It opened as the San Roque Elementary School in 1951 and was renamed after the first commissioner of San Roque, Gregorio T. Camacho. Camacho served as the president of the school's parent-teacher association[9]
It is named after the CNMI's first superintendent of education, William Sablan Reyes. It was established as the Findley School for Native Children in 1946 and was later renamed to Chalan Kanoa Elementary School. It received its current name in 1984.[12]
Previously Rota Elementary & Junior High School in Songsong had elementary classes.[13] Sinapalo Elementary was built in two phases, with the Rota government and Rota Resort Hotel financing it. In 1995 phase I was built. There was a four-year hiatus in the construction that ended when the Rota government allowed it to continue. The school opened in February 2002 when phase II was built.[14]
Previously the system operated an elementary school on Pagan, Northern Islands Municipality, prior to the 1981 eruptions. In 1977 the school had 13 students. Students from Pagan attending secondary school did so on Saipan.[16]
^"CNMI PUBLIC SCHOOLS." Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Public School System. February 24, 2008. Retrieved on January 1, 2018. This states the locations of some schools.
^"Da’ok AcademyArchived January 14, 2018, at the Wayback Machine." Da’ok Academy. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Public School System. Retrieved on January 14, 2017.
^Santos, Amanda (6th grade student in the 1994-1995 school year). "HISTORY OF GTC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL." Gregorio T. Camacho Elementary School. August 28, 2007. Retrieved on January 15, 2018.
^"Brief History." Kagman Elementary School. August 28, 2007. Retrieved on January 15, 2018.
^"HISTORY." Oleai Elementary School. August 27, 2007. Retrieved on January 15, 2018.
^"A BRIEF HISTORY." William S. Reyes Elementary School. August 28, 2007. Retrieved on January 15, 2018.
^"History & Background." Rota Jr. High School. August 14, 2007. Retrieved on January 15, 2018.
^"HISTORY." Sinapalo Elementary School. August 27, 2007. Retrieved on January 15, 2018.
^"History." Tinian Elementary School. September 8, 2006. Retrieved on January 15, 2018.