Schüttorf’s oldest school is the "Kirchschule" (“Church School”) or "Evangelische Volksschule Schüttorf" (“Schüttorf Evangelical Elementary School”) from 1608. The school founded then as a Latin grammar school had room for 200 pupils. In July 2007, the school moved into the former "Hauptschule’s" building. The old building has stood empty since then and is either to be made into flats for the elderly or to become a transregional museum building. Going back to a founding in 1712 is the Catholic community's "Katholische Volksschule Schüttorf". It is today the town's smallest primary school with room for only 200 pupils. The biggest is the municipal school "Grundschule auf dem Süsteresch" founded in 1970.