mafia|mafia]] funding. The auditorium was once bulldozed to make way for a mini-mall.

At one time, Groundskeeper Willie accidentally struck oil and the school built a large drilling rig on top of the building. Unfortunately, [[Charles Montgomery Burns|Mr. Burns]] took the oil first and Springfield Elementary was made even poorer due to the cost of deconstructing the drill.<ref>"[[Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part One)]]"</ref>

Springfield Elementary was partially converted to a prison to support funds.<ref>"[[The PTA Disbands]]"</ref>

The school's address is 19 Plympton Street.<ref>"[[Bart on the Road]]"</ref> When Springfield underwent [[The Bob Next Door|an economic crisis]], Springfield Elementary, as a result of the cutbacks from the slump, significantly shortened the school day to no school at all.

Underneath the school was once an oil well (which was accidentally discovered by Groundskeeper Willie while burying Superdude the hamster) which lead Principal Skinner and Superintendent Chalmers to welcome everyone's ideas of how to spend the money (some rather ridiculous). Mr. Burns then began to steal the oil from the school, which not only resulted in the loss of their fortune, but the cost of deconstructing the oil platform above the school placed it in a far worse financial state than before, forcing Skinner to get rid of nearly everything in the school. Mr. Burns was shot later. It was believed that Skinner was the one who shot him, supported by his going to the Bathroom. However, while he did intend to ambush Burns and kill him, he was not the one who shot him, as he had mixed up his camouflage facepaint with his mother's makeup while attempting to put camouflage on when it happened.

The school also held a Medieval festival but the festival was disrupted by Groundskeeper Willie. But Principal Skinner blames Bart on Groundskeeper Willie's prank and expels him. But Bart was returned back as an apology probably by Superintendent Chalmers who then scolds Principal Skinner for expelling the wrong culprit and been told by one Bart's friends who been witnessed the prank.

It is surprising that the school has managed to stay open with all the problems it has. It was also one of the few landmarks that wasn't destroyed during [[Trappuccino]], much to Bart's disappointment.

Many of the staff are less than thrilled to work there and are often involved in relationships with one another, they have even been known to get involved in "school yard rumbles" with the students.

=== Faculty ===
{{main|Springfield Elementary School faculty}}

=== Current and former Students ===
{{main|Springfield Elementary School students}}

== Rooms ==

=== Teacher's lounge ===
[[File:Teachers' Lounge.jpg|250px|right|thumb|The exterior of the Teachers' Lounge.]]
The Teachers' Lounge is a place in the school where the teachers relax. It takes up two floors. It was the centre of a fight between the 4th Grade and 5th Grade teachers. 

==== Gallery ====
<gallery widths=200px>
File:Teachers' Lounge interior.jpg|The interior of the Teachers' Lounge.
File:Teachers' Lounge fight.jpg|The teachers' fighting.
File:Teachers' Lounge room below balcony.png|The room below the upstairs balcony.
File:Ready to go back in.jpg|Miss Hoover, having been kicked out of the lounge, gets ready to go back in.
</gallery>

== Non-canon ==
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=== Video games ===
In ''[[The Simpsons Road Rage]]'', the school is a possible drop-off location in the {{ap|Evergreen Terrace|Simpsons Road Rage}} level. The hallway can be driven through and [[Willie's shack]] can be destroyed by driving into it. Through a window, the words "[[Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part One)|This is not a clue... or is it?]]" are seen on a blackboard in what is presumably the [[Fourth Grade]] classroom.

In ''[[The Simpsons Skateboarding]]'', the school is featured prominently in the {{ap|Springfield Elementary|Simpsons Skateboarding}} level.

In ''[[The Simpsons: Hit & Run]]'', the school can be visited in [[Level 1 (The Simpsons: Hit & Run)|Levels 1]], [[Level 4 (The Simpsons: Hit & Run)|4]] and [[Level 7 (The Simpsons: Hit & Run)|7]]. The school roof can be climbed on with the help of air vents. It is possible to enter the hallway where a number of missions are assigned. Within the hallway, the fourth grade classroom is visible and events can be viewed such as Willie getting hit by a rake or Ralph sticking a pencil in his nose. The player can interact with Principal Skinner (Levels 1 and 4 only) and set off the fire alarm and a fire extinguisher.

In Level 7 it has been turned into [[Springwart's School of Magicry]].

=== The Simpsons: Tapped Out ===
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== Behind the Laughter ==
In the opening credits the school is featured with Bart writing lines on a [[Chalkboard gag|blackboard]]. The school's design and apparent floorplan is identical to Chapman Elementary School in [[Portland]], [[Oregon]].

=== Name of South Carolina school ===
In 1994, the naming of a new elementary school in Greenwood, S.C. was left up to the students, and the name ''Springfield Elementary'' was chosen. The school board was unaware of the connection to ''The Simpsons'' until a protest by one group of parents. The name stood for the school, which opened in August 1994.<ref>http://www.simpsonsarchive.com/other/articles/briefhistory.html</ref>

