Fenger Academy

The forerunner of Fenger High School, Kensington Elementary, was a six room, grade and high school level school built in 1853 on the corner of 116th St. And Michigan Avenue. In 1894, Curtis Elementary and High School was opened. Curtis was renamed Christian Fenger High School in 1916. Sixteen years later, in November, 1926, after two years of construction, the present Fenger Academy High School was opened and was dedicated a few months later on June 3, 1927. It was built to accommodate 2, 200 students and is now home to nearly 3, 000.