South Park Elementary is the main school in South Park. It is one of the oldest known locations on the show and has appeared in three incarnations.
Appearance
The main hall
The school has undergone two major redesigns. The second of which resulted from the school being accidentally burnt down by the boys.
New school
In "Butt Out," the school was burnt down after Stan, Kyle, Cartman, and Kenny were smoking. They tried to hide their cigarettes from Mr. Mackey and threw them in the dumpster without putting them out. The dumpster then caught fire and burnt down the school. A new school was constructed, bearing many similarities to the old one. It is virtually identical to the old one, having the same classrooms and offices. The only differences are the cafeteria and exterior of the school, which are slightly altered.
Rooms
1st/2nd grade classroom
The first or second grade classroom.
A possible classroom for 1st graders or 2nd graders appears in "Dances with Smurfs" when Cartman is reciting the altered Pledge of Allegiance.
3rd grade classroom
Mr. Garrison's desk
The 3rd grade classroom appears until "Fourth Grade" in which the The Boys change classes. It has various desks, green walls, and a chalkboard with live-action photographs of animals around the walls. Additionally, the alphabet bar above the chalkboard is poorly structured, with the uppercase letters in the correct order and the lowercase letters right next to the uppercase letters running backward. However, in "Chickenlover" and "Ike's Wee Wee," there is a message that reads "DiOsMiOhAnMaTaDoHaKeNnYbAsTaRdOs", which spells "Dios Mio, Han matado a Kenny! Bastardos!" which is Spanish for "Oh my God, they killed Kenny! You bastards!" The bar has two lowercase n's but no lowercase k.
4th grade classroom
The 4th grade classroom debuts in "Fourth Grade". It has a darker indigo decor and half-desks, and the alphabet bar above the chalkboard is written cursive lettering which the children can't understand. It is said to resemble a biology classroom with fish tanks, the gerbil Lemmiwinks, and various plants.
Other 4th grade classrooms
A second 4th grade classroom as seen in "Proper Condom Use".
Another 4th grade classroom as seen in "The Pandemic Special".
Multiple 4th-grade classrooms are seen throughout the series. One of them appears on the inside in "Proper Condom Use" when the boys are sent in a separate room to learn about sex education with Mr. Mackey while the girls stay in the normal 4th grade class. It has posters of sex education and a darker decor. Another 4th grade teacher could possibly be named Mr. Bart, as Cartman says Pete Melman is in Mr. Bart's 4th-grade class in "Bass to Mouth".
A different 4th grade classroom appears in "The Pandemic Special", during the school's isolation. The classroom has pink walls on which there is a board with U.S historical figures, a political U.S map, a clock in the middle, a photo with a spaceship, and multiple golden stars. It also has multiple bookshelves and a big cabinet. The students seen in the classroom are Nate, Brimmy, Lannie, Tommy Turner, Andrew Sutherland, Monica Ryland, Daniel Tanner, Isla, Theresa, the girl with blonde hair, and other unnamed characters.
Kindergarten classroom
The kindergarten classroom debuts in "Trapper Keeper" after Mr. Garrison is demoted to kindergarten teacher because of his gay preferences. It has one big round desk with seats. It has brightly colored walls with various pictures (such as animals, rainbows, letters, etc.) and a chalkboard. After Mr. Garrison is appointed 4th-grade teacher in "The Death Camp of Tolerance", the classroom no longer appears until the tenth-season episode "Miss Teacher Bangs a Boy". In this episode, the classroom appears exactly the same, with the only difference being the teacher, Ms. Stevenson, but she commits suicide at the end. Since then, two different teachers have been seen there, one in "Fatbeard" and another in "Dances with Smurfs".
Preschool classroom
The preschool classroom appears in "Pre-School". Trent Boyett burns down the place after Stan, Kyle, Cartman, and Kenny ask him to light something on fire so they could play "fireman". The fire grows out of control, burning the classroom and disabling the teacher, Ms. Claridge, for life. It is briefly seen again during "The Death of Eric Cartman" and "Skank Hunt", where a preschool girl hands her preschool boyfriend a note saying that she breaks up.
Shop classroom
The shop classroom appears in "Tweek vs. Craig". It has wooden desks and various power tools dotted around the room. It is very dangerous and victimized a boy called Tommy who stuck his face in the sander. Kenny also has an accident here and is thrown into a box of rusty old nails.
