To help alleviate overcrowding at Liberty and Bonnyview Elementary Schools, the Murray Board of Education was able to pass a bond in 1959 that included two new schools, Grant and Longview Elementary Schools.
Longview was completed in time for the 1961-62 school year as a 10-room school building situated in the middle of a new (at the time) subdivision a few blocks from Wilford Avenue and Mt. Vernon Drive.
By the 1980s, the school-age population of Murray had shifted primarily to the west. East-side elementary schools, such as Longview, had room to spare, and the District opened up enrollment opportunities for them. During the 1996-97 school year, Longview, McMillan, and Liberty each underwent some significant renovations and updating.
Also in 1996, Longview became one of the first two Murray schools to be awarded Centennial School status. A state-recognition program designed to motivate improvements ahead of Utah’s centennial celebration that year. It was noted that the school had unusually high participation of staff and volunteer alumni, including Richard Tranter, a Longview teacher and K-6 alum who became MCSD superintendent in 1998.
In 2021, Longview changed its mascot from the Lynx to the Lions. At the time, Principal Rebecca Te’o, and others felt the Lynx was more of an independent animal and that lions were more family-oriented and courageous.
Presently, Longivew has an approximate enrollment of 400 students. They employ award-winning teachers, support professionals, and other staff and administrators. The school’s principal is Dr. Tori Gillette. You can learn more about the school and its faculty and staff at: https://longview.murrayschools.org
