WILLIAM S. REYES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

William S. Reyes Elementary School (WSRES) is located in Chalan Kanoa village, on the island of Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.  The school is home to one of the largest enrollments of elementary students, with over 560 from K-5 as of June 2023.  The growing number of students enrolled at WSRES reflects increasingly diverse groups based on ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds and special needs.  The student population is comprised of 17 different ethnic backgrounds.

In 1946, this school was established under the US Naval Administration as the only elementary school on Saipan. It was named “Findley School for Native Children” and later named “Chalan Kanoa Elementary School”. For so many years, it was the only existing elementary school in the CNMI, educating and molding the minds of most leading public figures and business leaders today.

In 1984 that the Chalan Kanoa Elementary School was renamed “William S. Reyes Elementary School” to honor the late William Sablan Reyes, the first Superintendent of Schools in the CNMI.