Home Economics classroom
The Home Economics classroomm appears as a normal classroom, with the exception of the desks, which are in one line. It appears in "Tweek vs. Craig", where Kenny is the only male student to attend Home Economics as he wanted to avoid getting killed in shop class. He also wanted be surrounded by girls, as well as learning how to cook real food.
Sixth grade classroom
The Sixth Grade Classroom appears in "Breast Cancer Show Ever", where the students are seen leaving in order to watch the fight between Eric Cartman and Wendy Testaburger. It has yellow walls and a blueish greenish floor. The students sit at wooden desks with green chairs. There is a blackboard and above the blackboard is a History Timeline, to the right side of the blackboard is a wooden cupboard with posters on and to the left are various documents on the walls, a globe, and a paper towel dispenser.
Art classroom
The art classroom appears in "Toilet Paper". Mrs. Streibel teaches the art class here. It has a cyan decor with a blackboard and round tables with plastic tablecloths. The classroom is filled with art supplies, such as easels and pottery wheels. While most of the kids seem to enjoy the class, The Boys find it to be rather "gay".
Audio Visual Department Room
This room is only seen in "Quest for Ratings". It has a desk and several posters and various gadgets scattered about in the background. The studios are probably to the right of the office and are rather large with a lot of expensive equipment. It is run by Mr. Meryl.
Student Conference Room 1F
Like Audio Visual Department Room, this room is only seen in "Quest for Ratings" and from the outside, it has a set of wooden double doors. The interior contains a rectangle table with 6 chairs (2 each side and 1 on the top) and to the bottom of the room, it has a brown leather couch with a chair and a TV.
Gymnasium
- Main article: South Park Elementary gymnasium
First seen in "Conjoined Fetus Lady", the gymnasium is used for teaching physical education. Chef was the PE teacher until his death and had the kids play dodgeball or play with "the big parachute". When the children took over the town only to part ways in "The Wacky Molestation Adventure", Stan and Kyle's less civilized yet more benevolent tribe made their headquarters here. In "Gluten Free Ebola", Butters burnt down the gym for unknown reasons and thus is not allowed back into the school.
Locker rooms
The boys' locker room is the only locker room that is shown, as the girls' locker room is never shown. It debuts in "Raisins" when the students are changing into their uniforms to go to P.E. It has wide lockers with a bench, a sign that says "NO RUNNING", and a sign pointing to the showers. It later appears in "Cartman Finds Love" with a few changes as the lockers have a different color, the room is bigger, and it has a shelf for gym equipment. The showers are also shown. The locker room is briefly seen again in 'Sarcastaball".
The Computer Lab
The computer lab first appears in "Make Love, Not Warcraft" during the The Boys' grinding of leveling their characters. It has turquoise colored walls, with a dark gray floor and white ceiling panels. The classroom layout is three sides with desks and computers and one side with a whiteboard. The room is at the side of the school as it has a window; the door is brown with a mesh panel to the side. The computer screensaver is the South Park Cows logo on a green background. In "The Ungroundable", Mr. Mackey is teaching the class as they play Call of Duty: World at War. In "The Hobbit", the school girls' edit pictures of themselves. In "The Pandemic Special",
Club Room
The school club room includes different activities in which the students can partake. It appears in the Season Twenty-Three episode "Board Girls" where Cartman, Stan, Butters, Clyde, and Scott play board games during the "Dice Studz" activity. Cartman, and the rest of the boys, get angry when Nichole, Tammy, and Kelly join the club and beat them at every game. The school club room includes the following clubs:
| Club | Day | Schedule |
|---|---|---|
| Drama and Theater Club | Monday | 9 A.M - 12 P.M |
| Science Olympiad | Monday | 2 P.M - 4 P.M |
| Book Club | Monday | 5 P.M - 6 P.M |
| Art Club | Tuesday | 9 A.M - 10 A.M |
| Dice Studz Board Games Club | Tuesday | 12 P.M - 2 P.M |
| Mathletes Club | Tuesday | 4 P.M - 6 P.M |
| Photography Club | Wednesday | 2 P.M - 4 P.M |
| Glee Club | Wednesday | 5 P.M - 6 P.M |
| Mock Trial and Debate Club | Thursday | 10 A.M - 1 P.M |
| Chess Club | Thursday | 2 P.M - 3 P.M |
| Horticulture Club | Thursday | 4 P. M - 6 P.M |
| Prose & Poetry Club | Friday | 10 A.M - 12 P.M |
| Sports Club | Friday | 3 P.M - 5 P.M |
Library
The library has featured prominently in three episodes, "Chef Goes Nanners", "Ginger Kids", "Breast Cancer Show Ever". In the appearances in "Chef Goes Nanners" and "Ginger Kids" it had wooden bookcases full of books and tables and chairs. In "Ginger Kids" a more open bit of the library was seen which included a wooden speaker stand with 'SP' etched on, chairs, tables with globes, and various other bric a bric on it. In "Breast Cancer Show Ever" the room was shown to have a more 'grimmer' decor than in previous episodes with gray walls and a patterned blue carpet. The room was also used as the detention hall in the same episode.
