Bonita Springs Elementary School contains two historic buildings and is a rare example of a historic school that continues to serve its original function. The rural village of Bonita Springs, originally called Survey, grew during the Florida Land Boom of the 1920s, and this brick structure replaced the previous one-room schoolhouses. The original three-room school was built in 1921, and the first principal was Miss Alma McDonald. A local contractor used local oak and cypress lumber to complete the masonry vernacular structure. The school expanded in 1927 with the addition of a two-story building with an auditorium. That addition features the Mediterranean Revival architectural style common from 1915 to 1930, combining Spanish, Italian, Moorish, and Byzantine influences. In the early 1940s, the two buildings were united, and a cafeteria became an integral part of the community for generations. The school was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999, becoming the first property in Bonita Springs to be listed.