Joseph Harker crossed the Jordan River at 3300 South in 1848 and found springs, and by 1870 pioneers had sparsely settled the Granger area. School was held in homes until 1882, when the 16 x 24 foot West Granger school was built at 3500 South and 4000 West on property donated by Alma Mathews, with Miss Moore as the first teacher. Next, the Dewey school was built one half mile west of Redwood Road on 3500 South, and students paid tuition and furnished their own transportation. Many pioneers had packed books into every crevice of their wagons to be shared later. In 1893, the Monroe School, a two-story brick building, was erected using part of the West Granger School foundation, and each floor was heated by a potbelly stove. That old building was torn down in 1924. A three-story building had been built in 1903 beside the first Monroe School and was remodeled three times before being demolished in 1972. A third Monroe School was then built at 3100 South and 4400 West, and a Chevrolet complex has replaced the old school.