Theater
The theater is featured in "Helen Keller! The Musical", "Erection Day", and "Royal Pudding". It is the setting for school talent shows, holiday plays, and class performances.
Cafeteria
- Main article: South Park Elementary cafeteria
The cafeteria is one of the most prominent locations in the school as it is the place where the students usually discuss or interact with Chef. It has oblong-shaped lunch tables, and although it often looks like they can only accommodate two in the panning shots, they can have up to eight people on a single table. To collect food, one must go in one door to collect the food and exit via the other, the kitchen is inside this room. The cafeteria has several entrances and exits. On the wall opposite the serving counter is a "Hot Lunch Menu" which is a reference to the sexual act "Hot Lunch".
Rehabilitation Room
Rehabilitation Room appears in South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut, where Mr. Mackey teaches children about the dangers of drugs and swearing. It has blue walls and a pale pink carpet. The furniture includes a piano that plays itself, two blackboards, sewing machines, a water fountain, and lots of chairs.
Detention Hall
The Detention Hall is usually shown in the cafeteria mostly when children are getting into trouble. However, in "Breast Cancer Show Ever", Cartman and Clyde serve detention in the library. The Detention Hall is controlled by Mr. Mackey.
Music Room
The Music Room appears in "Bass to Mouth". It has one computer inside it and is only used on Thursdays, so Wikileaks was able to gain access to it without interruption. It has stars on one wall and a movable chalkboard, as well as music stands.
Restrooms
- Main article: South Park Elementary bathrooms
The bathrooms are seen often. In "The List," the boys share the girls' list of the cutest boys with each other by taping it on the bathroom's wall. In "T.M.I.", Eric Cartman and several other boys measure the penises of every boy in their class in the boys' bathroom. In "Quest for Ratings", the girls' bathroom is seen briefly in a report by The Boys about the dangers of cough syrup. In "Butterballs", the boys' bathroom is used by bullies to confront the individual who they are bullying.
Football field
The Football Field.
The football field is shown outside in the playground. It's used for football games against other towns. It appears in "Big Gay Al's Big Gay Boat Ride" and "Sarcastaball".
Rooftop
The rooftop of the school appears in "The List" in which Kyle attempts to burn down the school from the rooftop. The rooftop contains a small building with a door to enter the school, as well as vents and solar panels.
Offices
Counselors' office
Mr. Mackey's office has the word "COUNSELOR" on the front of its door. Craig is usually seen sitting in a chair outside it. On the inside, it has a seat in which the pupil would sit. It also has posters up and Mr. Mackey's certificate to be a school counselor. In "Insheeption", the office is shown to be filled with useless stuff. Subsequently, Mr. Mackey is declared to be a hoarder.
Principal's office
For the worst behavior or for a private discussion, the children are sent to the principal's office. It has the principal's desk, and a chair to the left of it, where Mr. Mackey usually sits. On the wall, there is a poster depicting a monkey and the caption, "Hang in there!" The office also has a bookcase and it overlooks the school's parking lot.
Nurse's office
The nurse's office is first seen in "Conjoined Fetus Lady". This is where the students go when they are injured. It has a hospital bed, medical apparatus, health posters, and a desk.
Janitor's closet
The Janitor's closet appears in "Breast Cancer Show Ever" when Cartman tries to get Wendy to call off the fight. It has cleaning supplies, a mop, a bucket, and a desk with a chair in it and a noticeboard above the desk.
Other
Sports Team
- Main article: List of South Park Cows Sports Teams
South Park Elementary has many sports teams, including a football team, a basketball team, and a cheerleading team. They had a wrestling team, but it was disbanded in "W.T.F.".