== Appearances ==
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*{{ep|Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire}}
*{{ep|Bart the Genius}}
*{{ep|Homer's Odyssey}}
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*{{ep|The Crepes of Wrath}}
*{{ep|Bart Gets an "F"}}
*{{ep|Dancin' Homer}}
*{{ep|Bart the Daredevil}}
*{{ep|Principal Charming}}
*{{ep|Lisa's Substitute}}
*{{ep|Bart the Lover}}
*{{ep|Separate Vocations}}
*{{ep|The Otto Show}}
*{{ep|I Love Lisa}}
*{{ep|Whacking Day}}
*{{ep|Lisa's Rival}}
*{{ep|Sideshow Bob Roberts}}
*{{ep|Bart's Girlfriend}}
*{{ep|Lisa on Ice}}
*{{ep|Bart's Comet}}
*{{ep|The PTA Disbands}}
*{{ep|Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part One)}}
*{{ep|Bart on the Road}}
*{{ep|Grade School Confidential}}
*{{ep|Lisa Gets an "A"}}
*{{THOH|Treehouse of Horror V}}
*{{ep|Skinner's Sense of Snow}}
*{{ep|Pokey Mom}}
*{{ep|Bart vs. Lisa vs. the Third Grade}}
*{{ep|Special Edna}}
*{{THOH|Treehouse of Horror XIV}}
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*{{ep|The Good, the Sad, and the Drugly}}
*{{ep|Flaming Moe}}
*{{ep|500 Keys}}
*{{ep|Bart Stops to Smell the Roosevelts}}
*{{ep|Replaceable You}}
*{{ep|The D'oh-cial Network}}
*{{ep|The Daughter Also Rises}}
*{{ep|Exit Through the Kwik-E-Mart}}
*{{ep|Them, Robot}}
*{{ep|Beware My Cheating Bart}}
*{{ep|A Totally Fun Thing Bart Will Never Do Again}}
*{{ep|The Spy Who Learned Me}}
*{{ep|Lisa Goes Gaga}}
*{{ep|Penny-Wiseguys}}
*{{ep|A Tree Grows in Springfield}}
*{{ep|A Test Before Trying}}
*{{ep|Love Is a Many-Splintered Thing}}
*{{ep|Black-Eyed, Please}}
*{{ep|Dark Knight Court}}
*{{ep|What Animated Women Want}}
*{{THOH|Treehouse of Horror XXIV}}
*{{ep|YOLO}}
*{{ep|The Kid Is All Right}}
*{{ep|Yellow Subterfuge}}
*{{ep|Diggs}}
*{{ep|The Winter of His Content}}
*{{ep|You Don't Have to Live Like a Referee}}
*{{ep|Luca$}}
*{{ep|What to Expect When Bart's Expecting}}
*{{ep|Brick Like Me}}
*{{ep|Pay Pal}}
*{{ep|The Yellow Badge of Cowardge}}
*{{ep|Clown in the Dumps}}
*{{ep|Super Franchise Me}}
*{{THOH|Treehouse of Horror XXV}}
*{{ep|Opposites A-Frack}}
*{{ep|Blazed and Confused}}
*{{ep|Covercraft}}
*{{ep|I Won't Be Home for Christmas}}
*{{ep|Bart's New Friend}}
*{{ep|The Musk Who Fell to Earth}}
*{{ep|Walking Big & Tall}}
*{{ep|My Fare Lady}}
*{{ep|Springfield Splendor}}
*{{ep|Bart's Not Dead}}
*{{ep|Werking Mom}}
*{{ep|Krusty the Clown (episode)|pipe=yes|3=Krusty the Clown}}
*{{ep|Daddicus Finch}}
*{{ep|101 Mitigations}}
*{{ep|E My Sports}}
*{{ep|Bart vs. Itchy & Scratchy}}
*{{ep|Girl's in the Band}}
*{{ep|D'oh Canada}}
*{{ep|Woo-hoo Dunnit?}}
*{{ep|Crystal Blue-Haired Persuasion}}
*{{ep|The Winter of Our Monetized Content}}
*{{ep|The Fat Blue Line}}
*{{THOH|Treehouse of Horror XXX|(Heaven Swipes Right)}}
*{{ep|Gorillas on the Mast}}
*{{ep|Marge the Lumberjill}}
*{{spec|Homer Votes 2012}}
*{{spec|Jimmy Kimmel Live!}}
*{{spec|Homer Votes 2016}}
*{{ad|CC's Dare Number 38}}
*{{ad|The Butterfinger Group}}
*{{ad|The Bully}}
*{{ad|Bart's Locker}}
*{{RWeb|TheSimpsons.com}}
*{{bon|The Amazing Colossal Homer}}
*{{bon|12 Angry Kids}}
*{{bon|O Bart, Where Art Thou?|(mentioned)}}
*{{bon|A Chair of One's Own}}
*{{bon|Bart's Nasty Shirt}}
*{{bon|Cyrano de Bart}}
*{{bon|Bartology 101}}
*{{bon|Bartzilla}}
*{{bon|Stand and Deliverance}}
*{{bon|Willie and the Weasels}}
*{{bon|Children off the Cob}}
*{{bk|Bart Simpson's Guide to Life}}
*{{bk|The Bart Book}}
*{{game|The Simpsons Arcade Game}}
*{{game|Virtual Bart}}
*{{game|The Simpsons Road Rage}}
*{{game|The Simpsons Skateboarding}}
*{{game|The Simpsons: Hit & Run}}
*{{game|The Simpsons Game}}
*{{game|The Simpsons: Tapped Out}}
*{{merch|Simpsons Mania! (Inkworks)|Simpsons Mania!|(mentioned)}}
*{{merch|The Simpsons Christmas Village}}
*{{merch|Simpsons Halloween Village}}
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== References ==
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{{Springfield Elementary}}
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