Wagstaff School (or Wagstaff for short) is where Louise, Gene, and Tina learn. The school is an old brick building, and it's at least 75 years old, having its 75th anniversary on "Crystal Mess." It first appears in the pilot episode, "Human Flesh," as a flashback. The school was the sole setting for "Work Hard or Die Trying, Girl." The school serves grades 3-8 at least.[Note 1]
Layout[]
The school has two floors with spaces that most schools have. It's hard to determine where to place most of the rooms. Still, Wagstaff includes classrooms, of course, a gymnasium, a teacher's office, a teacher's lounge, a media center, janitor's closets, bathrooms, and the principal's office. To get to the principal's office, people must go through the teacher's. Principal Spoor has a bathroom in his office, but he only lets himself use it.
It used to have a ceramics class until the room was burned right before a school inspection and walled up, only to be discovered decades later by the Belcher children.
At the back of the school is the courtyard. It's where the students play during recess. There's an open area but also a basketball court and a soccer field. The school built multiple gaga pits for gaga ball in "Y Tu Ga-Ga Tambien," but as of The Bob's Burgers Movie, only one pit stands.
Members[]
Employees[]
| Principals | Teachers | Extracurricular Advisors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Principal Spoors Louise Belcher (briefly) |
Coach Blevins (P.E., 4th-grade science, & 6th-grade math)
Mr. Desanto (photography) Phillip Frond (health) Mr. Grant (Spanish) Ms. Jacobson (8th-grade) Ms. LaBonz (4th-grade) Matilda Merkin (music) Ms. Padaro (ancient Greek) Mrs. Persky Ms. Schroeder (P.E.) Ms. Twitchell (6th-grade) Mrs. Woods (home ec) Unnamed metal shop teacher |
Mr. Ambrose (cheerleading) Mr. Desanto (debate) Mr. Grant (A/V) Ms. LaBonz (drama) | |
| Other Positions | Caf-Co Contractors | Substitute Teachers | Volunteers |
Mr. Ambrose (librarian)
Mr. Branca (custodian) Don (counselor, formerly) Nurse Liz (nurse) Phillip Frond (counselor) Jackie (crossing guard) Ms. Schnur (principal secretary) Ms. Selbo (receptionist) Yuli (security guard) |
Hildy Isabella (substitute) |
Bob Belcher (home ec) Rachel Bisselbender (music & 6th-grade) Mr. Dinkler (4th-grade science) Chuck Steaks |
Bob Belcher (substitute teacher & chaperone) Linda Belcher (front-desk & chaperone) |
Students[]
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- Throughout the series, the name of the school has occasionally been misspelled "Waggstaff School."
- People most commonly refer to the members of the school as "Wagstaffians." ("The Gene & Courtney Show," "The Gene Mile," & "Cheaty Cheaty Bang Bang")
- The school's mascot is the Wagstaff Whaler.
- In "Gene It On," the school's colors appear to be blue and white with a yellow W. In "Mazel Tina," Tammy appeared wearing a cheerleader uniform with a W on it (indicating Wagstaff), but the official colors are white and red.
- It is the only location to have an inconsistent floor plan.
- The school may serve students from first to eighth grade. Linda has been a parent volunteer for eight years ("Carpe Museum"), and she might have started volunteering when Tina first attended the school in first grade. It could also serve kindergarteners if it's known whether Linda was counting the present time as a year.
- Additionally, Louise has a flashback in "The Show (and Tell) Must Go On" that shows her show-and-tell performances at the school in "Human Flesh" when she was in fourth grade and prior performances. Two preceding scenes had the same background as the flashback to "Human Flesh," and therefore, in the same setting, further indicating that the school serves students at least below third grade.
- The episode description of "Broadcast Wagstaff School News" describes the school as "the Belcher children's middle school."
- According to Louise's story in "The Frond Files," the school is approximately two miles away from her home.
- In "My Butt Has a Fever," Linda states it's four and a half blocks away.
- The school might be named after Professor Quincy Adams Wagstaff, a character played by Groucho Marx in the 1932 movie Horse Feathers.
- Lunch starts at 12 PM ("Midday Run"), and students dismiss at 3 PM. ("Fast Time Capsules at Wagstaff School")
- There's a recess break after lunch. ("Colon-ly the Dronely")
- In 1983, the school was Wagstaff Elementary School. ("The Secret Ceramics Room of Secrets")
- The fridge in the teacher's lounge gets cleaned out at 4 PM every Wednesday. ("Mission Impos-slug-ble")
- Elegant Doily Retirement Home is down the street from it. Residents sometimes accidentally end up at the school. ("Midday Run")
Notes[]
- ↑ Wagstaff may be a k-8 school, but kindergarteners, 1st, and 2nd graders have yet to appear.
References[]
- ↑ Reference has also been made to a "Mr. Blevins" who teaches science, they are probably the same person as Coach Blevins was seen teaching Louise's science class in "Burger War."