After the fire of 1889, Pullen was angry with Smith for not supporting his homestead application and refused to continue renting the building.

[10] The school building was constructed in 1992, on low ground, close to the Pacific Ocean.

This proximity to the ocean made the school vulnerable to storm surges as well as tsunami events.

In 2012, Barack Obama signed legislation that increased the size of the Quileute Indian Reservation by 785 acres, including a tract on ground higher than the rest of the village.

In 2016, the Bureau of Indian Affairs selected the school for replacement through the No Child Left Behind Act.

The new facilities are in a location safe from tsunami risk, and were designed to accommodate 175 students.