The former elementary school of this village originated in the terakoya (temple school) at Saijo-ji Temple in this village, which is related to Shinshu Honbyo Temple (Higashi Hongan-ji Temple of the Otani school of Shin-shu Sect), and the priest of Saijo-ji Temple assumed the post of the first schoolmaster after it was converted to a public school.
当村の前身の小学校は当地の真宗本廟（東本願寺系・真宗大谷派）西乗寺の寺子屋が発祥で、公立化後の初代校長には西乗寺の住職が就任した。