It was founded by Pillar of Fire International as a segregation academy.

In 1955 the Pillar of Fire International, a Methodist sect known for their support of the Ku Klux Klan, racism, and xenophobia, founded the school in response to the 1954 Supreme Court decision Brown v. Board of Education, which ruled that segregated public schools were unconstitutional.

The school was named for Alma Bridwell White, the group's founding bishop.

[2] In 2017, in the face of declining enrollment, the school agreed to change its name and turn to overtly anti-racist policies.

[3] According to NCES, as of the 2018 school year, the school reported a population of 285 students, which included 199 or 69.8% White, 64 or 22.5% Asian, 13 or 4.6% Hispanic, 7 or 2.5% Black, and 2 or .7% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander.