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The first school in the community was held in a small log cabin built by Patrick Burns, on his land. This was the winter of 1857-8 and the school, which contained sixteen scholars, was taught by Eliza Knowles. The first schoolhouse was built by private subscription, in 1860, and was taught by T. E. Collins. The schoolhouse in the east side of town was erected in 1882 at the cost of $2,000. It was a substantial structure, two stories in height. Gertrude Tyler, and Cora Ray were two teachers. It was later enlarged.

In 1914 it was moved away to make room for a brick building. Until 1956, this building housed the elementary grades and the high school. Professor Lowell E. Cockrill was Superintendent for 29 of those years, having come to Livermore in 1927. In 1964, Marguerite Wyman retired from fifty years of teaching, thirty-two of which were spent with the second grade in Livermore. Jack Sykes custodian at that time, served for over thirty years.