Cheerleaders
- Main article: Cheerleading Squad
Bebe in the South Park Cows cheerleading uniform.
The cheerleaders for the Cows are compromised of Bebe, Red, Mandy, Heidi, Esther, Annie, Wendy, Jenny, Lola, and Nichole, Lisa Berger, and a few unnamed background characters.
Trivia
- A lot of people who worked for the school died: Chef, Ms. Crabtree, Ms. Ellen, Ms. Stevenson, and Ms. Choksondik.
- This school might be an elementary that goes up to 8th or 9th grade, as Shelly Marsh and The 9th Graders have been seen attending, and the library has a "Teen Zone".
South Park Elementary Closed Circuit Television
In "Quest for Ratings," it appears that the school has its own private television station that broadcasted Craig's show "Animals Close-Up With a Wide-Angle Lens" and the boys' show "Super School News." "Super School News" was re-branded as "Sexy Action School News" later on and "Animals Close-Up With a Wide-Angle Lens" was replaced by "Animals Close-Up With a Wide-Angle Lens Wearing Hats." Also, as seen at the end of the episode and in later episodes, the announcements are made over a P.A. system.
Absences
South Park: The Stick of Truth
Main Quest
The New Kid is sent to call the factions but finds out Craig has got detention. Cartman instructs him to break into school and free Craig. During the quest, the New Kid is forced to fight many hallway monitors, all of whom are ginger.
The Goth Kids are found outside the school, where the New Kid manages to recruit them to either the humans or the elves. The New Kid and his chosen faction attack the school to retrieve the stick from the other faction. Here, they discover the ginger hallway monitors turning into Nazi zombies. The boys reach the classroom and the final battle begins, either against Cartman or Kyle. The boys then discover that Clyde has taken the stick.
Side Quest
For Big Game Huntin' With Jimbo, the New Kid needs to fight bacteria found in the basement of the school.
A flag for the Timmy express can be found outside.
Collectibles
- Friends
- Bill Allen - Friended after the New Kid fights whoever is attacking them.
- Fosse McDonald - Friended after the New Kid fights whoever is attacking them.
- Lemmiwinks - Found in the 5th Grade classroom.
- Michael - Friended after completing PTA Problems.
- Pete - Friended after completing PTA Problems.
- Henrietta Biggle - Friended after completing PTA Problems.
- Firkle Smith - Friended after completing PTA Problems.
- Chinpokomon
- Costumes
- Witch Robes - Found behind a log to the left of the school (gnome powder required).
- Necromancer Hood - Looted from one of the kids attacking an ally when the New Kid first goes upstairs.
- Necromancer Robes - Looted from a Nazi Zombie Ginger Kid found before entering the boiler room.
- Necromancer Gloves - Looted from one of the kids by the exit of the cafeteria.
- Weapons
- Mace of Restoration - Found in the Hallway Monitor Boss's Locker
- Holy Hammer of Smiting - Obtained after defeating the Nazi Zombie Ginger Kommandant in the basement.
- Dodgeball - Looted from one of the hall monitors in Detention Sentence.
- Basketball - Looted from one of the already defeated kids in the cafeteria.
- Laser Sword - Found inside the yellow chest in the Fourth Grade classroom.
- Star Wand - Found inside the yellow chest in the Fourth Grade classroom.
- Sword Breaker - Found inside the yellow chest in the Fourth Grade classroom.
- Sica Dagger of the Faithful - Found inside the yellow chest in the Fourth Grade classroom.
Teaching staff
| South Park Elementary staff | |
|---|---|
| Coach Miles | Girls' Volleyball Coach | Herbert Garrison | Mitchell | Mr. Derp | Mr. Garrett | Mr. Harris | Mr. Mackey | Mr. Meryl | Mr. Thompson | Mr. Wyland | Mrs. Streibel | Ms. Bronski | PC Principal | Pearl | Recess Supervisor | Richard Adler | Strong Woman | Substitute Teacher | Unnamed Bus Driver | |
| Former | |
| Diane Choksondik | Jerome "Chef" McElroy | Jose Venezuela | Margaret Nelson | Miss Claridge | Mr. Conners | Mr. Slave | Ms. Ellen | Ms. Stevenson | Nurse Gollum | Principal Victoria | Randy Marsh | Veronica Crabtree | |